I truly love this man! His preaching is always easy to follow and understand. Well outlined. He is most definitely included as one of the Pillars of the Reformers of today. I always recommend his series on the Attributes of God. Amazing!
Amen to that! I rejected, in many aspects, the doctrines of grace because it wounded my Arminian pride for a significant time. But God is patient, sovereign & graceful and ultimately I’ve surrendered to what scripture actually teaches. Full Reformed Baptist! Sola Gratia, Solus Christus & Soli Deo Gloria!!
Yes ..The Attributes of God ..is by far I believe the most essential before one can truly be saved ...The contrast is so Great between God and our human condition and state that the Love of God cannot truly start to be understood until we can get a good look at God Himself.
Amen...He is an amazing teacher on the Reformed Doctrines... I absolutely love him. God is good ...we must believe scripture as it is written...not as we desire it. This is a great Church. I would love to find one like this ...📖✝️🌷
I think this is one of the most amazing and razor-sharp sermons I’ve ever heard. Absolutely wonderful. My heart longs to sit under such a preacher as Lawson. They are so rare.
I thank God for the challenge and call that Pastor Lawson makes during, and at the end of this and most of his messages. He does not take for granted that those present at the conference know the God of the Bible and the salvation that comes from Him. I was there myself, and by God's grace and mercy I was saved from my own deception and self-justification. I was the chief of sinners, proud, stubborn, and Jesus saved me! My life has been changed through studying the bible and learning from men like Dr Lawson, John MacArthur, Dr Sproul. Praise the Lord!
I don't think I have ever heard a more jam-packed, truth-filled, easy-to-understand, challenging as well as life-changing, jaw-dropping sermon preached this side of Charles Spurgeon!! There is SO much meat in this sermon (as with almost all Steven Lawson sermons) that you could listen to this 20 times consecutively and still not glean all the goodness out of it! Thank you, Brother Lawson, for faithfully delivering God's Truth in this apostate age!!
The oxymoron bit was hilarious!! God bless Steven Lawson, he stepped up to the plate through the grace of God and fed us the word of God twice! In one night! And after the last sermon, he spent almost another 30 minutes greeting people and taking pictures with people, all this while having a empty stomach, truly Gotta respect and love this man!
I wish I had been there! I live in a small town in the highlands of Scotland, no Christian church anywhere within reach, and so I depend on biblical, reformed teaching and preaching via the Internet. I thank God for His providence in leading me to pastors like Dr Lawson et al.
The best use of the scriptures i have ever heard Steven was being guided by the Holy Spirit and he was right on God was drawing souls to himself this night.
Thanks for keeping these sermons here even after his fall. God bless you. I never knew him but was shocked how fellow Christian gloated over his fall. Even though i have questions about his positions, or theology, he's still worth listening to
Quite confusing, in one sentence he said repentance is giving up self effort. And in another sentence he said it is changing our will, submission etc... well those things take self effort. Also he quotes john 3 36 as saying " obey" ?? I just read it and it says he that beleveth on the son has everlasting life and he that believeth not on the son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Steve is one of my favorites but I think he went a bit overboard here. The core message of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ is found in this verse: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” John 11:25 Because this is the core message, all other related biblical verses must be interpreted in such a way that this verse remains undiluted. No asterisk can be attached to the verse. We cannot say “that’s true, but”. Either a person believes or they don’t. And belief doesn’t mean a person’s doctrine is 100% correct - if it did then we’d all be in trouble because none of us are 100% correct. Think of it this way… there are two paths - two possible courses of action: 1. Believe in Jesus and the plan He carried out to redeem us. In this course of action God Himself (Jesus) took the penalty for your sin and paid for it. This means that you do not have to pay for your own sins in hell. This is the ONLY way that you can avoid hell. You cannot be a good enough person to avoid hell - there is no balance beam scale where you can claim that you were mostly good because every single sin must be paid for. If you want to be with God for eternity this is the only way. 2. Don’t believe in Jesus and the plan He carried out to redeem us. In this course of action, you will pay for your own sins in hell for eternity. By not believing in Jesus, you are in essence calling God a liar - you are saying “I don’t believe that the plan you carried out was necessary. I don’t believe the sacrifice of Jesus was needed to prevent me from going to hell.” That dishonors God. Not believing in Jesus and the plan of redemption He carried out will ensure you are eternally separated from God for eternity.
