Theological term
Natural Revelation
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Ask FGBC #26: How to witness to homosexual neighbours?
A pastoral question-and-answer exchange addresses how believers should relate to homosexual neighbours — including neighbours pursuing same-sex IVF — without either withdrawing from the world or condoning sin. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 5 and Romans 1, the speakers argue that homosexuality is one sin among many, that the root problem is man's estrangement from God, and that genuine friendship and neighbourly kindness are the proper soil in which gospel witness grows. Practical boundaries are discussed alongside the call to be ready to give a reasoned defence of what Scripture says.
2LCF Chapter 32 - Of the Last Judgment
The Last Judgment is not a peripheral doctrine but the telos toward which all of Scripture drives — appointed by God, executed by Christ, and comprehensive in scope over angels and all humanity alike. This study of 2 London Baptist Confession of Faith chapter 32 moves through three divisions: the concept of the Last Judgment (paragraph 1), the goal of the Day of Judgment as the manifestation of God's mercy in the salvation of the elect and His justice in the damnation of the reprobate (paragraph 2), and the practical relevance of that day for deterring sin, consoling the godly in adversity, and maintaining watchful expectation (paragraph 3). Romans 9 anchors the argument that God's sovereign purposes in election and reprobation are the foundation for understanding why the judgment will unfold as it does. The doctrine calls the people of God not to despair but to look forward with expectation to the coming of Christ, the righteous Judge, who rules and reigns at the Father's right hand even now.
Genesis 20:1-18
Genesis 20 records Abraham's deceptive half-truth to Abimelech, king of Gerar — a relapse into the same sin committed in Egypt — and God's sovereign intervention to protect both Sarah's honor and the line of promised seed. The passage reveals that not every pagan city is a Sodom: God's common grace produces genuine integrity in Abimelech, whom the Lord acknowledges and restrains, while Abraham's fear exposes a distrust of divine providence that God graciously overcomes. The birth of Isaac in chapter 21 is secured not by human faithfulness but by the sovereign God who closes and opens wombs, curses those who threaten His covenant people, and blesses those who bless them. The sermon calls believers to rest in the past faithfulness of God as a present argument against fear and self-protective deception.
Sola Scriptura: The Bible Alone
Hebrews 1:1–3 opens with the declaration that God has spoken — a claim the author of Hebrews treats not as background noise but as the controlling fact of redemptive history. This sermon works through six attributes of Scripture drawn from those opening verses: its divine source, its authority, its finality in the Son, its intended beneficiaries, its perspicuity, and its sufficiency for faith and life in the new covenant community. The Reformation's sola scriptura is shown to be not a negative protest but a positive testimony: Scripture alone is God's last, best, and sufficient word, complete in Christ, requiring no supplement from tradition, continuing prophecy, or moralistic self-help.