November 16, 2020 Show with Dr. Ashley Null on “Performance Identity: The Folly of Striving to Earn God’s Favor”

The Meaning of Iron Sharpens Iron and the Day’s Theme

Live from the historic parsonage of the 19th century gospel minister George Norcross in downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania, it's Iron Sharpens Iron. This is a radio platform in which pastors, Christian scholars, and theologians address the burning issues facing the church and the world today.

Proverbs chapter 27 verse 17 tells us iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another. Matthew Henry said that in this passage we are cautioned to take heed with whom we converse and directed to have in view in conversation to make one another wiser and better.

It is our hope that this goal will be accomplished over the next two hours and we hope to hear from you the listener with your own questions. And now here's your host Chris Arnzen.

Good afternoon Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Lake City, Florida, and the rest of humanity living on the planet earth who are listening via live streaming at ironsharpensironradio .com. This is Chris Arnzen, your host of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, wishing you all a happy Monday on the 16th day of November 2020.

And we apologize for starting the broadcast late today. We had some technical difficulties since my guest is calling from Budapest, Hungary. So we got things straightened out and I'm glad that it wasn't longer a wait time to start the show than it was.

Prayer Request for Meint Plugman and Introduction of Dr. Ashley Null

But before I introduce my guest, I have an urgent prayer request. I just found out this morning that a very dear friend of mine, who those who have listened to my show when it goes back all the way to 2005, when I was broadcasting out of two local Long Island, New York radio stations on Long Island, WNYG and WGBV, you may remember the name Meint Plugman, that's M-E-I-N-T, P as in Peter, L-O-E-G-M-A-N, Meint Plugman, who is the pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Bohemia, Long Island, New York.

Well, he was a frequent guest and co-host on the Iron Sharpens Iron Radio program, a dear friend of mine spanning decades. I just found out this morning that he fell off a ladder on Sunday, Sunday morning, while he was cleaning leaves out of his church gutter.

He fell 10 feet and is in very critical condition, and even apparently, according to doctors, even if he survives this horrible accident, he will likely have very serious brain damage. So I would appreciate you praying for Meint, praying for a miracle in his healing.

Yes, we Reformed people still believe in miracles at the hand of a sovereign God who heals when he deems fit according to his plan and his purposes, and so pray for a miracle, and also pray for the family, the Plugman family, and I intend to keep you updated.

But my guest today is somebody that I've been waiting to have back on the program for quite some time. His name is Dr. Ashley Null, and some of my listeners may remember Dr. Null's interviews on the great English Reformer Thomas Cramner.

Dr. Null is considered one of the foremost scholars on the life, teaching, and legacy of Thomas Cramner, and I always have enjoyed having this brother on the program as my guest, and he is going to be addressing today his latest audiobook, Performance Identity, The Folly of Striving to Earn God's Favor, and it's my honor and privilege to welcome you back after an absence from our program that has gone on far too long as far as I'm concerned.

Welcome back, Dr. Ashley Null.

Thank you. It's good to be back. If I remember correctly, it was 2007.

Anglican Identity, the 39 Articles, and Greetings from Friends

That blows my mind, and it may have been even with my dear friend, Pastor Jacob Smith, who is the rector of St. George's, the historical St. George's Episcopal Church in New York City, which is still a biblically faithful congregation, adhering to not only, and most importantly, the scriptures, but also the 39 Articles of Religion, which is a faithful confessional statement, summarizing those inerrant scriptures.

And by the way, Reverend Jacob Smith sends his greetings to you. He was disappointed that he couldn't be a part of the program today because he already had a previous engagement. I also have greetings being sent to you by a mutual friend of ours, Dr. Joel Beakey, who is the president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who really thoroughly enjoyed his time with you in Egypt, and he wanted to make sure that I extended my greetings to you.

Also, I'm not even sure you know this brother, but he is quite aware of you, my dear friend, Reverend Roger Salter, who is the rector at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Birmingham, Alabama, who said, when hearing about our interview, this is a must for me, Chris.

Dr. Ashley Null is the best Anglican voice in America. I love it. I love his Kramner's Doctrine of Repentance. So that was from my dear friend, Roger Salter.

