One of the best sermons on the Doctrine of Grace I've ever heard. This is a cherished work a person could listen to a hundred times...

@apilkey

3 жыл бұрын

The title of this video is called, “The Centre of Christian Preaching...” The only problem is that the centre of his preaching and of Calvinist’s and other reformer’s preaching is NOT justification by faith alone but rather by “ELECTION” alone. The most central preaching point in reformed theology is election. Not faith. Not grace. Not even Christ. But election. Either you’ve been chosen or you haven’t been. Period.

@andrewlawrencei3239

Жыл бұрын

The righteousness of Christ is the basis of anyone salvation .none other .

@matthewterry9413

Жыл бұрын

@@apilkey grace and election are the same thing. And Christ is the center them both.

@apilkey

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewterry9413 The title of this video is called, “The Centre of Christian Preaching...” You claim Christ is the centre but that’s not what this video says and that’s not what is at the centre of Calvinist preaching either. Christ is an afterthought in Calvinism and definitely not the centre. Election is the centre it’s all about you and not Christ. Calvinism is the most man- entered religious cult out there and it’s quite evident anytime you ask a Calvinist what the doctrine of election is.

@matthewterry9413

Жыл бұрын

@@apilkey perhaps you didn’t listen to the actual video - faith alone is shorthand for faith in Christ alone. Your “criticism” is Bogus.

The Late Dr RC Sproul, The Best! 👍 Just to hear his voice again, it's so reassuring..

I love this sermon … this is my third time listening to it

It’s sad how many churches now despise the gospel 😢

Amen Sproul. We are justified throught faith, by the righteous blood of Jesus Christ our Saviour. May we bless and adore His name forevermore. God bless you all.

Thank you R.C. , you are chosen by God to boldly and accurately preach the gospel.

@apilkey

3 жыл бұрын

He does not preach the gospel accurately. Calvinism is NOT the Gospel.

@TheBibleSays

Жыл бұрын

"Faith alone" is not the gospel. Jesus saves *_believers:_* those who -like Abraham- act on their faith and obey God. Otherwise their faith is DEAD (James 2:20-26). Connecting the dots . . . today Jesus is ■ "the suthor of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him" (Hebrews 5:9)

A Gratia enim estis salvati per fide sola Soli Deo Gloria!

BEAUTIFUl saving. sermon! Praise be to God !✝️❤️🥰🌹

Wow what a great sermon!!!!

RC Sproul, truly a gift to us. Thank you for this sermon.

April 15, 2018 BEAU-TI-FUL, AND SO VERY TRUE! Thank YOU, our GOD and Father of all creation, for completely justifying all who truly trust and believe, by faith, only, IN YOUR Son Jesus Christ's Sanctifying and Purifying Blood of The Everlasting Covenant, Romans 3:25 and Hebrew 13:20, and for clothing us(Christ's Holy Body) IN HIS Righteous, so that we can stand before YOU without fear or shame on that Great Day of YOUR Holy, Righteous, Just Judgement of fallen, sinful mankind! Thank you, brother Sproul, and thank you, Ligonier, for your faithfulness to The Body of Christ!

Love hearing John Piper agreeing with RC. 👍👍

@kristenspencer9751

9 ай бұрын

I love Piper's preaching too! Very fervent. At least it used to be. I don't know if he has changed his views, but I have learned much from both men!

@mikemccormick9667

9 ай бұрын

@@kristenspencer9751 😊

Praise god because servant RC Sproul .father God thank you today

Hallelujah

super

We need more of RC preaching lectures sermon. All that’s available. On the Internet! to me he is the best that we have when it comes to explaining Christian doctrine, please do not put his words of wisdom on the shelf,

@user-bq2kv1li4o

2 ай бұрын

I remember Mr. Sproul used to speak at the Philadelphia conference on reform theology, and Man. He was great.

Justification by faith alone very2 important teachings of the word of God.If we have teaching justification by faith and plus some work from human beings, that’s mean we are not really obedient to the word of God.

If you think this is the Biblical presentation of justification... And you think you are a Biblical scholar.... Get ready to have your world turned upside down! Listen to this sermon!

