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on this fourth day of May 2020.

And I'm so thrilled to have back on the program William Sasser who is pastor

at Grace Church at Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee.

And of course if you listen to this program regularly You know that a Grace Church

at Franklin is an advertiser on this program.

And we thank God for Pastor Bill and the congregation there not only for

Seeing enough value in this program To advertise on it and connect their own

church with it, but even on top of their monthly advertising budget they've even been

generous with financial gifts in addition to the normal sponsorship of the

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I'm so grateful to God for you Pastor Bill.

And Today we are going to be addressing the theme keeping the gospel simple.

It's my honor and privilege to welcome you back to iron sharpens iron radio pastor Bill Sasser.

Delighted.

That's right.

It is our ministry in any way that we can

spiritual.

Amen.

Well, the feeling is obviously very mutual.

And before we go into our very important topic of keeping the gospel simple Please remind our

listeners or introduce them for the first time if they've never heard you before.

Introduce them to Grace Church at Franklin and Franklin, Tennessee.

Ten

minutes

south

of

oh,

yeah,

but

war

the

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tumor

come

on.

And sharpens iron and share whatever we can with with your listeners, I'll praise God

you're the first.

Pastor I've spoken with.

That is beginning their.

Public

gather

gathered

worship

this

coming

Sunday.

I'm

assuming

this

is

Gary

George

Great

and I

have had

the

privilege of being in that beautiful new sanctuary.

That you have and I must say with all honesty, I think that that is the finest

Pulpit I've ever seen.

With the staircases going up on both sides of the pulpit with the beautiful railings

looks like something That Charles Spurgeon would have been delighted to stand behind.

Signed a building and that

really is

exactly

right years ago.

Great.

And in fact,

I have been

invited.

I don't know if you're aware of this But I've been invited once again to

be the moderator for the Q &A session of the next

conference that your seminary is having or your Institute your Bible Institute is having and.

Well, I am aware of it because I was the one to put your name for.

So,

yeah.

I had a blast doing it the last time and of course this time it's going to be less personal because it's a

Virtual version on that's right on the Internet.

That's exactly right.

And do you know what date that is?

I don't remember.

They're

going to have of what month.

Okay, okay great

and.

Even though I plan on repeating it later.

The website for Grace Church at Franklin if you ever want to find out more about this wonderful church.

And if you live near there Hopefully join this church if you don't already have a biblically faithful

Church home or visit there if you're going on vacation or recommend it to others who live or who

are visiting Franklin.

It's Grace Church at Franklin org.

Grace Church at Franklin org and as Pastor Bill said Earlier the act is spelled

out a T.

We're very used to using the at symbol and we're typing in things on the

Internet.

But this this you have to spell out the word at Grace Church a T Franklin

org and I think it would be good because of the The situation

going on with the corona virus.

For that before we go into our main topic keeping the gospel simple that you

let our listeners know about.

I now.

I can't remember right now if it's a sermon or a blog article, but you recently addressed.

God

and

the

corona

virus.

Well,

I

brought

up

people

were

talking

about

the

pneumonia

this

age.

Sunday from Proverbs 26.

Response.

From that to everything

nothing just happened that there are no accidents with God.

There may be we may make mistakes, but he does

now.

How do our listeners access those they just go to Grace Church at Franklin org or is there another site for those.

Well,

we

are

on

that's

right.

But I don't have any shit.

I was the first one.

Perhaps even the only one I don't know but at least the very first one to interview Tom

after the radical theological transformation.

For the better.

Yeah after Harold camping nearly brought that network to complete ruin through his

heresies.

Yeah, and thankfully Tom and Those that were remaining at the network

repented publicly of their following those heresies, they made it clear they

abandoned them and so I was thrilled to have such a

key role in this because John MacArthur

and grace community church in California.

Sun Valley, California.

They had refused every invitation by family radio to

be added to the new lineup and Because they were very leery that there were still

heresies being Taught there of mr. Camping and and someone on staff

there I believe.

Brother flowers J flowers.

He Heard the interview that I had with Tom and he said oh, we've got to

get We've got to get John MacArthur on family radio.

So after that interview I did.

The Lord used it to bring grace to you to the family right here.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Great.

And just a

little

bit more.

Information on your your congregation there at Grace Church at Frank Franklin.

How has the coronavirus pandemic affected your congregation and also the surrounding area there in

Franklin, Tennessee.

Yeah, I saw that on the news.

Wow.

In the immediate area where I am I Don't know of exact

statistics rules.

I know is that the governor governor wolf has begun loosening

the Restrictions not completely removing them but loosening them Here in

Pennsylvania, but my county Cumberland County was not among the first so

there must be a higher percentage of coronavirus patients and

possibly deaths in this area, which is why they have delayed any

kind of loosening of the restrictions.

But I would ask everybody to everybody listening to pray for the family of that

Individual who is killed by that fallen tree?

Either last night or today.