I was actually born in Birmingham, Alabama, so helping us grow as a seminary.

And by the way, there have been plenty of others who have been letting me know of their delight that you have joined us today from varying Anglican communions, both inside the official Church of England and out, and those within the Episcopal Church of the United States who have remained faithful to the Scriptures, the minority of brave souls that have stood steadfast and unwavering in their commitment to the Scriptures in the 39 Articles.

Many send their greetings to you as well. Well, this is obviously something that is a key issue that separates biblical Christianity from not only the Church of Rome, but also every cult and false religion, even those that would identify themselves as Christian and yet believe we have to earn God's favor and merit His favor in order to enjoy heaven with Him or whatever afterlife this group may teach exists.

And the audio book that you have created, Performance Identity, The Folly of Striving to Earn God's Favor, it is quite interesting that you used the term performance because you have been quite heavily involved in athletics in the world of sports, I think especially in the unprofessional realm for quite a long time, have you not?

Well, praise God for that. Well, tell us, what was it that led you to create this audio book?

Because obviously there are other things that have been written for centuries by the reformers themselves, by those that followed them, and leading up to our present day in the 21st century, we have many very well-known and fine heroes of the faith who have written against not only the folly of striving to earn God's favor, but the heresy of believing you can.

What was it that compelled you to create this audio book?

Every time I go in somewhere and give our listeners our email address,.

And you could join us on the air with a question of your own for Dr. Ashley Null, and the email address is chrisarnsen at gmail .com, C-H-R-I-S-A-R-N-Z-E-N at gmail .com. And please, as always, give us your first name at least, your city and state of residence, and your country of residence if you live outside the USA.

And please only remain anonymous if your question involves a personal and private matter. Let's say you are in a very strong disagreement with your own pastor or minister over this issue. You may be in one of those religions I mentioned earlier that teaches that we must strive to earn God's favor.

We must perform adequately for God in order to merit heaven, even if it's just in part. Perhaps you're a member of one of those groups and you don't want to identify who you are at this point. Or whatever the reason that would compel you to remain anonymous, if it's personal and private, you may feel free to do so.

But we ask you, please, if it's just a general question on theology on this issue, please give us your first name at least, your city and state and country of residence, and the email address is chrisarnson at gmail dot com, chrisarnson at gmail dot com.

Grace Alone, Performance, and Shame-Based Religion

Now, in your experience, what are some of the major ways that Christians, perhaps they're even Christians, who have even been raised in biblically sound churches? They have churches with creeds and confessions that are not aberrant or heretical or cultic.

They have been taught from the pulpit and from Sunday school and Bible studies and just from interaction with other Christians the truth that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, and yet they are still hung up with a false notion of performance, identity, and striving to earn God's favor.

What is the most common way that you've witnessed this taking place in Christendom?

Well, based on your performance, it is both a great strength and a great weakness of our country. I always joke that in 19th century England, if you had been whipped,. Opportunity... Amen, yes. Playing with friends in the street and so on, I was never a high school or college.

Athlete as far as being on an actual team, just played with your friends in the street and so on and watching sporting events, but no official sporting background.

Well, if we had a year on your high school...

You're supposed to feel like you failed.

Exactly.

I'm sure there are many coaches out there that would disagree that that was their role, but I know what you're saying. I mean, it's obvious that that is a phenomenon that exists. Well, he thinks that that is going to achieve a change in the individual whom he is shaming, and of course there could be ulterior motives of keeping your job as the coach and all kinds.

Of things. Just like a stereotypical drill sergeant, I think that we are to always obviously.

Feel deep remorse if we are truly one of God's people, one of his children, one of his elect. The Holy Spirit will be grieved and we will feel the urge and the desire to repent and please God and seek his enablement to change our ways because we very often feel like we have reached the end of our rope and are totally and utterly helpless in that achievement.

Chris, do kinds and those... Covered themselves up, both Adam and Eve with skins.