Thank you Dr Sproul, yes i agree that salvation is by (living) faith alone. With that in mind, Luther considered the Large Catechism as his most important work next to the Bondage of the Will. The Decalogue is a light to our feet, not to justify, but to guide Christian life. In my opinion it would be a good idea to reform the Decalogue as written in Luthers Large Catechism, that is to reinstate the Biblical Decalogue to the Christian Church, Its time to remove the charge of Judeaizing from the Biblical Decalogue. SDAs have done this, but we do have a problem with Sola Fide, hopefully this will be resolved soon in favor of salvation by faith alone.

Preaching the word of Yehovah the Almighty God or the word of men (preachers, teachers, scribes)?

Preaching the law of Yehovah the Almighty God or the antilaw of men(preachers, teachers, scribes)?

Justification by Faith is not for eternity. Faith must be continued in. "You stand BY FAITH. BE NOT HIGH-MINDED, BUT FEAR: For if God spared not the natural branches, TAKE HEED LEST HE ALSO SPARE NOT YOU. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, IF YOU CONTINUE IN HIS GOODNESS: otherwise you also shall be cut off." (Romans 11:20-22) "When I shall say to the RIGHTEOUS [The one justified by FAITH], that HE SHALL SURELY LIVE; IF he TRUST to HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, and COMMIT INIQUITY, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but FOR HIS INIQUITY that he hath committed, HE SHALL DIE for it." (Ezekiel 33:13) "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ". (Romans 5:1) BUT .... "IF you live after the flesh, YOU SHALL DIE: but if you through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live." (Romans 8:13) "Now THE JUST shall live by FAITH: BUT IF any man draw back, my soul shall have NO PLEASURE in him." (Hebrews 10:38)

@samniumspyder

Жыл бұрын

This is why he has a job while you are on the internet with rambling inane manifestos 😅😅😅

@mathete9968

Жыл бұрын

@@samniumspyder This kind of comment is known as "ad hominem". It reveals weakness and inability in a discussion. It is called "ad hominem", because instead of addressing THE POINT you instead attempt to attack THE PERSON. For this reason it is known as a LOGICAL FALLACY. A breakdown in thinking ability has occurred. And this is the reason why ad hominem reveals a WEAKNESS. And therefore I ignore every such comment all the more for it is written: "TAKE ye HEED every one OF HIS NEIGHBOUR, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly SUPPLANT, and EVERY NEIGHBOUR will WALK WITH SLANDERS." (Jeremiah 9:4) But what exactly is it that you wish to style "innane" now? You do realise that it is the Word of the Lord that was cited ? And you have blasphemed and rejected that Word. Take heed of your own SLANDERS now my friend. I would urge you to repent of your wicked attitude. And what is it that you are turning away your heart and mind and ears from hearing? "He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination." (Proverbs 28:9) "He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy." (Proverbs 29:1) "Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and FORBEARANCE and LONG-SUFFERING; not knowing that the goodness of God LEADETH THEE to repentance? But after THY HARDNESS and IMPENITENT HEART treasurest up unto THYSELF WRATH against THE DAY of WRATH and revelation of THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT of God" (Romans 2:4-5)

@matthewodonnell6495

4 ай бұрын

You didn’t quote the rest of the scripture. ”But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.“ ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭39‬ You must be one who has the living faith, that is a faith given by God. Those who shrink away are not truly of God

The faith that’s counted is the faith of Christ Galatian 2:16 ( King James Bible ).

Is it just me or has T4G drifted since these days?

@joeiiiful

4 жыл бұрын

No, you have it absolutely right.

@joshuatheo1419

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it has drifted theologically. As has 9M and TGC. It seems the only two faithful organisations left are GTY (not perfect, but faithful when it comes to the Gospel) and Ligonier.

Romans 5- says justified by faith... justified by his blood? That's two things!

41:03 😂😂😂😂

The title of this video is called, “The Centre of Christian Preaching...” The only problem is that the centre of his preaching and of Calvinist’s and other reformer’s preaching is NOT justification by faith alone but rather by “ELECTION” alone. The most central preaching point in reformed theology is election. Not faith. Not grace. Not even Christ. But election. Either you’ve been chosen or you haven’t been. Period.

@squrpion

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment shows your lack of understanding of reformed theology.

@apilkey

3 жыл бұрын

@@squrpion No i understand it quite well. You may not be honest about what the central teaching is but your honesty does not change the fact that election is the central preaching point. I’m well aware that Calvinists will never admit this of course but the truth still remains.

