The Godly woman v. the pagan woman *ding ding!*

Ladies, Does How You Dress Cause Men to Lust?

Sermon excerpt: by Al Martin, illbehonest.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W1s7u0YiAU

"Does how you dress honor God? Does how you dress cause men to stumble and lust? I pray this message will awaken some of you ladies consciences to the errors in your dress that is causing some of the little ones of the Lord to stumble."

Are you marked by decided modesty & distinctive femininity, or have you been sucked into the modern culture of sex?

APOLOGETICS training by Dr. G. Bahnsen - II. Introduction to Worldviews

Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen - Basic Training for Defending the Faith.
Introduction to Worldviews

http://www.youtube.com/user/gregbahnsen#g/c/8D9DDE0EDF62EF4A

The believer and the unbeliever have conflicting worldviews/outlooks.

Worldview: a network of pre-suppositions which are not tested by natural science, in terms of which all experiences are related and interpreted
- Determines what a person believes and how he/her lives his/her life
- By which the particulars of life are related and made conclusive
(Taking things for granted... pre-suppositions, preconditions)

If you are committed to Christ at ANY particular point in your life, then you need to be commited to Christ at EVERY point in your life.
...you should have a distinct way of looking at everything through the Christian "worldview," because it IS the basic, fundamental worldview; not a narrow worldview

3 major divisions of philosophy

APOLOGETICS training by Dr. G. Bahnsen - I. The Myth of Neutrality

Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen - Basic Training for Defending the Faith.

The Myth of Neutrality
http://www.youtube.com/user/gregbahnsen#grid/user/84D83E778C15438F


In order to pull down any antagonistic reasoning, you must start thinking consistently, principally, and unwaveringly as a Christian.

chapterFOUR: prayer

[personal] A week after a nice Memorial Day weekend in the mountains, I've really let myself go in discipline and have already felt the heavy weight of sin accumulating in my soul. The day we returned to life as we know it, I wrote a sobering quote from Ryle's chapter on prayer on my bedroom mirror: "Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer." May I be fervent in holy desires and faithfulness in God's awesome sovereignty.

[Ryle]
Prayer: the MOST IMPORTANT subject in practical religion

adultery

when you experience that momentary, deep melancholy of what it feels like to be cast aside by the world, even your friends, that's when you truly realize your treacherous adultery against the one true redeeming God and your utter lack of faith and contentment in Christ and His pure and perfect love.

how i suffered from bitterness and jealousy today. it was particularly hard to deal with this time, because i think the Holy Spirit truly exposed my sin; took it out of myself and put it on a platter in front of me in its true disgusting state so i couldn't deny it or rationalize it away. like a mucousy, pungent goop of Bitterness and a vomit green, curdled pile of Jealousy presented against a shining, untarnished platter of silver. just plain nasty.
had i been a servant of any other master, i would've been struck down on the spot for producing such vile fruit. but praise the Lord Christ Jesus forgives a repentant heart, no matter how wretched! there's no shame in saying it: i love my God because He loved me first.

chapterTHREE: reality

 [Ryle]
Let us mind that our religion is real.
He proposes 2 main things in this chapter:
1. The importance of reality in religion
2. Some tests by which we may prove our religion is real
And gives some applications of the topic to our lives

chapterTWO: self-exertion

[personal thoughts] I have encountered a rather surprising realization. Some people are avoiding me because they know I'm a Christian. That's weird. I guess I've never felt the direct impact of such a thing, maybe because it was never as obvious an avoidance as it is now; maybe I just wasn't reflecting God in my life prior. It saddens me because some of these people profess Christ, but clearly do not strive after the Lord--more like the opposite. Don't get me wrong, I myself am not a worthy follower of Christ; my thoughts, words, and actions are all tainted with sin. All I can do is rely on His grace and lovingkindness to guide me.
It's just sad to see people so in love with the world and so disgusted with God. They profess Christ yet reject His Truth! Do they truly believe they are saved? Just pray that their souls may be deeply affected by the gospel and the Holy Spirit. May Christ reveal their sin and adultery toward God, and truly transform their hearts. May Christ reveal my sin and give me a bold yet humble and gentle heart to minister to those around me.

[Ryle]

Theme verse of this chapter: Luke 13:24

"Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."