I can't remember what you said, but it was during the the windstorm there in Tennessee and

I appreciate that very much.

Well, we're going to our first break and when we return from that break, we will be in our main theme.

And I think it's a very good theme for we who profess the doctrines of sovereign

grace to take up as a

Major theme of discussion because of the fact that we are very often Perhaps

even more than any other group within Christianity accused

of making the gospel.

Confusing.

By.

Perhaps adding too much erudite discussion

during Presentations and so on sermons lectures.

And sometimes I believe that we are guilty as charged.

We're not always guilty of everything we're accused of.

But.

We're going to hammer through that keeping the gospel simple issue when we return From

the break, so don't go away.

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We are discussing or we are about to discuss Keeping the gospel simple

and our email address is chrisarnson at gmail .com.

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I.

Know that.

What I said in the way of introducing this topic before Has

got us criticism from folks who think that we make things overly complicated.

We who are under the nicknames of Calvinists and reformed and other labels that we have.

Obviously, I'm assuming you would agree pastor bill.

However, there is a difference between Preaching the simple pure

gospel to the lost and the difference between that

and discipling and educating.

The.

The flock the Saints on many other issues in the in the scriptures.

There is a difference between because there are issues in the Bible that are far more

complicated than.

The.

Than the gospel itself.

For instance, you know as you know, well we have in Acts chapter 8 and

beginning at verse 30 Philip ran up and heard the man reading and he's talking about the

Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah the prophet.

Do you understand what you're reading and Philip asked and The

Ethiopian eunuch replied.

How can I he said unless someone guides me?

So.

Obviously there are things in the scripture that are not as easy and as plain to

understand as the gospel we even have in 2nd Peter chapter 3.

Where Peter is telling us?

That.

Some of the things that Paul wrote are difficult for us to understand but.

Do you so far agree with where I'm coming from?

Yeah, I think.

Be

in

several.

Yeah,

it

won't

seem

very.

Then

the gospel

common

people

if we

realize

that our

hearers

are

knowing

the

gospel

which

is

autonomous

I'm

not again

even

the

gospel.

In other words, I could just keep explaining and keep digressing.

It's

a thing

that

people

and

they

see

it and

this

is

my second thinking

error.

I

don't

know

that I don't believe that I've

been the center looks to

cry

like and

to encourage him.

And

in fact

if

we

could pick

right up

right

right

where

you left off

there when we

return.

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With liberty and justice for all The Christian politics made simple

that's part four of that discussion and Then we have the following day

Friend of mine that I've known for many years Dr. David C Ennis who is a

professor at the King's College in New York City and We rarely have two

subjects The same two days in a row, especially when it's two different guests.

But he's going to be discussing something very similar.

His book is Titled Christ and the kingdoms of men foundations of political

life.

That's Wednesday the 6th of May and then my dear friend going back to the

1980s pastor Bill Shishko Of the Haven which is a congregation of the Orthodox

Presbyterian Church.

He is the pastor of the Haven in Deer Park, Long Island, New York, and we don't have a topic picked

yet.

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And when we had to Interrupt you because of the midway break.

You were just about to touch on the importance and power of prayer.

Saying

I was

but

I

think

Sunday

evening They give

we

this is a

different

sounding

note

Chris.

Maybe for

your

program

that

I

never did.

I

never

came

up,

but it

does

to me.

Yes, it does make sense.

But I think I have to add some caveats lest listeners misunderstand you.

Or perhaps we disagree to some at some point.

I Think that there are churches out there that their worship services are

Overly simple and They they don't leave adequate

time To instruct the disciples they are they are

catering the entire existence of the of the church to

lost people who may or may not wander in and they wind up Being

very repetitive.

I mean you mentioned Exegetical expository preaching before where

you're not going to be Repetitive if you are going verse by verse chapter by chapter

through the scriptures, so I think that's one of the benefits of that of expository preaching but many

churches are topical and they are.

Very.

Overly simplified almost on a on a child's level and therefore

the Congregation winds up starving or remaining stagnant and not growing in their faith

because they're not being taught.

Now I understand the extreme where you have some pastors

act as if they are seminary professors and I don't have any problem with a

pastor using 16 syllable words on occasion to explain something, but

he must break that down and Make make it clear

what the meaning of what he's saying it is.

So, I

think that

they're

exactly

right

and a

lot

of men

don't have

to

give.

I

know

several

Sunday

mornings

and even pay.

Placates

used about

the gospel of

man

-made

methodologies

some of them.

Charles Finney.

Some of the things you just know and give him Charles Billy Billy Sunday.

You

know,

I know

I've never

okay.

Well, I

still

had

somebody

wrote

a

message

for

dinner.

Amen.

On all of these man -made

methodologies

side

to increase

numbers a lot of

them

have

revenue in

mind.

If you

have more people

you have

more money

coming in.

I.

Don't know.