@nomadicrecovery1586

3 жыл бұрын

@@squrpion And irritating arrogance

@ddzl6209

2 жыл бұрын

@@nomadicrecovery1586The bottom line is sola scriptura, sola fide and sola gracia are not theology but satanic cult a man tradition invented by a devil possessed man five hundreds year's ago, which devide not only the pastors but got the church splintered into countless denominations all have different interpretations of holy Bible and still keep going.

@glen458

10 ай бұрын

So are you chosen, am I chosen, who is chosen? This is heresy

So confused about which is God did justifies faith safe from a sinner doesn't justify before God or some schools confused like all the evangelicals in that room they hate free justification

R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and Steve Lawson are missing the point of Justification by Faith. The 'works' spoken of by the James, the brother of Our Lord, point to charitable works, i.e. ministering to the saints, visiting the prisoners, helping widows and orphans, etc. I think it's obvious that in no way is James speaking of either the Catholic rituals or the Mosaic Law. He is speaking of HOW to apply Christ's commandment to love one another. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12. "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35. "So too, faith by itself, if it is not complemented by action, is dead." James 2:17. "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:26. "And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful." Titus 3:14. "Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality." Romans 12:13 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2. "For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:5-8. "Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:44-46.

@valley5617

6 жыл бұрын

Those are all great scriptures showing how works result from faith in Christ. I urge you to pray that the Holy Spirit guide you into further understanding. I can't quite tell if you are not understanding Sproul, MacArthur and Lawson or if you don't understand the book of James. I think if you will read James and listen to these preachers again that you will discover no inconsistency.

@BurningHearts99

6 жыл бұрын

I think you misunderstand Sproul and the others. They say, with Luther, that we are justified by faith alone, but that faith is never alone. Faith is the ground and foundation of our justification and works are the evidence that shows that our justification is authentic. You may have missed it when RC said we are not justified by a profession of faith but by the possession of faith. True faith works its justifying grace out by love.This is consistent with all the texts you mentioned as well as others.

@malcolmkirk3343

2 жыл бұрын

Sproul, et al, misunderstand Iustitia dei. Read McGrath's 4th edition. He discovered his earlier conclusions regarding the Greek background were wrong. ...And McGrath's earlier writings were what what Sproul was basing his argument on. Consequently, Sproul's comments were, indeed, out of step with the early church fathers; and thus, out of step with early Christianity. Now, if you wish to believe the church disappeared from the earth after the first century (prior to the rise of a later church that reflected Sproul's, MacArthur's, et al's teaching, that's up to you. But that's not what Jesus said would happen to His Church. Jesus said His Church would NOT perish from the earth. So, if the early church was right, Sproul was wrong. ....And he was, as McGrath's work demonstrates. Even the Wesley's had the wisdom not to venture away from the historic teachings witnessed by the early church fathers.

@pcjenkin

2 жыл бұрын

@@valley5617 SO, you KNOW I am wrong, yet you can't utter ONE single scripture as to where I am wrong? Thanks for your...input.

@pcjenkin

2 жыл бұрын

@@BurningHearts99 I respond to Scripture. You sound as Holy and 'Justified' as you want, but I test anyone's spirit, INCLUDING YOU, by your knowledge of the Word of God. Not homilies, anecdotes, or whatever. They're just words. If the Holy Spirit were indeed talking 'through' you, He would direct you to the Scriptures, i.e. according to John MacArthur.

Justification by stupidity alone? What the hell Luther was Asperger's. Reading illiteracy is entertaining. Is that Asperger's trying to read and interpret a poem out of tune? Hahahahaha.

Protestants always open their talks with stupid humor and silliness. I could never take these people seriously on a spiritual level.

@ketzlloooo

7 жыл бұрын

TruthBeTold7 Really? I hope you don't think Pope Francis is serious at all...😄😄😄😄😂😂😂

@pcjenkin

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was kind of a useless trend. I've seen it before; a pastor usually opens up with 'inside' jokes about his associate pastors and visiting ministers, and only a small number understand the what's going on while the rest of us sit feeling awkward. With some associate and younger pastors, it just becomes a waste of valuable sermon time while they kind of cut each other down.

