T4Free winner #6

Is Steven Hall of Coarsegold, CA.

The question was answering the question of Al’s T4G address "Why Do They Hate It So?"–substitutionary atonement.

Steven’s answer is:

Substitution is offensive because it means:

1. I am guilty (actual, real guilt—whether I feel it or not)
2. I am accountable for who I am and for my actions
3. I am unable to do it myself
4. I am a sinner, not sick or not meeting my potential
5. It means I am guilty of Adam’s sin—federal headship
6. My sin was so offensive to God, it took the death of His Son to pay for it
7. God has not regenerated them
8. Salvation is all of grace
9. God executes judgment for sin

We look forward to Al’s answer at the conference.  Pray for our brother as he prepares to address us.

T 4 Free question #7

Friends, okay, we’re really serious about this question because we need some help! A number of us have gone back and forth trying to come up with a good book title for the 2008 talks, once those talks are converted into a book–Lord willing–by Crossway. And we’ve not found any title that everyone likes. So what do you have for us? That’s question # 7. Take a look at the list of talk titles for the 2008 conference, and then suggest a book title for a book comprised of those talks.

Instead of giving you the usual 24 hours, you have all weekend on this one. We’ll cut it off sometime on Monday. What do you got?!

Here’s the rest of the rules:

1. Post your answer in the "comments" section.
2. Your answer must be accompanied with a working email address.
3. Winner receives free registration for him/herself or a friend.
4. Responses must be in 100 words or less.

Ligon the Baptist?

[See post below for context]

But Mark, some of my PCA colleagues would say that I already am!

Your friend,

Lig

Winner of T4Free question #5 is . . .

T4Free Question #6

True to form, Al Mohler has given his T4G talk a provocative title: "Why Do They Hate It So? The Doctrine of Substitution." Today’s question for a free 08 conference registration is

Why do you think the doctrine of substitution, as Al Mohler’s talk puts it, is hated so?

Contest rules:

1. Post your answer in the "comments" section.
2. Your answer must be accompanied with a working email address.
3. Each question will remain open for 24 hours.
4. The winner’s name and answer will be posted sometime afterwards.
5. Winner receives free registration for him/herself or a friend.
6. Responses must be in 100 words or less.

T4Free question #4 WINNER!

is Matt Rawlings of the Sovereign Grace church of Greenville, South Carolina. 

How approrpriate that a SovGrace pastor would best advise CJ on what to have in the final talk at T4G!  There were a lot of good answers, a good number giving similar answers.  Anyway, here is Matt’s cousel to CJ:

"Confidence in God’s Care for His people, even when you feel yours is no good.
Often, we loose sight of the fact that pastoral care is ultimately not about our care but it’s about us being agents of God’s care for His people.
We can become too focused on our abilities (or lack thereof) in mediating God’s care to others. In response, we become despondent when we see our inadequacies. What we need to see though, is God’s more than adequate care more than anything else – after all the church is full of God’s people – not our people."

Now that’s a word we all need to hear.  Thanks, Matt!

T 4 Free #5

We have a few more free T4G ’08 registrations to give away before they close. Here’s today’s question:

Of the four T4G hosts, who is most likely to change their mind on a theological issue and what issue would it be?

Contest rules:

1. Post your answer in the "comments" section.
2. Your answer must be accompanied with a working email address.
3. Each question will remain open for 24 hours.
4. The winner’s name and answer will be posted sometime afterwards.
5. Winner receives free registration for him/herself or a friend.
6. Responses must be in 100 words or less.

T 4 Free question #3 winner!

David Martin of Southport, Indiana gave us the best answer to the question

What is the most awkward/unexpected/funny moment you have had when interviewing for the job of pastor?

We had a good number of funny, sad, interesting answers.  Wow!  There are some . . . interesting situations out there!  But, here’s the one we picked:

"While interviewing . . . , a lady asked "the" question.  Innocently, she wanted to know what my thoughts were on Santa Claus and his being a part of the Christmas program as had always been the tradition at this church.  I was caught a bit off guard, but responded that I did not see the necessity of bringing Santa into the church and confusing the message of Christ with that of the culture.  Immediately, what had been a good interviewing session went deafeningly quiet and . . . , I did not get that pastorate because of my postion on Santa Claus."

Lesson:  watch out for your Clausology?

Unity around the evangel, not evangelism

“It is because we are committed to Evangelism that we must speak in antithesis at times. If we do not make clear by word and practice our position for truth and against false doctrine, we are building a wall between the next generation and the gospel. The unity of evangelicals should be on the basis of truth, not evangelism itself. If this is not so, "success" in evangelism can result in weakening Christianity. Any consideration of methods is secondary to this central principle.”

Francis Schaeffer

T 4 Free Question #4

Here’s chance # 4 for a free T4G 2008 registration. Help CJ write his talk "Sustaining a Pastor’s Soul." What point do you think must be included in any talk with that title?

Contest rules:

1. Post your answer in the "comments" section.
2. Your answer must be accompanied with a working email address.
3. Each question will remain open for 24 hours.
4. The winner’s name and answer will be posted sometime afterwards.
5. Winner receives free registration for him/herself or a friend.
6. Responses must be in 100 words or less.