Forgiveness, the Woman in Luke 7, and the Need to See Our Sin

This is a perfect time, so I don't have to interrupt you mid-sentence. We have to go to first station break right now, and once again, if anybody wants to ask a question of your own to Dr. Ashley Null, perhaps some of you are really depressed, perhaps even to the point of having tragically suicidal thoughts, or even if it's not that severe, you find yourself just aching with misery because you have committed sin, you have committed sin that's perhaps scandalous, you have committed sin that has caused your own family and your closest friends and perhaps your employers and your colleagues, perhaps your pastor in your church or the leader of the religion that you're in and the members of that religion to turn their backs on you, to abandon you.

Well, please feel free to send in a question to Dr. Null, and obviously with all those scenarios that I mentioned, those would be obvious reasons why you might want to remain anonymous, but even if it's just a general theological question, send in your question to chrisarnson at gmail .com, chrisarnson at gmail .com, and as always, please give us your first name at least, your city and state of residence, and your country of residence if you live outside the USA.

And don't go away, we'll be right back with Dr. Ashley Null on performance identity. Here's what Gary DeMar, president of American Vision, had to say about.

Iron Sharpens Iron Radio recently. Good to be back, Chris, I always enjoy our time here. I have to tell you, you're one of the better interviewers out there, and I've been doing this for 30,.

More than 30 years. Wow, that's some compliment. How much do I owe you for that?

Uh, you don't have to owe me anything. We're in good, we're in good shape. I'm glad you said it.

On the air, so I don't have to brag about myself. Tell your friends and loved ones about Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, airing live Monday through Friday, 4 to 6 p .m. eastern time at ironsharpensironradio .com.

James White of Alpha Omega Ministries here. If you've watched my Dividing Line webcast often enough, you know I have a great love for getting Bibles and other documents vital to my ministry rebound to preserve and ensure their longevity.

And besides that, they feel so good. I'm so delighted I discovered Post Tenebrous Lux Bible rebinding. No radio ad will be long enough to sing their praises sufficiently, but I'll give it a shot. Jeffrey Rice of Post Tenebrous Lux is a remarkably gifted craftsman and artisan.

All his work is done by hand, from the cutting to the pleating of corners to the perimeter stitching. Jeffrey uses the finest in buttery soft imported leathers in a wide variety of gorgeous colors, like the turquoise goat skin tanned in Italy used for my Nestle All in 28th edition, with a navy blue goat skin inside liner, and the electric blue goat skin from a French tannery used to rebind a Reformation Study Bible I used as a gift.

The silver gilding he added on the page edges has a stunning mirror finish resembling highly polished chrome. Jeffrey will customize your rebinding to your specifications and even emboss your logo into the leather, making whatever he rebinds a one of a kind work of art.

For more details on Post Tenebrous Lux Bible rebinding, go to ptlbiblerebinding .com.

That's ptlbiblerebinding .com. Was your business shut down during the COVID -19 pandemic,.

Depriving you of earning any money, causing you to default on your rent as you try to survive without income? Maybe you've had to close your doors for good. The good news, you thought, was that you purchased business interruption insurance as a part of your business liability policy with a major insurance company who told you they are a good neighbor, or that you would be in good hands.

You filed a claim only to be told that it was denied due to the Pandemic Exclusion Clause. The Pandemic Exclusion? Since 2006, most insurance companies added this clause to enable them to deny your income loss claims in the event of a worldwide pandemic.

Do not give up. No matter what state you live in, call Buttafuoco Associates now at 1 -800 -669 -4878. Buttafuoco Associates is a part of a large multi-district litigation, and they are working with lead counsel to bring what they believe will be a successful lawsuit for these claims.

It is the best way for you to proceed. There's absolutely no risk to you. You do not have to pay them out of pocket, and there is no fee unless you recover on your claim. You need to call 1 -800 -669 -4878 right now.

Trust the law firm where the attorneys at one of the largest business firms on Long Island, New York, are sending their own clients for representation during this lawsuit. Buttafuoco Associates, here to help business owners rebuild their lives in the wake of the.

Pandemic. Call 1 -800 -669 -4878. I'm Dr. Tony Costa, Professor of Apologetics and Islam at Toronto.

Baptist Seminary. I'm thrilled to introduce to you a church where I've been invited to speak and have grown to love, Hope Reform Baptist Church in Coram, Long Island, New York, pastored by Rich Jensen and Christopher McDowell.

