Used by permission of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Philadelphia, PA. All rights reserved. For further information about Dr. Barnhouse and his ministry, visit their website. By Donald Grey Barnhouse Dr. Barnhouse (1895-1960) was a pioneer in radio preaching, and, for 33 years, was the pastor of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church. He authored more […]

Most Commentators Say They Are in Hell In both the OT and NT we are told that God hated Esau even before he was born. This is typically understood by commentators as indicating that Esau was not elect to eternal life, but that he was a reprobate who is now in hell. Concerning the expression […]

There is an evangelistic method today called The Way of the Master, promoted by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Many people have asked me about this approach. Unfortunately, The Way of the Master doesn’t teach people to evangelize the way the Lord Jesus evangelized. In The Way of the Master people are taught to begin […]

On May 8th the Dallas Morning News ran an article (Section A, p. 6) about the man who until that time had been the current President of the 4,100 member Evangelical Theological Society, Francis “Frank” Beckwith. The article said he returned to his Catholic roots on April 29th. On Saturday, May 5th, he announced his […]

In the August 3, 2006 online edition of USA Today, Sara White, widow of the late NFL Hall-of-Famer Reggie White, said: “Some of my girlfriends have asked me, ‘How can you be so happy?’ It’s because I appreciate every single day.” Sara went on to say: “Death is not bad—especially if you have eternal life.” […]

Don’t We Enter the Kingdom by Grace Through Faith? In this passage Paul seems to contradict Eph 2:8-9, where he reminded the believers in Ephesus: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” But when speaking […]