Let us use great caution that neither our thoughts nor our speech go beyond the limits to which the Word of God itself extends. - John Calvin ow.ly/oCrTf Christmas, Easter, Lent, And The Cross - Pagan/Roman Catholic/Antichrist Holy Days [Holidays] In The Church, Family, And Society (FREE MP3 at sermonaudio/sermoninfo.asp?SID=1170810520) The Puritan Hard Drive a must. - Dr. Steven Dilday ow.ly/fPY4o History of Holy Days (Sabbath/Lords Day, Christmas, Easter, etc.) by Dr. Steven Dilday puritandownloads/history-of-holy-days-sabbath-lords-day-christmas-easter-etc-by-dr-steven-dilday/ Im am blown away by the Puritan Hard Drive! - Pastor Guillory ow.ly/fPY4o Gods Will Vs. Mans Will In Worship, Romanism and Arminianism In Worship Are Heresy (The Plausibility Of Will Worship To Worldly Wisdom, Colossians 2:23, the Regulative Principle Of Worship [RPW], Etc.) By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, et al. puritandownloads/gods-will-vs-mans-will-in-worship-romanism-and-arminianism-in-worship-are-heresy-the-plausibility-of-will-worship-to-worldly-wisdom-colossians-2-23-the-regulative-principle-of-worship-rpw-etc-by-jim-dodson-john-calvin-greg-price-westminster-divines-dr-ste/ (Free Reformation MP3s, Videos and Books). The Regulative Principle of Worship declares that God alone is sovereign in worship. The Regulative Principle of Worship simply applies the principles of Calvinism (i.e. Gods sovereign Lordship) to worship, whereas the view that what God doesnt forbid in worship is permitted is applying the principles of Arminianism (i.e. mans sovereign lordship) to worship. Just as fallen man naturally seeks to impose his will in salvation (e.g. I can cooperate with God in salvation, or I have a natural freedom to choose Christ), so fallen man naturally seeks to impose his will in worship (I can cooperate with God in worship by adding what I desire so long as God doesnt specifically forbid it). But just as God condemns a man-centered salvation, so God condemns a man-centered worship (Col. 2:23 specifically condemns all will-worship, i.e. all worship instituted by man). - Greg Price, Foundation for Reformation: The Regulative Principle of Worship, p. 10, free at swrb/newslett/actualnls/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm or on the Puritan Hard Drive ow.ly/fPY4o ow.ly/yGq54 Loving Rebuke of Thy Neighbor and How Not Tolerating Sin Is the Biblical Way Of Love by Jim Dodson, John Brown of Haddington, Greg Price, Jonathan Edwards, Paul Washer, Charles Spurgeon, John Bunyan, and Others (Free MP3s, Videos, Books) ow.ly/yGq54 Eschatology of Christs Victory ow.ly/765EN. Prayer is not overcoming Gods reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness. - Martin Luther on the Puritan Hard Drive at ow.ly/fPY4o The Puritan Hard Drive is unsurpassed, outside the Bible itself. - Pastor Greg Price ow.ly/fPY4o Attributes & Holiness of God ow.ly/6FJhL. Knowledge is mans excellency above the beasts that perish (Ps. 32:9). The knowledge of Christ is the Christians excellency above the Heathen (1 Cor. 1:23, 24). Practical and saving knowledge of Christ is the sincere Christians excellency above the self-cozening hypocrite (Heb. 6:4, 6). But methodical and well-digested knowledge of Christ is the strong Christians excellency above the weak (Heb. 5:12, 13, 14). A saving, though an immethodical knowledge of Christ, will bring us to heaven (John 17:2) but a regular and methodical, as well as a saving knowledge of him, will bring heaven to us (Col. 2:2, 3). For such is the excellency thereof, even above all other knowledge of Christ, that it renders the understanding judicious, the memory tenacious, and the heart highly and fixedly joyous (1:21). - John Flavel, The Fountain of Life Opened Up: A Display of Christ in His Essential and Mediatorial Glory from Flavels Six Volume Works on the PURITAN HARD DRIVE ow.ly/fPY4o. AN OPEN LETTER TO A TEACHING ELDER IN THE RPCNA by Jim Dodson swrb/newslett/actualNLs/RPCNAdod.htm. Dodson Versus the RPCNA (Follow-Up To the Letter Above) swrb/newslett/actualNLs/dodvsrpcna.htm. Worship offered that is contrary to Gods command is devil worship (cf. 2 Chron. 