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PROVIDENCE BY PASTOR JIM DODSON (7 Free SWRB MP3s)
This is the best free audio series on providence by a contemporary minister! The fourth, fifth and seventh MP3s in this series are particularly spectacular messages.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. - Matthew 10:29-30, KJV
Providence (1/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
If you love the Bible, then you may well be Reformed. If you think of yourself as Reformed, but you have seldom or have never read older Reformed literature, prepare to be challenged. The Puritan Hard Drive provides primary sources and depth of theological and spiritual insight which is lacking in much of what is passed off as genuine Reformed theology. If you think of yourself as conservative, the older Puritan and Reformed authors will help you sort reality from myth in your quest to be truly Reformed. There are more solid resources for less money here than anywhere else. I highly recommend you take responsibility for your soul and spend a few shekels for this cup of cold water in the midst of the modern religious desert. - Jim Dodson, Reformed Presbyterian Scholar, www.covenanter.org
Providence (2/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
Providence (3/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
Providence (4/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
Providence (5/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
Providence (6/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
Providence (7/7) Calvinism, Reformation, Predestination, God's Decree, Calvinists, Puritans, Covenanters, the Westminster Confession of Faith, Etc., by Pastor Jim Dodson (Free MP3)
This truly must be generally agreed, that nothing is done without his will; because he both governs the counsels of men, and sways their wills and turns their efforts at his pleasure, and regulates all events: but if men undertake anything right and just, he so actuates and moves them inwardly by his Spirit, that whatever is good in them, may justly be said to be received from him: but if Satan and ungodly men rage, he acts by their hands in such an inexpressible manner, that the wickedness of the deed belongs to them, and the blame of it is imputed to them. For they are not induced to sin, as the faithful are to act aright, by the impulse of the Spirit, but they are the authors of their own evil, and follow Satan as their leader. Thus we see that the justice of God shines brightly in the midst of the darkness of our iniquity. For as God is never without a just cause for his actions, so men are held in the chains of guilt by their own perverse will. So that whatever poison Satan produces, God turns it into medicine for his elect. - John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, on the Puritan Hard Drive.
Best shorter Puritan book about providence!
God the great Creator of all things does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. Although, in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first Cause, all things come to pass immutably, and infallibly; yet, by the same providence, He orders them to fall out, according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently. God, in His ordinary providence, makes use of means, yet is free to work without, above, and against them, at His pleasure. - Westminster Confession of Faith 5:1-3 (Original Edition), "Of Providence" on the Puritan Hard Drive
"The Puritan Hard Drive is a remarkable accomplishment! It presents an historic and singular opportunity. The common Christian can now have a world-class Presbyterian and Reformed library at his fingertips, for only pennies per volume. The works on the Puritan Hard Drive have been invaluable to me in sermon preparation and in improving personal and familial piety." - Dr. Steven Dilday
To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over. - Thomas Watson (on the Puritan Hard Drive)
How Jesus Matures Our Faith (Providence, Prayer, and Predestination) by Dr. Joel Beeke (Free MP3)
In this sermon you will learn why God brings hardships, trials,sickness, suffering, poverty, and pain into your life. It also explains how faith and prayer intersects with everything God brings into your life, especially God's most perplexing acts of providence and sovereignty.
"The Puritan Hard Drive is a massive collection of primary Puritan resources, dozens of which are very hard to find anywhere else. Any lover of Puritan literature will find a treasure trove in the Puritan Hard Drive." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
The boundless stores of Providence are engaged for the support of the believer. Christ is our Joseph, who has granaries full of wheat; but He does not treat us as Joseph did the Egyptians, for He opens the door of His storehouse and bids us call all the good therein our own. He has entailed upon His estate of Providence a perpetual charge of a daily portion for us, and He has promised that one day we shall clearly perceive that the estate itself has been well-farmed on our behalf and has always been ours. The axle of the wheels of the chariot of Providence is Infinite Love, and Gracious Wisdom is the perpetual charioteer. - Charles Spurgeon (there are 262 books and MP3s by Charles Spurgeon on the Puritan Hard Drive)
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PAUL WASHER REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS THE PURITAN HARD DRIVE (FULL REVIEW)
Arminianism, Open Theism and Reformed Theology: Three Views Of Providence (Free MP3s & Videos)
A remarkable sermon! Jam packed with Scriptural truth. Clears up issues that are often hard to understand or misinterpreted in our day. Classic Reformation teaching. Don't miss this sermon as it is exceptionally good!
There are 325 Reformed resources under the category "Predestination and Providence" and 1,840 Reformation resources under the category "Calvinism and the Sovereignty of God" on the Puritan Hard Drive, refuting Arminianism, Open Theism and other heresies.
All things considered, certainly it is no small condemnation of us to behold what an ardent zeal the holy martyrs had in the past, especially in comparison with the nonchalance we demonstrate. For as soon as a poor man of that time got so much as a little taste of the true knowledge of God, he did not hesitate to expose himself to the danger involved in confessing his faith. He would have preferred to be burned alive than to go so far as to commit some outward act of idolatry. - John Calvin (on the Puritan Hard Drive)
Jim Dodson Reviews and Recommends the Puritan Hard Drive
If you love the Bible, then you may well be Reformed. If you think of yourself as Reformed, but you have seldom or have never read older Reformed literature, prepare to be challenged. The Puritan Hard Drive provides primary sources and depth of theological and spiritual insight which is lacking in much of what is passed off as genuine Reformed theology. If you think of yourself as conservative, the older Puritan and Reformed authors will help you sort reality from myth in your quest to be truly Reformed. There are more solid resources for less money here than anywhere else. I highly recommend you take responsibility for your soul and spend a few shekels for this cup of cold water in the midst of the modern religious desert.
- Jim Dodson, Reformed Presbyterian Scholar, https://www.covenanter.org/
VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO THE PURITAN HARD DRIVE
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