But I

know

I don't

want it and

I'm

assuming when

you

say you're

keeping

the

message

single.

The Christ in

him crucified.

That while you're doing expository preaching obviously you are dealing with

many other issues in the scripture, but you always have to Bring forth

Christ in him crucified.

I think we bring it back to Christ.

Whatever we are we bring it back to him.

Amen.

We have a listener who is somebody we were just talking about earlier.

And he has a couple of questions, but for the sake of time since there were other listeners waiting I'll just read

one of them.

This is Gary George.

Pastor Gary George of.

South of.

Sovereign Grace Chapel in Southbridge, Massachusetts.

And by the way, folks if you are visiting or live in that area Southbridge,

Massachusetts, the website is sovereign grace ma from Massachusetts org

Sovereign grace ma org.

And he asks is it evangelistically appropriate and biblically sound.

To tell the unsaved that God loves them not knowing if they are one of the.

Not knowing that they are one of God's elect.

First

of

all,

I

never

and

of

course.

It's revealed in Scripture that Jesus only loves the church as his spouse and

God only loves Individuals as his children if they are.

If they are saved we are all children of the devil until we are adopted

by him and.

And

saved

by

him.

Yes,

we

are

commanded

to.

We are commanded to Do what we are commanded to love our enemy, right?

That's right.

We ought to we ought to do good to love them.

But I'm not going to tell a general audience the gospel is not smile.

God loves you.

I can remember when I was

lost.

And.

Christians particularly my brother.

One of my brothers but.

And others would they would tell me how much Jesus loves me.

Yeah, and I used to think to myself.

Well, then I got nothing to worry about.

You know, I mean.

And.

Sometimes you even hear a preacher Telling people and God's love for you is infinite.

There's nothing that will snatch you from that.

Love etc.

What are you talking about?

This person may go to hell.

I mean you're lying to them if they turn out to be a reprobate.

I

think that's right.

And and and

to flip this

corn

over

and of

course we

could we

could

tell.

The the church the Saints the believers our brothers and sisters that God loves them.

Absolutely.

Absolutely, and this is something that kept in mind when you're teaching.

Amen.

We have to go to our final break right

now.

I'll be much more brief than the last one.

So if you have a question send it in now.

Chris Arnson at gmail .com.

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We are back with our discussion on keeping the gospel simple with pastor Bill Sasser of Grace Church

at Franklin and We have another Individual who I know him very

well.

I'm assuming you know him Pastor Ed Moore of the North Shore Baptist Church of Bayside,

Queens, New York.

I've known him going back to the early 1990s and he says Ask

pastor Bill if he remembers a guy from Albany, Georgia called Hal

McGregor.

I have no

idea.

I don't know this

person and.

So I just assumed Ed must know

Bayside Queens, New York, and he he originally.

Well He's from Pennsylvania originally, but he was

Gary Scott's youth pastor at Three Rivers.

That was my next question.

If you

do Gary, let's

see here.

Ed also asks.

Can you have bill.

Tell your listeners about bill and will?

Take

a

bunch

of

top

my

group

50s early 60s

come to

Nashville

back

in those

days.

Of

course,

Nashville

was nearly

50.

Well, I'm gonna share with our listeners about 20 seconds of bill and will or will and bill

no bill and will.

Let me take you babe.

Let me tell you baby.

Baby now don't you move till I can get myself inside of that door.

That's.

Checker

records.

And by the way, Ed next time you send in a question, how about trying to ask a theological one?

And this today's show is filled with People who

know and love you and that I know as well.

Let's see.

We have another question.

We have a series of questions.

We don't have time for them all but The aforementioned Ron McKinney.

Yeah, who I loved interviewing.

In fact, Ron's coming back to the show and in a few weeks.

In fact, let me quick grab my calendar.

Ron McKinney is going to be on the 1st and 2nd of June Monday and Tuesday the 1st and 2nd of June

and he is the pastor of the Kinsey Drive Baptist Church in Dalton, Georgia and.

He.

Asked several questions that we already addressed in our first interview.

Not our first interview, but our last interview.

So I will skip those if anybody wants to hear.

How.

Pastor Bill came to faith in Christ and also how he came to the doctrines of grace and other things like that.

Look him up on the archive at the Iron Shepherd's on radio website, and you'll hear other interviews, but he

asks Let's see, what is the difference between godliness and

moralism?

Good

question

and

some

of the

most

evil

people.

Like like many of the Pharisees were moralists, right and moralism.

Morality depending on what a

right?

Well, we are out of time believe it or not and pastor Bill Sasser's website is grace church

at Franklin org.

Grace church at Franklin org.

It is in Franklin, Tennessee.

Pastor Bill.

I hope you come back very soon.

In fact that if you hold on the line, I want to schedule another interview with you off the air.

I want to thank everybody who listened today, especially those who wrote in.

I want you all to always remember for the rest of your Lives that Jesus Christ is a far greater Savior than you

are a sinner.