It's such a joy to witness and experience fellowship with people of God, like the dear saints at Hope Reform Baptist Church in Coram, who have an intensely passionate desire to continue digging deeper and deeper into the unfathomable riches of Christ in his holy word, and to enthusiastically proclaim Christ Jesus the King and his doctrines of sovereign grace in Suffolk County, Long Island, and beyond.

I hope you also have the privilege of discovering this precious congregation and receive the blessing of being showered by their love, as I have. For more information on Hope Reform Baptist Church, go to hopereformedli .net.

That's hopereformedli .net, or call 631 -696 -5711. That's 631 -696 -5711. Tell the folks at Hope Reform Baptist Church of Coram, Long Island, New York that you heard about them from Tony Costa on Iron Sharpens.

Iron. Iron Sharpens Iron Radio first launched in 2005. The publishers of the New American Standard.

Bible were among my very first sponsors. It gives me joy knowing that many scholars and pastors in the Iron Sharpens Iron Radio audience have been sticking with or switching to the NASB. I'm Dr.

Joseph Piper, President and Professor of Systematic and Homiletical Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Taylors, South Carolina, and the NASB is my Bible of choice.

I'm Pastor Chuck White of the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Tonawanda, New York, and the NASB is my Bible of choice. I'm Pastor Anthony Methenia of Christ Church in Radford,.

Virginia, and the NASB is my Bible of choice. I'm Pastor Jesse Miller of Damascus Road Christian Church in Gardnerville, Nevada, and the NASB is my Bible of choice. I'm Pastor Bruce Bennett of Word of Truth Church in Farmingville, Long Island, New York, and the NASB is my Bible of choice.

I'm Pastor Rodney Brown of Metro Bible Church in Southlake, Texas, and the NASB is my Bible of.

Choice. I'm Pastor Jim Harrison of Red Mills Baptist Church in Mayapac Falls, New York, and the NASB is my Bible of choice. Here's a great way for your church to help keep Iron.

Sharpens Iron Radio on the air. Pastors, are your pew bibles tattered and falling apart? Consider restocking your pews with the NASB, and tell the publishers you heard about them from Chris Arnzen on Iron Sharpens Iron Radio.

Go to nasbible .com, that's nasbible .com to place your order. Welcome back, this is Chris Arnzen. If you've just tuned in, our guest today for the entire program is Dr. Ashley Null, and he is a world-renowned Anglican scholar, perhaps especially on the life, teaching, and legacy of the great English performer Thomas Cranmer.

He is considered one of the foremost scholars in that area, and we are discussing a new audio book that he has available through Anglican House Publishers, and I'm hoping that many of our listeners will take advantage of this resource, Performance Identity, the Folly of Striving to Earn God's Favor, and if you could pick up where we left off, we do have quite a number of listeners waiting to ask their questions and have you answer them via email.

Obviously, you'll be audibly answering them, but their questions are coming in via email. We no longer have a call and show like we used to when you were a guest out of the Long Island New York radio stations, but if you could pick up where you left off before we take some of our listener calls.

I think the when they're afraid is actually true about them, and they run out the door before we can talk for them, not on what they feel they're worthy of. Hell there, where does he begin? Burden, not understanding, looking to be rescued, to believe that it should not perish, mentioned sin?

Not in that text, no. Does he explicitly mention hell? No. Well, he did hint at hell, obviously, because he said, will not perish,.

But he was mainly focusing on the gift of his son and the offer of eternal life for those who.

Believe in that son. The next two verses, Jesus makes clear, I do not come into the world to condemn it, because it already stands condemned. Right. I come into the world. Go ahead, I'm sorry. The third comfortable, is it true, sane and worthy of all men to be able to save sin?

Now that we know we will not go, committed to the known culture. One of the most powerful texts or series.

Of texts in the scriptures is in Luke chapter 7, and I'd like to read the whole chapter, but I don't have time. I'd like to start with verse 44, because of time limitations. Turning toward the woman, and the woman in this context is the very well-known woman that even non-Christians who have enough of a cursory knowledge of the Bible may have heard of this woman.

She is the woman who washed Jesus's feet with her tears and dried them with her hair and anointed them with very expensive perfume. And the text says, turning toward the woman, he, Jesus, said to Simon, do you see this woman?