11:15). - Jim Dodson ow.ly/yi0y0. July, Session 21,1648. Whosoever brings in any opinion or practise in this Kirk contrary to the Confession of Faith, Directory for Worship or Presbyterian Government may be justly esteemed to be opening the door to schism and sects: And therefore all depravers and misconstructors of the proceedings of the Kirk judicatiries, especially the General Assembly would take heed lest making a breach upon the walls of Jerusalem they make a patent way for Sectaries to enter. - The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland. p. 93 ow.ly/fPY4o The Puritan Hard Drive is out of this world in terms of usefulness! - Pastor Mencarow ow.ly/fPY4o What Are Terms of Communion? (1/2) by Greg Price (Free MP3, Puritan Worship Series) sermonaudio/sermoninfo.asp?SID=780119920 What Are Terms of Communion? (2/2) by Greg Price (Free MP3, Puritan Worship Series) sermonaudio/sermoninfo.asp?SID=7150123122 What is Close Communion? (1/2) by Greg Price (Free MP3, Puritan Worship Series) sermonaudio/sermoninfo.asp?SID=42101152912 What is Close Communion? (2/2) by Greg Price (Free MP3, Puritan Worship Series) sermonaudio/sermoninfo.asp?SID=422012636 The Puritan Hard Drive is unsurpassed, outside the Bible itself. - Pastor Greg Price ow.ly/fPY4o JOHN CALVIN: Some one will therefore ask me what counsel I would like to give to a believer who thus dwells in some Egypt or Babylon where he may not worship God purely, but is forced by the common practice to accommodate himself to bad things. The first advice would be to leave [i.e. relocate - GB] if he could... If someone has no way to depart, I would counsel him to consider whether it would be possible for him to abstain from all idolatry in order to preserve himself pure and spotless toward God in both body and soul. Then let him worship God in private (at home - ed.), praying him to restore his poor church to its right estate. - John Calvin, Come Out From Among Them, The Anti-Nicodemite Writings of John Calvin, Protestant Heritage Press, A Short Treatise, pp. 93-94, emphases added. Calvin quote (above) cited in Appendix G in The Covenanted Reformation Defended by Greg Barrowswrb/newslett/actualnls/append_g.htm Separation, Unity, Uniformity, etc. - Still Waters Revival Books ow.ly/yDySa Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. - Proverbs 27:6, ow.ly/fPY4o Literally changed my life. - Pastor Gibson (UK) on the Puritan Hard Drive ow.ly/fPY4o ow.ly/yDyYL Trying the Spirits To Avoid Antichrist, His False Doctrine (Arminianism, Sacramentalism, Etc.), His False Worship (the Mass, Man-Made Hymns, Musical Instruments, Etc.), His Holy Days (Chirst-Mass, Michael and Much More by Jim Dodson et al. ow.ly/yDyYL Separation From False Worship, Idolatry, and Popish Principles by John Calvin ow.ly/yDyNn _____ ...he [Richard Cameron-ed.] went over to Holland in the year of 1678, not knowing what work the Lord had for him there; where he conversed with Mr. MWard [Robert McWard-ed.] and others of the banished Worthies. In his private conversation and exercise in families, but especially by his public sermon in the Scots Kirk at Rotterdam, he was most refreshing unto many souls. He dwelt mostly upon conversion work, from that text, Matt. 11:28: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; which was most satisfying and agreeable to Mr. MWard and Mr. Brown [John Brown of Wamphray-ed.], and others who had been informed by the Indulged, and those of their persuasion, that he could preach nothing but babble against the Indulgence, cess paying, etc. Here he touched upon none of these things, except in prayer when lamenting over the deplorable case of Scotland by means of defection and tyranny. About this time Mr. MWard said to him, Richard the public standard has now fallen in Scotland; and, if I know anything of the mind of the Lord, ye are called to undergo your trials [ordination exam-ed.] before us, to go home, and lift the fallen standard, and display it publicly before the whole world. But before you put your hand to it, ye shall go to as many field ministers as ye can find, and give them your hearty invitation to go with you; and if they will not go, go alone, and the Lord will go with you. Accordingly he was ordained by Mr. MWard, Mr. Brown, and Roleman, a famous Dutch divine. When their hands were lifted up from his [Richard Camerons-ed.] head, Mr. MWard continued this still and cried out, Behold all ye beholders, here is the head of a faithful minister and servant of Jesus Christ, who shall lose the same for his masters interest, and it shall be set up before sun and moon, in the view of the world. (John Howie, The Scots Worthies, 1781, SWRB reprint, p. 423, emphases added). On July 22, 1680, faithful Richard Cameron was martyred in Airsmoss. His head and hands cut off and taken to Edinburgh, just as Robert MWard had spoken. Before his murderers committed the barbarous act of publicly displaying his head and hands upon the Netherbow Port, they first had one further act of antichristian cruelty to enact. His father being in prison for the same cause, they carried them [Camerons head and hands-ed.] to him, to add grief unto his former sorrow, and inquired at him if he knew them. Taking