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Correct division should be preferred over corrupt unity.
Mark Dever
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Mark Dever
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 28
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the United States of America
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We can't know at any given time how God will bless our faithful witness. So the apparent numerical growth of the church is never a good guide to how faithful we have been in evangelism.
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A gospel that in no way offends the sinner has not been understood.
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If you are not offending people, then you are not an evangelist.
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Once we see more of our need and understand more of what Christ has done for us, he will become more precious to us. And this, in turn, will enable our obedience far more than sheer grunt effort.
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According to the New Testament, the church is primarily a body of people who profess and give evidence that they have been saved by God's grace alone, for His glory alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
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Forgetfulness of God's grace is one of the greatest tools in the enemy's war against our souls.
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For a Christian, our fears about the future are rooted in those places where our will differs from God's will.
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As a pastor, I have the opportunity every week to share the gospel publicly in a way that most of the members sitting in our church do not. However, that doesn't absolve them of the responsibility for reaching others with the gospel.
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