Gill on Family Worship as Evidence of Christian Fortitude

Of Christian Fortitude. In family worship; which undoubtedly is incumbent on the people of God: but now for a man to distinguish himself in a neighborhood from all about him, and to say in his practice, with Joshua, "As for me, and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15), let others do what …

Spurgeon: Justificaiton From Eternity

Mr Spurgeon on the topic, But there are one or two acts of God which, while they certainly are decreed as much as other things, yet they bear such a special relation to God’s predestination that it is rather difficult to say whether they were done in eternity or whether they were done in time. …

The Law Established by the Gospel

If you deny the Law and live like Satan you are Antinomian and I don't know anyone who claims to be a Christian who does this. I do find a whole lot of believers that take a theologoically Antinomian position. What I mean is, lots of folks will tell you that you are free from …

Distinction of Days

Gill writes, "...one that is strong in faith, and has a greater degree of the knowledge of the Gospel, and of evangelical liberty, knows that the distinction of days, as well as of meats, is taken away ... Christ the true sabbath and rest is come; and therefore, being firmly persuaded there is no more …

Reconciliation

The Doctrine of Reconciliation There is an appointed hour in their earthly history when the- elect pass from under the penal wrath of God and are justified by Him and reconciled to Him. Justification is an act of God, an act in time, an external act. It is an act of God in a way …

Four Aspects of Salvation

I believe there are four aspects of salvation which in a way links me with justification from eternity but not exclusively.  A friend of mine sent me a link to a mp3 sermon delivered by Dr. Barnhouse some time ago called “Eternal Indentification.” The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals was hosting the file at the time …

Was Gill a Hyper?

We should keep in mind that it's not a clear cut issue, "Gill's relationship with hyper-Calvinism is a matter of academic debate." Quote: First, this view applied to Gill is an anachronism as the idea of saving faith being the known duty and within the natural ability of all men reached its fullest expression amongst …