his sons head and hands which were very fair - being a man of fair complexion like himself - he kissed them, and said, I know - I know them; they are my sons - my own dear sons. It is the Lord - good is the will of the Lord, who cannot wrong me nor mine, but hath made goodness and mercy to follow us all our days. After which, by order of the Council, his head was fixed upon the Netherbow Port, and his hands beside it with the fingers upward. (John Howie, The Scots Worthies, 1781, SWRB reprint, 1997, pp. 428-429). - Greg Barrow, The Covenanted Reformation Defended, Still Waters Revival Books, 1998, pp. 8-9, FREE online at: swrb/newslett/actualnls/CovRefGB.htm. _____ ow.ly/AYccP The Westminster Confession of Faith On (6 Day) Creation, The Classic Protestant (Reformed, Puritan, Covenanter, etc.) Position by Dr. Steven Dilday (4 Free MP3s) ow.ly/AYccP The Puritan Hard Drive is the best resource money can buy. It is easy, simple to use and the search feature cut down my time searching web pages that had absolutely nothing to do with the query I typed into the search engine. Not to mention a lot of the material is not accessible on the Internet. To have so many books and articles at my fingers-tips is both truly amazing and a blessing. If you love the Puritans and Reformed theology, then the Puritan Hard Drive is a resource that you cant live without. - Pastor Jerry Johnson, President of Nicene Council, Seminary Professor, Author, Video Producer, etc. ow.ly/fPY4o ____ The Regulative Principle of Worship (which is really just sola Scriptura in worship - ed.) as found in Gods Word is accurately summarized for us in the Westminster Confession of Faith 21:1: But the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the holy Scripture. In like manner, carefully note the answer given to question 109 of the Larger Catechism (What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment?): The sins forbidden in the second commandment are, all devising, counselling, commanding, using and any wise approving, any religious worship not instituted by God himself; tolerating a false religion; the making any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly in our mind, or outwardly in any kind of image or likeness of any creature whatsoever... corrupting the worship of God, adding to it, or taking from it, whether invented and taken up of ourselves, or received by tradition from others, though under the title of antiquity, custom, devotion, good intent, or any other pretence whatsoever... all neglect, contempt, hindering, and opposing the worship and ordinances which God hath appointed. A short summary of the Regulative Principle of Worship is simply this: What Scripture does not authorize it forbids. Most churches (Romish churches, Orthodox churches, Anglican churches, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Evangelical, and most Reformed and Presbyterian churches) are operating on an altogether different principle from the one just stated. The principle they are operating on is: What Scripture does not forbid, it permits. Since Christ in the New Covenant has not expressly forbidden drama, dancing, candles, incense, musical instruments, uninspired hymns, crossing oneself, banners, crosses, images, etc. within the house of God, the vast majority of churches today permit these (to lesser or greater degrees) and many more practices into their worship services. However, the Regulative Principle of Worship would prevent all the above practices into the worship of God because they are all without the authorization of Christ, the mediator of the New Covenant. In other words, every religious practice or symbol in the worship of Gods people must have a divine warrant from Gods Word either by (1) command; or by (2) authorized example of the apostles; or by (3) good and necessary inference. - Greg Price, Foundation for Reformation: The Regulative Principle of Worship, on the PURITAN HARD DRIVE (ow.ly/fPY4o) and free at swrb/newslett/actualnls/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm _____ The Puritan Hard Drive is fantastic! I am thrilled with the Puritan Hard Drive. I love the information on the Puritan Hard Drive. I love the Puritan Hard Drive! I think I could use it for the rest of my life and still not exhaust all of its features. The Puritan Hard Drive is great, and unsurpassed in Bible study (except for the Bible itself). The Puritan Hard Drive is one of my most treasured and precious possessions and is a great help in ministry. It is the electronic device that I treasure the most. It is a brilliant piece of work and only heaven will reveal its influence. 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