PERSONAL STORY AND LIFE OF CHARLES E WHISNANT FAMILY . Life is growing and learning every day, every experience gives us new wisdom and insight into giving God the glory.
We learned today that our friend Wallace York passed away in Princeton, KY. He was a giant in the ministry.
We first knew Wallace when Charity and were members of the Ashland Ave. Baptist Church in Lexington KY. My emotions are sad at the moment, and will refect later on Bro. Walllace.
But he had an affect on our family for many years and we will miss him. Our prayers are with his wife and children.
The photo is at Second Baptist Church in Princeton KY in 2001.
Thanks to Hershael York for keeping us up with his Dad (I am thankful for Facebook).
It is true that God has from all eternity chosen whom He will save. It is true that Christ came specifically to save those whom the Father had given Him. But it is also true that Christ offers Himself freely to all men as their Savior, and guarantees to bring to glory everyone who trust in Him as such. Note how He Himself deliberately put side by side these two thoughts: John 6:37-38.
Christ means who He says, no less when He undertakes to save all who will trust Him than when He undertakes to save all whom the Father has given Him.
(4) or does it affect the responsibility of the sinner for his reaction to the gospel.
The fact remains that a man who rejects Christ in that way becomes the cause of his own condemnation. The Bible never says that sinners miss heaven because they are not elect, but because they neglect the great salvation and because they will not repent and believe. Ezk 18:31, John 5:40.
II THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN GRACE GIVES US OUR ONLY HOPE OFSUCCESS IN EVANGELISM.
Let me say on the other hand, evangelism would be pointless apart from the Sovereignty of God. Why? Because of the spiritual inabililty of man in sin Paul put it this way: I Corinthians 2:14 and Romans 8:7
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Cor 2:14 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Romans 8:7
Here is what Paul is saying: Man’s failure, as a matter of fact. It is a necessity of nature, something certain and inevitable and universal and unalterable, because it is in man to do otherwise than fail.
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins Eph 2:1
Wholly incapacitated for any positive response to God’s word
Deaf to God’s speech blind to God’s revelation
Not influenced to God’s inducement
Why? Eph 2:2 Satan is active in this matter. 2 Corin 4:4 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR REACHING PEOPLE FOR CHRIST?
It means quite simply, that evangelism, described as we have described it, cannot possibly succeed.
Can we by our talking break the power of Satan in man’s life?
This message is the second lesson on this subject, and the first part of the second lesson. (I am in the process making available the first lesson)
TWO VIEWS OF GOD’S WORK IN SALVATION AND MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY
CAUTION: HEAR BOTH VIEWS TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
The fact remains that God in the gospel really does offer and promise justification and life to “whosoever will.” Romans 10:13. As God commands all men everywhere to repent, so God invites all men everywhere to come to Christ and find mercy.
Definition of Evangelism:
Is a task appointed to all God’s people everywhere. It is the task of communicating the message from the God to bring about salvation to mankind.
The message begins with information and ends with an invitation. (I am not talking about a church invitation at th end of the service)
The information concerns the work of God of making His Son a just right Saviour for sinners.
The invitation is God’s summons to mankind generally to come to the Saviour and find life. God commands all men everywhere to repent, and promises forgiveness and salvation to all who do. (Acts 17:30)
The Christian is sent into the world as Christ’s speak and Christ’s ambassador, to sent forth this message as far and wide as he can. It’s a duty, it’s a command, it’s a privilege to tell people about Christ.
HOW IF THE ABOVE IS TRUE, AND IT IS, HOW IS ALL THIS AFFECTED BY OUR BELIEF IN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD?
Eric and Leslie baby was born April 30, 2009 around 5 p.m. and she was 7 lbs 11 oz and 19 in long and of course a very perfect little girl. As only a grandfather would say so proudly.
We learned today that our friend Wallace York passed away in Princeton, KY. He was a giant in the ministry. 
