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What is expository preaching and should all preachers commit to this kind of approach? Sadly, topical and thematical sermons dominate the pulpit today. Although there is a place for that type of approach, expository preaching, however, is the biblical way. The truth is, expository preaching has been foundational in the life of the church for centuries, which is why it needs to dominate our pulpits today.

The doctrine of inerrancy is a crucial doctrine that has largely been forgotten in the professing Christian world today. Sadly, many have sided with liberal theology, which teaches the Bible isn’t God-breathed and that it includes many errors. But how should Bible-believing Christians respond to these attacks? Pastor Tom considers three primary lines of argument for biblical inerrancy.

Since Genesis 3 and the Garden of Eden, Satan has been relentlessly attacking God’s Word, trying to discredit it in any way possible. Today, the Bible is still under attack by Satan himself, particularly as he seeks to dismantle the inerrancy of Scripture. Unfortunately, many professing Christians have sided with Satan and teach that the Bible does have errors.

The Bible teaches that Christians must put forth maximum effort in pursuing godliness or holiness. Theologians call this pursuit and subsequent change sanctification. But sanctification isn’t an abstract doctrine but rather a concerted effort to identify and mortify sin and put on the opposite biblical virtue. At the same time, the Christian must pray to the Lord for His Spirit to change the heart.

After repenting and believing in Jesus Christ, the Bible teaches that you are now on the road or path of sanctification. What is equally true is that sanctification is not optional—our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, requires it of every Christian. Sadly, however, this is another key truth that today's church has largely forgotten but that we, as Christians, must always remember.

Jesus’ parable of the soils is a unique parable that describes four responses to the gospel message. But it is interesting that three of the four responses are favorable to the gospel and two of those responses appear to be genuine salvation but, over time, prove not to be. The question is: is your profession of Christ merely in appearance or do you have true salvation in Jesus Christ?

The Parable of the Soils, also known as the Parable of the Sower, is a vitally important parable that describes four responses that people give after hearing about the good news of Jesus Christ. But according to Jesus, this parable is also key because it is the foundation on which all His other parables rest.

The doctrine of justification is a magnificent exchange where the Lord Jesus Christ gets the blame for my sin and I get the credit for His obedience. He gets my declaration of guilt, and I get His declaration of righteousness. On the cross, He suffered the punishment for my sin and I received the reward for His obedience.

How can a man be made right before God? Friend, do you know the answer to that question? And not just the answer, but the biblical answer? Theologians call the answer to this question the doctrine of justification.

Obeying Jesus as Lord is a necessary consequence of salvation. This simply means that the person who confesses Jesus Christ as Lord will walk in obedience to His commands. Of course, this does not mean that he will do so perfectly, but the pattern of his life must be one that loves to obey his Lord and Savior.