The Wood's Secret Garden

Are you proud of the brilliancy of your genius, the extent of your learning, the splendor of your imagination, the acuteness of your understanding, your power to argue or speak publicly? Do any of these things form the object of self-esteem and the reasons of that disdain which you may pour upon all who are inferior to yourself in mental endowments? Do you admire yourself as a member of the only true church, and as the covenant people of God? Do you boast inwardly of belonging to the true church and look with contempt on all who belong to a different ecclesiastical order? Do you pride yourself on the greater purity of your ecclesiastical order? I see some of these characteristics taking hold and growing in some of the most highly gifted men of our time and it concerns me. When I attempt to sound a warning call, I am told things like, "You should not criticize him. God is using him to help and encourage many". This attitude of defending a man against criticism is dangerous an...

I urge all to go to this link and listen: This should concern anyone and everyone who is familiar with the writings of Iain Murray and/or who has thoughtfully read "Evangelicalism Divided". Murray's statements are being pulled out of context and he is being misrepresented to support one man's personal agenda. Does anyone read anymore? Does anyone hold a man accountable if he should misrepresent the statements of another? This is scary stuff. It is one thing to encourage Christians to be discriminating regarding doctrine and to examine themselves to see if they are in the faith. It is an all together different thing being promoted by this man. There is a difference between false teachers and weak confused genuine believers. I am trusting the Lord that the parties whom I have contacted, to make them aware of this, will set the record straight.

Question asked: If we are to proclaim the "whole counsel of God," why do you preach predominately from the New Testament? Answer Given: Paul said that he was a minister of the new covenant. Since he was responsible to preach the new covenant, I think it is compelling for us to herald the new covenant, too. What we find then is that we must primarily preach Christ and herald the new covenant, which is New Testament literature, the mystery now unfolded that was hidden in the past. At the same time, we draw on the illustrative material in the Old Testament. I think the Old Testament material can be summed up like this: First, it describes God. Then, it gives His law for life, His rules for righteous behavior. Third, it shows how God blesses those who obey, and fourth, how God punishes those who don't. The Old Testament also becomes the great source of illustrative material as we reach back to get some of the magnificence and fullness of God before the cross. Another person...