Thank you for keeping these posts available. So sad for Steve Lawson, his wife and family and the church but please don't cancel 40 years of excellent ministry.
a believer can become an unbeliever -many scripture support this doctrine 1 timothy 1:8Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well, 19and keep your faith and a clear conscience. Some people have not listened to their conscience and have made a ruin of their faith. 20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have punished by handing them over to the power of Satan; this will teach them to stop their blasphemy.
Hebrews 6:4-6 New International Version 4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
9 💔 31 They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,* instead of GOD. Others deified the Messiah, son of Mary. They were all commanded to worship only one god. There is no god except He. Be He glorified, high above having any partners.
Read John 1:1-2 the Word was with God and the Word was God. Read Ezekiel 1, Isaiah 6, Rev 21 and 22:3, the Son is everlasting God on the throne of God.
Being saved is not a moment in time it’s the process from beginning to end being born again is a moment in time! The word saved in Greek is an infinitive you were saved you are being saved and you are saved!
Sad for this man. he truly has a gift but now it will be idle. He has a tough road ahead, it will be especially difficult for him on Sunday mornings and while attending church. I hope he finds peace with God and his family.
All you have to believe is that Jesus is your Savior. How fast did Cornelius' household receive the Holy Spirit? There was no prayer, no confession, no dedication. ... Acts 10:43-44 (Peter speaking) "All the prophets testify about him that everyone who *believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name*" While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. THAT IS ALL.
I think Steve is great..........but just as with John Macarthur they think they have every last single thing about God and Christianity figured out. For example, to say that someone who fell out of fellowship never had faith to begin with is ridiculous. Is he forgetting the prodigal son?
You must learn to cast your comments in more respectful ways. Sounds like you have something personal against these men. The prodigal son is a poor objection.
A true man of God! Wonderful sermon. I did get somewhat perplexed when he said at the end for people to make a decision to follow Christ. I know he teachers the true doctrine of salvation, but I don’t want people to think that they can make their own decision.
The gospel is the fruit we preach. First Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that He was buried and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures. Galatians 1:6-9. Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received from us, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. Other gospels are false gospels that can save no one. They make the cross of no effect and preach a false gospel of works salvation. Romans 4:5-8. Romans 3:26-28. The true gospel gives us nothing to boast in. Matthew 7:21-23. They preach works instead of grace. Romans 11:6. They are trusting in what they do instead of what Jesus did for us. Not John 6:40 which is the will of God. Not John 6:29 which is the work of God. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD. John 3:16. God loves everyone. He hates our sin, but He loves us sinners. So, He sent His only Son to die for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD, so that anyone who would believe He did it for them would be saved. John 3:18. First John 5:13. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to EVERYONE that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The doctrines of men are not the gospel of God. Calvinism and Arminianism are another gospel. LET THEM BE ACCURSED.
I am very well acquainted with the Holy Spirit, these fruits have become self evident: blind obedience, docility, irrational peace, complete disregard to oneself (mental, physical, spiritual), inability to say no, loss of freewill, suffering for the sake of suffering, loss of identity, perpetual destruction of the inner child (ego), gratitude. This is why the church gets us young: how hard it is to come and sub under Christ as an adult!
The church doesn’t “get” anyone. We raise our kids to know God - when they become adults they make their own choices. And as adults we don’t have blind obedience - we know very well who we worship. Docility - yes, the Bible has a calming effect on the natural man that is wicked to the core. Irrational peace? NO! Completely rational! We know our Creator and we know what happens when we die. Disregard to oneself - not sure even what you are trying to say - we know our place… we know we aren’t God. Inability to say No - hardly, I say no all the time to nonsensical questions and expectations. Anyway, your list has a childlike viewpoint. Perhaps it’s time to put childish ideas behind you.
