“And you He hath quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” (Ephesians 2:1) The greatest evidence of spiritual death is that men and woman who do not know the true...
The desire to be saved from hell is a natural desire motivated by fear and dread of punishment. Nobody wants to burn or spend eternity suffering. The desire to be saved...
The Son who is able to make one truly free is Christ, the Lord. He is free Himself, for He is the eternal Son of God, dwelling in infinite perfection and...
“Therefore they could not believe…”(John 12:39) What a sobering verse of God’s word! A verse that speaks not about willingness, but ability. These Jewish and Greek people gathered at Jerusalem with...
(Genesis 2:17) “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”...
This is probably the only message you will ever read about Leeches, because it is a word that is not found in the Bible. So, why am I teaching on this...
“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” (Acts 26:28) ——————– “Almost persuaded” … what a pitifully revealing thought. Man, who by nature resides in a...
The enemies of the free and sovereign grace of God claim that those of us, who believe and preach it, take away sinful man’s responsibility. We believe that he is totally...
Free-will doctrine, (works religion) has the way God saves a sinner backwards. They put the cart before the horse. What do I mean? Free-willism teaches that a man must do something...
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water...
“The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all...
Before the days of our National Health Service, when people had to pay for health treatment themselves, it is recorded that there was a medical consultant who was renowned for his...
There is much talk in religious circles today about coming to Christ. Men speak on this topic as if this coming was nothing more than going down to the local drug...
In this study we consider the biblical truth of total depravity. We will do so from our Lord’s words found in John 15:5, “For without me ye can do nothing.” We...
This is an audio message by Carl Haak titled: “Total Depravity” The scripture text that brother Carl is teaching from is John 15:5, and the audio is 18 minutes long.
God tells us that His people are accepted in Christ. If we are without Christ, then we have nothing that God will accept; because His people are accepted in Christ. God...
Does unregenerated man have the ability to seek after God and to do that which is acceptable and well pleasing in the sight of the Lord? By nature, does man desire...
“Draw me, we will run after thee” (Song of Solomon 1:4) “Come to Jesus. Come just as you are! Jesus is waiting! You must, indeed, you can come this very night,”...
Can the Leopard Change His Spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) Of course you know what a leopard is? It is a very big cat, almost as big as a lion, with many dark...
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of...
The subject of “total depravity” is not one which is generally known or confessed within the church-world of our day. On the contrary, there is the oft-repeated expression which is far...
We begin this article in Luke 5:30. This sets the stage for verses 36-39 which we will be looking at carefully. Luke 5:30 The scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,...
Does it lie within the province of man’s will to accept or reject the Lord Jesus as Saviour? Granted that the Gospel is preached to the sinner, that the Holy Spirit...
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? (Proverbs 20:24) —————————— Another year has almost passed. That is a statement that carries great significance....
A man once wrote, “Humility! The sweetest, loveliest flower that bloomed in Eden, and the first that died, has rarely blossomed since on mortal soil. It is so frail, so delicate...
Total Depravity (Genesis 2:17) “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt...
Chapters One and Two of Genesis give an account of how God brought the world into being and created man in His own image (Genesis 1:26-29, Ecclesiastes 7:29). God gave to...
A Real Christian in the apostle Paul’s account, is a new creature. He is God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. And Jesus tells you how dead souls are quickened. Mark His...
Holy Scriptures contain many exhortations and invitations regarding coming to Christ for salvation (e.g. Isaiah 45:22; 55:1; Matthew 11:28; John 7:37; Revelation 22:17). Here is Christ’s doctrine on this subject in...
What distinguishes people from animals is that people have wills. They can think, make choices, and act upon those choices. The problem is that their will is not free. It is...
A. The need for regeneration lies in our natural degeneration. In consequence of the fall of our first parents, all of us were born alienated from the divine life and holiness,...
The prophet Isaiah asked the question every enlightened child of God wonders at. “Who hath believed our report?” When those that know the Truth consider what men believe ( and what...
There are many lies being told about our Lord that are, to the damnation of men’s soul, believed by most. There is, however, one big lie that is more unanimously believed...