I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but she has, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my feet with perfume. For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much, but he who is forgiven little, loves little.

Then Jesus said to her, your sins have been forgiven. One of the things, I don't want people to get the wrong idea from some of the things that you said, and I am very confident you would agree with me wholeheartedly, that in modern evangelicalism, some of the most thriving ministries, numerically, not thriving in a good way, I don't believe, have removed purposely the concepts of sin and the threat of hell from their vocabulary, from their sermons, from their books.

And this has become a very popular Christianity, which does nothing but salve the consciences of people and makes them feel very comfortable living an unrepentant life, where we see a woman loving Jesus much because she has been forgiven much.

And don't you agree that until we know the depths of our sinfulness, and of course, having limited minds, we will never truly know the depths of our own sinfulness, but getting an idea of how deep and depraved we are motivates us to even be more grateful and even celebrate more and rejoice more in our salvation, because we know what we have been saved from.

Is that not true?

Of course it's true. Absolutely not. Yes, of course. I've never made homemade ice cream. Never. I've eaten it, but I've never made it.

Not really. I just heat stuff up. I'm a widower, and my wife was a remarkable cook. In fact, I don't think I've ever had better food in a fine four-star restaurant than the way she cooked, and I just unfortunately never really taught myself how to learn to cook.

Well, I'm sorry to hear this. Yes, indeed. But I grew up in West Virginia, and we would do it somewhere. Maybe it looks when it's all there in the pale. Well, it's kind of a mixed-up, goopy mess. But I assure you, you don't give it a second thought.

Praise God for that. I'm going to go to one of our listener questions,.

And even though these questions—I'm not going to go to all of his questions. I'm sorry, Donald, but you've written quite a number of questions that could fill a week's or month's worth of radio programs.

But somebody who is extremely enthusiastic that you're on today, his name is Donald Veatch from Jacksonville, North Carolina. I usually don't give the listeners full names to our audience, but in this case, I thought I'd make an exception because he actually operates a Reformed Anglican website called TWISSE, T-W-I-S-S-E, and if any of our Episcopalian Anglican listeners are truly historic Anglicans, confessional and truly scriptural Christians, they may want to investigate that.

But Donald, his first question, and I'll limit him to two today, and maybe if we have more time later, we'll add some. But how would Dr. Cranmer, meaning Thomas obviously, address today's Church of England, today's Episcopal Church in the USA, today's.

Mainline. Protestantism, and today's American evangelicalism? In fact, what we're going to do.

Right now, we're going to have you continue to elaborate on your answer for Donald when we come back from our midway break. I don't want to cut you off mid-sentence because we have to go into the break very quickly.

And folks, please be patient with us during this midway break because at the middle of the show, our station break is longer by necessity because Grace Life Radio, 90 .1 FM in Lake City, Florida, requires of us a longer break because they are required by the FCC to localize this program to Lake City, Florida, and they do so by airing their own public service announcements and other local things.

So while they do that, we air our globally heard commercials. We ask you to use this time wisely by writing down as much of the information as you can from as many of our advertisers as you can so that you can more frequently and successfully patronize our advertisers.

That will obviously make them happy, and if they're happy, they're going to more than likely want to remain our advertisers, which will mean subsequently, God willing, we will remain on the air for a longer future because we absolutely positively depend on the finances that come in from our advertisers to exist.

Please always remember that. So please write down as much of the information as you can from our advertisers, and also write down questions for Dr. Ashley Null on performance identity, the folly of striving to earn God's favor, and send those emails to chrisarnson at gmail .com, chrisarnson at gmail .com.

Don't go away, God willing, we are going to be right back after these messages from our sponsors.

Cranmer, Assurance, and the Danger of Ecumenism Without the Gospel

James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries and the Dividing Line webcast here. Although God has brought me all over the globe for many years to teach, preach, and debate at numerous venues, some of my very fondest memories are from those precious times of fellowship with Pastor Rich Jensen and the brethren at Hope Reform Baptist Church, now located at their new beautiful facilities in Corham, Long Island, New York.

I've had the privilege of opening God's Word from their pulpit on many occasions, have led youth retreats for them, and have always been thrilled to see their members filling many seats at my New York debates.