Thankful for this message, but I often think of how Peter denied Christ, that David had sinned so wickedly against Him, and so many others within the scripture did likewise. And I think how were they "all in" when they sinned so grievously? I want to be all in, I believe I am, but yet I battle sin on a daily basis. I tire of fighting sin and failing Him. I often tell myself regardless of my love for Christ, my heartfelt pain that I have towards my wickedness, that I must not be truly saved, am not the elect, and doomed forever to Hell.
To hear a good comparison of what people want to hear verses what people need to hear, go the the RU-vid video where Pastor Lawson dismantles Joel Osteen.
As usual, a fine, illuminating, convicting sermon, the type of which I never heard at the spiritually dead OPC in Crystal Lake, Illinois, particularly the point about how repentance and saving faith go hand in hand, neither of which was present at the unregenerate, spiritually dead, merely superficial and detached, academic OPC in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
You say that God isn’t fair. You want fairness?we all are destined for hell but because of God’s mercy, He sent Jesus to die so that we may be forgiven of our sins. Is it fair that all our sins were imputed to Christ? Is it fair that Christ who had no sin became sin for us?
Baptism is an outward testimony of what has already occurred to the inner man. It is not a step in or component of salvation. If baptism was required for conversion, the thief on the cross would not have been in paradise with Jesus on that day and Jesus would have given him a false hope, and Paul would have been misleading when he stated in Ephesians 2 that we are saved by faith alone. Baptism is our public proclamation that we have made the choice to align ourself with Christ and His ways.
He can go on my list as one of the best preachers ..my list includes Charles Lawson Leonard Ravenhill David lynn Stephen darby Chuck misler Chuck baldwin Paul washer
💄👙Figure the Cost 👰🤰🤱 25-27 ... Jesus turned and told them, 🔍“Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters-yes, even one’s own self!-🕯🔥💡can’t be my disciple. 🕯🔥💡Anyone who won’t shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can’t be my disciple. Luke 14:25-27 The Message. 🚨🌐🚨 Revelation 19:10 KJV 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that 👉 *have the testimony of Jesus:* 🚨🐍🚨 *worship God:* 👈 for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
9 💔 31 They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,* instead of GOD. Others deified the Messiah, son of Mary. They were all commanded to worship only one god. There is no god except He. Be He glorified, high above having any partners.
read very carefully each verse beginning in 2 corn 3.15 until you finish 2 Corn 4 to last verse of corn 4. For some reason whatever is said by most in the pulpit, is traditional.... a passed on idea giving Satan power, calling him a god to "blind the minds...." *****Consider this question, WHY would Satan have to blind minds IF the gospel is already hid to them" that are lost....??? ILLOGICAL. 🥴 Satan is NOT a god..."Little g or big G." again, IF these persons are already LOST...why would Satan have a need to blind their minds??? Don't forget as Steve Lawson, etc preaches..."For whom did Christ Die?" and before time in "eternity" past, who exactly does the calling, the predestination, THE choosing.......declaring who is the Lord's and who are lost?? AND.... the other Bible verses where our Lord tells the apostles why he spoke in parables. Satan is a created prince, given finite powers...but not a power(s) over God to BIND the Word of God, by blinding the minds of unbelievers...their minds were already blinded by God Himself. As for the little "g" god of this world....the word "world" can also mean the "orderly creation."...the whole of creation. etc, etc.
🚨🌐🚨 Revelation 19:10 KJV 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that 👉 *have the testimony of Jesus:* 🚨🐍🚨 *worship God:* 👈 for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
He says repentance and Faith travel together. Repentance and baptism always together. 1+1=2.. Acts 2:38; mark 16:16... And every conversion mentions water baptism. NO it's not a work don't be dull. Jesus said go wash in the pool... The blind man... No Jesus that's a work!!!! . how Ludacris.
Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of sins and also so that he could send the Holy Spirit who is able to give us a new heart so that we can follow God's laws and live by them. This is the new covenant. This is how he fulfilled the law, because we have to follow his laws to be able to enter his kingdom. Unsaved Christians who have not been converted to righteousness by the Holy Spirit are still under the law, meaning they are trying to overcome their sins by their own strength. Without the Holy Spirit in them, they are still under the law, and they will be judged by the law since they were not born again and they didn't recieve salvation. They will be judged and required to pay the full penalty that the law requires which is death.. Obedience is required to enter God's kingdom. Most Christian churches teach a false doctrine that obedience is not possible. Believers in this false doctrine cannot be saved because of their denial and unbelief in the power of God. Most christian churches today preach a false doctrine that it is impossible to stop sinning. They have rejected any notion of the freedom from sin that is available through the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they have rejected the New Covenant, and in turn, they will be rejected by God. The free gift is not given to everyone who asks for it. It is only given to those who believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to free us from the bondage of sin itself. God's grace frees us from sin. It does not free us to sin only without a penalty. That is not why Jesus died on the cross. He came to make us clean, not leave us dirty. 1 John 2:4 tells us: "He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." False churches teach that there is no remedy for the flesh nature. They underestimate God's power. They have no faith in his ability to deliver them. They choose to put all of their heart into believing that that they get to have God and that they get to keep their sins too. This is a deadly deception that appeals to lukewarm Christians. It has been embraced by the whole world. No one who believes this false gospel will recieve salvation.
If theologians preached that ALL souls will be blessed with eternal bliss in a hereafter, the theologians wouldn't have any followers. It's the negative sermons, concluding that all of those other "wicked, evil souls" will be punished for eternity, that draws the crowds to worship. It's the
John 3 36 "he that believeth on the son hath everlasting life, and he that believeth not the son, shall not see life ,but the wrath of God abides on him"
Pastor Lawson OOPS!!!.....2 Corn 4.4....in whom the "god of this world"..."Satan has blinded the minds of unbelievers"...The understanding of who "the god of this world" is... begins in 2 Corn 3.5 THROUGH 2 corn 4.7. Now go back to 2 Cor 3.13-16... tells us it is God that "blinds the minds." NOT Satan. WHY?? 2Cor 4.7......that the excellency of the power may be of God." ALSO, remember 2Tim 2.9....the "Word of God is not bound." Our God also has a "ministration of condemnation." 2 cor 3.9 So, that power of blinding only belongs to God and is not given to Satan, a Created being, a prince...not a OR the "king of this world." Is it Satan who will sit on a throne as King for 1K yrs??? 😍
@@joem13yearsago73 It is a What??? read very carefully each verse beginning in 2 corn 3.15 until you finish 2 Corn 4 to last verse of corn 4. For some reason whatever is said by most in the pulpit, is traditional.... a passed on idea giving Satan power, calling him a god to "blind the minds...." *****Consider this question, WHY would Satan have to blind minds IF the gospel is already hid to them" that are lost....??? ILLOGICAL. 🥴 Satan is NOT a god..."Little g or big G." again, IF these persons are already LOST...why would Satan have a need to blind their minds??? Don't forget as Steve Lawson, etc preaches..."For whom did Christ Die?" and before time in "eternity" past, who exactly does the calling, the predestination, THE choosing.......declaring who is the Lord's and who are lost?? AND.... the other Bible verses where our Lord tells the apostles why he spoke in parables. Satan is a created prince, given finite powers...but not a power(s) over God to BIND the Word of God, by blinding the minds of unbelievers...their minds were already blinded by God Himself. As for the little "g" god of this world....the word "world" can also mean the "orderly creation."...the whole of creation. etc, etc.
Pastor said that everything is from God, through God, to God. God chose the ect, God chose the ones He wanted to give them the faith, the grace of Jesus. Everythjng is frkm God, nit from our self effort, pastor said. How about the ones that are not chosen? Like the atheist, buddhist, hindu, from other rekigikns? Will they go to hell just because God dod not give them His faith? That will be unfair . The bibke ssid that God wish that the whole world would not perish. So, i thjnk that He wants everybody to be saved. J migh
If we'e talking about fairness, mercy is outside of that because God isn't obliged to show everyone mercy. Salvation, God's calling for someone to be saved is mercy. We all are children of wrath and dead in our trespasses (Eph. 2:1-3). Whether God saves or not is a matter of justice and mercy but never injustice.
