Tastefully Speaking

Be sure your speech is tastefully seasoned, you may have to eat your words.

— George Dunn (@GCDunn) May 1, 2016

A Tennessee Worship Leader

For His Enemy

For His Enemy (written, performed and produced by George Dunn © 2010 )

(in-line scripture references)

I am a prisoner of war to the law of sin

working in my members                                                                    Romans 7:23

I can’t remember the first time I told a lie                                          Leviticus 19:11

too young to remember

Have I no hope?

It seems I haven’t loved God with all my heart                                  Luke 10:27

instead I’ve chased after the wind                                                     Ecclesiastes 1:14

We’ve all done wrong with hearts evil 
    from our youth                                                                               Romans 3:23 / 
                                                                                                          Genesis 8:21

we didn’t have to learn to sin

Have we no hope?

In a fallen world where evil reigns

there is death and pain                                                                     Romans 5:14

so what has God done?

He sent us His Son                                                                           John 3:16

so...

Chorus - We proclaim the praises of the One who has called us

out of darkness into light                                                                   1 Peter 2:9

Commanding by day unfailing love

and His song with us at night                                                            Psalm 42:8

He came to fulfill the will of the Father                                              John 4:34 / 
                                                                                                          John 5:36

to seek and save the lost                                                                  Luke 19:10

and He satisfied the cost, when He hung on that cross                    John 19:30

and died For His Enemy                                                                    

that was you and me                                                                         Romans 5:10

He came unto His own and they did not receive Him                       

rejected Messiah                                                                               John 1:11

But He was the lamb that was promised Abraham                           Genesis 22:8

on the Mt. in Moriah                                                                          Genesis 22:2

He is our hope

Risen from the grave oh death 
   where’s your sting?                                                                      1 Corinthians 15:4 / 
                                                                                                        1 Corinthians 15:55

and so we sing, the praises of our King!                                          Psalm 47:6

He adopted us as sons                                                                    Ephesians 1:5

so...

Chorus

Bridge - Betrayed with a kiss and unfairly tried                               Mark 14:44 / 
                                                                                                         Matthew 26:3-4

drinking the cup while He was being denied                                    Matthew 26:39 / 
                                                                                                          Mark 14:72

beaten and scorned, crucified and crowned with thorns                  Matthew 27:26-50

then He died and was laid in a tomb                                                Luke 23:50-55

and on the third day He rose again!                                                 Mark 16:1-6

Chorus end-  We proclaim the praises of the One who has called us

out of darkness into light

Commanding by day unfailing love

and His song with us at night

He came to fulfill the will of the Father

to seek and save the lost

and He satisfied the cost... when He carried His cross

and He satisfied the cost... when He bled on that cross

how great the cost... that He hung on that cross

and died For His Enemy

that was you and me

Dr. D. James Kennedy on Socialism

Coral Ridge Ministries of Dr. James Kennedy explains what is wrong with Socialism.

Socialism Part 1

Socialism Part 2

Use Your Own Brain!

I had  an interesting, spiritual conversation with a Jewish friend of mine today. He believes Judaism. So I asked him how righteous does a Jewish person have to be, in order for him to be considered righteous. He replied, telling me that this was a tricky question. I said, "Well, there must be a dividing line where the righteous are on one side, and the unrighteous are on the other. People cannot be both righteous and unrighteous."

He said, "You can be righteous in some areas and unrighteous in others." But... a little leaven spoils the whole lump! If I put a little poison in a glass of clean water, which water in the cup would you be willing to attempt to drink? If a bunch of roaches had been in your loaf of bread, which piece of the bread would you feel safe breaking off and eating? A little unrighteousness makes a person fall short of God's perfect, holy, righteous standard, against which He will judge us. ...

Culture of Death (abortion)

I had a conversation this morning with three people who profess to be Christians. When the topic of abortion came up, with one voice all 3 of them said it is my body and right to choose. I asked them if what is in the womb is life. Two of them said yes and eventually the third person partially agreed. I then asked them if we have the right to choose to murder a person. 

That stirred a lot of preemptive, combative answers because they perceived that I was moving to say, if you affirm life in the womb then you know it's a person and therefore not a right but a wrong and should be illegal to murder the person. ...

TULIP

TULIP explained in video messages extracted from A Teaching Series by Dr. R.C. Sproul explaining the classic 5 points of Calvinism. What Is Reformed Theology? ...

Original sin has marred our nature. We are depraved. But how depraved are we? Are we simply less than perfect? What kind of improvements can we make within ourselves to change sin’s effect? In this message, Dr. Sproul looks at the distinctive doctrine of Reformed theology that is often misunderstood—“Total Depravity.”

We are all sinful. But how sinful are we? Other than our shortened life-spans and bad habits, what real effect did the Fall have on the average everyday sinner? What effect does sin have on our decision making process? With what power did you use to choose the gospel? Dr. Sproul takes us to the Scriptures to find out what Jesus has to say about our ability to choose as he continues to look at “Total Depravity.”

Upon what condition did God elect sinners to salvation? Was your positive choice for the gospel the basis for your election before the foundation of the world? Was God’s choice based on your foreseen choice? Simply put, did God choose you because you first chose Him? Would God be unfair if He chose some to salvation and not others? In this message, Dr. Sproul helps us understand this hard, yet biblical doctrine as he looks at “Unconditional Election.”

The most common view of the atonement of Jesus is that Jesus died for everyone—that is, all people from all places in all times, every single human being that ever existed. But in order to take advantage of the benefits of the cross, one must first believe to be saved. Such a view is attractive, until we take a closer look at it. Dr. Sproul will look at this view in light of Scripture in this message entitled “Limited Atonement.”

How is it that you who hated God so much now love him so much? What did you do to change your heart so radically? Do you remember resisting grace? Do you remember when you received it? Was it before or after you had faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation? In this message, Dr. Sproul considers these questions as he examines the doctrine of “Irresistible Grace.”

Can people who are saved lose their salvation? If not, then how do we explain those people who have fallen away? In this message, Dr. Sproul thinks about these questions as he looks at “Perseverance of the Saints.”

A Teaching Series by Dr. R.C. Sproul from What Is Reformed Theology?