I do not hesitate to highly recommend Hope Reform Baptist Church of Corham, Long Island to anyone who wants to be accurately taught, discipled, and edified by the holy scriptures, and to be surrounded by truly loving and caring brothers and sisters in Christ.

I also want to congratulate Hope Reform Baptist Church of Corham for the recent appointment of Pastor Rich Jensen's co-elder, Pastor Christopher McDowell. For more information on Hope Reform Baptist Church, go to hopereformedli .net.

That's hopereformedli .net or call 631 -696 -5711. That's 631 -696 -5711. Tell the folks at Hope Reform Baptist Church of Corham, Long Island that you heard about them from James White on Iron Sharpens Iron Radio.

Iron Sharpens Iron Radio depends upon the financial support of fine Christian organizations to remain on the air, like the Historical Bible Society. The Historical Bible Society maintains a collection of Christian books, manuscripts, and Bibles of historical significance spanning nearly a thousand years.

The mission of HBS is the preservation and public display of ancient scripture, dissemination of scripture, to provide tools equipping believers and Christian apologetics with evidence for the Bible's reliability, and to introduce Reformation literature and Christian art to a broader audience.

Since 2004, HBS has toured schools and churches throughout the Northeast United States, reaching thousands of believers and non-believers alike who are hungry for knowledge of the Bible. HBS's founder, Daniel P. Buttafuoco, attorney at law, is committed to sharing this collection, along with an inspirational historical message that will captivate you and your church.

Come journey through their website, historicalbiblesociety .org. The collection includes a complete 11th century Bible, an actual page of the Gutenberg Bible from 1455, the first book ever printed, the Geneva Bible, the 1611 King James Bible, and much, much more.

Visit historicalbiblesociety .org today. Thank you, Daniel P. Buttafuoco, attorney at law, for your faithful support of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio.

Pastor Bill Sousa, Grace Church at Franklin, here in the beautiful state of Tennessee. Our congregation is one of a growing number of churches who love and support Iron Sharpens Iron Radio financially.

Grace Church at Franklin is an independent, autonomous body of believers which strives to clearly declare the whole counsel of God as revealed in scripture through the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And of course, the end of which we strive is the glory of God. If you live near Franklin, Tennessee, and Franklin is just south of Nashville, maybe 10 minutes, or you are visiting this area, or you have friends and loved ones nearby, we hope you will join us some Lord's Day in worshiping our God and Savior.

Please feel free to contact me if you have more questions about Grace Church at Franklin. Our website is gracechurchatfranklin .org. That's gracechurchatfranklin .org. This is Pastor Bill Sousa wishing you all the richest blessings of our Sovereign Lord, God, Savior, and King Jesus Christ, today and always.

Chris Arnsen, host of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio, announcing a new website with an exciting offer from World Magazine, my trusted source for news from a Christian perspective. Try World now at no charge for 90 days by going to getworldnow .com.

That's getworldnow .com. I rely on World because I trust the reporting. I gain insight from the analysis, and World provides clarity to the news stories that really matter. I believe you'll also find World to be an invaluable resource to better understand critical topics with a depth that's simply not found in other media outlets.

Armed with this coverage, World can help you to be a voice of wisdom in your family and your community. This trial includes bi-weekly issues of World Magazine, on-scene reporting from World Radio, and the fully shareable content of World.

There's no and no credit card required. Visit getworldnow .com today. Also check out World News Group's podcast, The World and Everything In It, at wng .org forward slash podcast. That's W for world, N for news, G for group, dot org,.

Forward slash podcast. Every day at thousands of community centers, high schools, middle schools, juvenile institutions, coffee shops, and local hangouts, Long Island Youth for Christ, staff and volunteers meet with young people who need Jesus.

We are rural and urban, and we are always about the message of Jesus. Our mission is to have a noticeable spiritual impact on Long Island, New York by engaging young people in the lifelong journey of following Christ.

Long Island Youth for Christ has been a stalwart bedrock ministry since 1959. We have a world-class staff and a proven track record of bringing consistent love and encouragement to youths in need all over the country and around the world.