@valley5617

6 жыл бұрын

You all are not the target audience of this sermon. Everyone in the congregation knows Dr. Sproul and is familiar with and appreciates his sense of humor. As far as wasting valuable sermon time, most of these pastors (Sproul; MacArthur, Lawson, Washer, Mohler, etc) regularly preach for 45 minutes to over an hour. They are not fitting their sermons in between the singing and the announcements about the grade school program and getting the people out in time to watch the football game. These are expository sermons along the lines of Charles Spurgeon or Jonathan Edwards, not little modern homilies.

@jaymorris9952

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry we're not all dull, lifeless robots like catholics

@jaymorris9952

6 жыл бұрын

Dd s how exactly?

Protestant beliefs are contradictory and self refuting which means it cannot be of God. Belief 1) Good works is only a fruit or sign of salvation Belief 2) Man will always produce bad fruit (sin) Conclusion: No Protestant is saved because they will always produce bad fruit

@squrpion

3 жыл бұрын

That's why the good works that man is capable of after his salvation is of God and of the Holy Spirit. Not of man. Nothing about protestantism is self refuting. The problem is that you just don't understand it yet.

@heb597

3 жыл бұрын

@@squrpion I do understand it and that is why I know your response does not negate the conclusion of the syllogism. Prots believe that good works is a fruit of salvation. If this is true, then why do Prots believe they can never be perfect? it shoul be a natural result of salvation. Prots believe that they will produce both good fruit and bad fruit, then how can you claim that good works is a fruit of salvation.? How can works be proof of salvation if before and after salvation good and bad works are produced? What is the ratio of good and bad works before it is considered proof of salvation? Who decides the ratio? Where is the ratio in the Bible? Protestantism is a big lie. It is like when a kid lies then covers up using another lie until it no longr makes any sense. Luther made up Bible Alone to defend his teachig on sola scriptura. His 95 Theses didn't even bring up sola scriptura which is the most important protestant belief.

@DavidTheAssyrian

2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard he analogy of the pig and lamb?

@heb597

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidTheAssyrian No

@DavidTheAssyrian

2 жыл бұрын

@@heb597 a non believer is like a pig covered in mud, he loves being in it, he dreams about it, it cools him off and he wants more of it. A Christian is like a lamb in mud, it just wants to get out of it, to get the mud off itself, to get clean. Mud is metaphorical for sin. And so for the protestant the issue isn't "do works save us?" But, "what is your response to sin?" Do you want to purify yourself when you do it? Or do you want more of it? We know faith alone saves us, but are you a pig or are you lamb?

In the name of Allah, the most beneficial the most merciful. The God of Adam The God of Noah The God of Moses The God of Jesus The God of Muhammad (Peace be upon them all) My dear brothers and sisters, I am here to clarify to you that Jesus was but a mighty messenger of God. Jesus (pbuh) tells us in Mathew 5:17-20 "Think not that I have come to destroy the law of the prophets but rather to fulfill it" John:28 - "My father is greater than I" John:30 "I can of my own self do nothing. as I hear, I judge and my judgment is just for I seek not my will but the will of my father" Jesus (pbuh) explicitly confirms that he is not Almighty God. Jesus preached a Unitarian God. The one true God. He was none but a mighty messenger. I pray the father in heaven guides you to eternal paradise. Ramadan mubarak!❤

@mosesngatiah6365

4 жыл бұрын

To answer you you have to agree that If those are true, then John 3:16 is too? And the resurrection is as well? Because you cannot say to be true ,only the verses that 'support' your argument.

@MrSaahir6

4 жыл бұрын

@@mosesngatiah6365, actually I have quoted your bible. I haven't got to my Quran yet. Almighty God tells us in Quran 19:93 "There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant." And Jesus (peace be upon him) in Islam is considered a mighty messenger of Allah and a blessed prophet. But he is not the son. He is a servant. So I'm going to have to reject the verse you quoted to me. Cause God himself is saying, he no sons or daughters.

@mosesngatiah6365

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSaahir6 now..why don't we have an online debate..I can give you my skype.and then we go step by step.I will not argue the Koran.. we argue the Bible.

@MrSaahir6

4 жыл бұрын

@@mosesngatiah6365, we can debate over here my brother.. did you recently become a Christian?

@mosesngatiah6365

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSaahir6 since I was 5 years!.but that doesn't matter. What matters is what's true.