Help honor our history by becoming a part of our future. Volunteer, donate, pray, or all of the above. For details, call Long Island Youth for Christ at 631 -385 -8333. That's 631 -385 -8333. Or visit liyfc .org.

That's liyfc .org. We are excited to.

Announce another new member of the Iron Sharpens Iron Radio advertising family, Bhanu Gadi, owner of three New York pharmacies, Lee's Drugs of Floral Park, Long Beach Chemists, and Prescription Center of Long Island in Hempstead.

Bhanu Gadi earned a doctorate in pharmacy degree and is very knowledgeable on the current coronavirus pandemic. Please contact Dr. Gadi so he and his expert staff can give you proper guidance amid all the contradictory confusion we are all hearing in the media.

To find the pharmacy nearest you, call 516 -354 -2000. That's 516 -354 -2000. Or order online at leesdrugsrx .com. That's leesdrugsrx .com. Don't forget to ask about.

Their discount generic drug program. Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord Jesus Christ. My name is Bhanu Gadi. I'm a pharmacist in New York, which is the epicenter of the latest crisis the world is going through.

In Psalm 139 verse 14, the psalmist offers praise to the Lord like this, I praise you because I'm fearfully and wonderfully made and wondrous are your works that my soul knows very well. He saw God's goodness and mercy, kindness, and the beauty in what God has designed and he has erupted into praise.

In any crisis or problem, brothers and sisters, our only fallback position is to trust God's design. And once we do, there is nothing for us to do but to erupt in praise to him. When the whole world is searching for a solution, God in his infinite mercy has given us what we need to address this illness, which can be pretty serious.

Such is the beauty of his design. Knowing that design, how can we not erupt in praise to our great God like the psalmist did? May God bless you and give all of us wisdom to see greater things in his design.

Thank you. Linbrook Baptist Church on 225 Earl Avenue in Linbrook, Long Island is teaching God's.

Timeless truths in the 21st century. Our church is far more than a Sunday worship service. It's a place of learning where the scriptures are studied and the preaching of the gospel is clear and relevant.

It's like a gym where one can exercise their faith through community involvement. It's like a hospital for wounded souls where one can find compassionate people in healing. We're a diverse family of all ages, enthusiastically serving our Lord Jesus Christ in fellowship,.

Play, and together. Hi, I'm Pastor Bob Walderman and I invite you to come and join us here at.

Linbrook Baptist Church and see all that a church can be. Call Linbrook Baptist at 516 -599 -9402. That's 516 -599 -9402 or visit linbrookbaptist .org. That's linbrookbaptist .org.

Hi, this is John Sampson, pastor of King's Church in Peoria, Arizona, taking a moment of your day to talk about Chris Arnson and the Iron Sharpens Iron podcast. I consider Chris a true friend and a man of high integrity.

He's a skilled interviewer who's not afraid to ask the big penetrating questions while always defending the key doctrines of the Christian faith. I've always been happy to point people to this podcast knowing it's one of the very few safe places on the internet where folk won't be led astray.

I believe this podcast needs to be heard far and wide. This is a day of great spiritual compromise and yet God has raised Chris up for just such a time. Knowing this, it's up to us as members of the body of Christ to stand with such a ministry in prayer and in finances.

I'm pleased to do so and would like to ask you to prayerfully consider joining me in supporting Iron Sharpens Iron financially. Would you consider sending either a one-time gift or even becoming a regular monthly partner with this ministry?

I know it would be a huge encouragement to Chris if you would. All the details can be found at ironsharpensironradio .com where you can click support. That's ironsharpensironradio .com.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said,.

Give yourself unto reading. The man who never reads will never be read. He who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains proves he has no.

Brains of his own. You need to read. Solid Ground Christian Books is a publisher and book distributor who takes these words of the Prince of Preachers to heart. The mission of Solid Ground Christian Books is to bring back treasures of the past to minister to Christians in the present and future and to publish new titles that address burning issues in the church and the world.

Since its beginning in 2001, Solid Ground has been committed to publish God-centered, Christ-exalting books for all ages. We invite you to go treasure hunting at solid-ground-books .com. That's solid-ground-books .com and see what priceless literary gems from the past to present you can unearth from Solid Ground.