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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 15:21:51 GMT -5
Every once and a while we send out an email newsletter to let people know what our ministry has been up to. They usually contain ministry reports with pictures, apologetics and salvation testimonies. And also helpful articles, videos and information about new books we have published. They also contain our itineraries for when we are touring around for evangelism. If you would like to receive these email updates to stay informed about our ministry, send an email to: openairoutreach-join@associate.com This will confirm your subscription to our emailing list with our service provider for mass emails. If you do not send an email to that address, you will not be added to the emailing list. And be sure to check out our latest newsletter here: openairoutreach.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/street-preachers-march-gay-pride-parade-preaching-repentance-jesse-morrell/
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 15:21:04 GMT -5
UPDATE: Every once and a while we send out an email newsletter to let people know what our ministry has been up to. They usually contain ministry reports with pictures, apologetics and salvation testimonies. And also helpful articles, videos and information about new books we have published. They also contain our itineraries for when we are touring around for evangelism. If you would like to receive these email updates to stay informed about our ministry, send an email to: openairoutreach-join@associate.com This will confirm your subscription to our emailing list with our service provider for mass emails. If you do not send an email to that address, you will not be added to the emailing list. And be sure to check out our latest newsletter here: openairoutreach.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/street-preachers-march-gay-pride-parade-preaching-repentance-jesse-morrell/
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 15:20:22 GMT -5
Every once and a while we send out an email newsletter to let people know what our ministry has been up to. They usually contain ministry reports with pictures, apologetics and salvation testimonies. And also helpful articles, videos and information about new books we have published. They also contain our itineraries for when we are touring around for evangelism. If you would like to receive these email updates to stay informed about our ministry, send an email to: openairoutreach-join@associate.com This will confirm your subscription to our emailing list with our service provider for mass emails. If you do not send an email to that address, you will not be added to the emailing list. And be sure to check out our latest newsletter here: openairoutreach.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/street-preachers-march-gay-pride-parade-preaching-repentance-jesse-morrell/
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 15:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 14:56:37 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 2, 2014 14:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Apr 13, 2011 10:06:08 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 28, 2010 22:45:22 GMT -5
Two days before this post, you made another one:
"I have backslidden and the problem is I no longer really care."
That explains a lot...
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Dec 28, 2010 22:43:41 GMT -5
There are plenty of bad street preachers out there, but you can dismiss all street preaching because of them. Open air preaching is seen all throughout the Bible.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Oct 24, 2010 22:55:54 GMT -5
What part of Ct?
I'll be there from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I plan on preaching at Yale, UCONN, and CCSU.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Oct 24, 2010 14:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Oct 24, 2010 1:24:05 GMT -5
Was Jesus Christ a member of mankind or the human race, that is, was He part of Adam's family tree? Could His humanity be traced back to the root of Adam? Where dd Jesus get His human nature from? Was Jesus a Son of Adam, or of the seed of Adam according to the flesh? Why do some theologians deny that Jesus was a Son of Adam? These questions are answered in the video teaching " Jesus, Son of Adam?" Part One: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIpPoRQRkWsPart Two: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTSlf2u5hY
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Oct 16, 2010 11:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Sept 29, 2010 20:04:50 GMT -5
The phrase "the imputed righteousness of Christ" is a theological term which is commonly used within the Church, but is it Biblical? In these videos I challenge the notion that we receive the imputed righteousness of Christ and explain that we rather receive imputed righteousness through Christ. The former has to do with justification by works of the law while the latter has to do with justification by grace. This teaching is absolutely vital to understand. PART ONE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mapoJ6XGPl0PART TWO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJGB2f85jGc
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Sept 23, 2010 16:18:16 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Sept 15, 2010 13:48:21 GMT -5
Open Air Outreach has been working very hard on creating good quality videos that have solid Biblical theology, to make available to freely watch on the internet. There is so much bad theology out there, especially on the internet. That is why we want to flood the net with free and solid Christian teaching videos! Our first big project “Is God the Author of Sin? Calvinism Refuted!” is now completed. Many Christians are unaware of the fact that “Reformed Theology” or “Calvinism” actually teaches that God is the author or cause of all sin. But this video exposes this false and blasphemous theology for what it really teaches, providing an abundance of quotes from Reformed Theologians on this topic. We show from Scripture how the God of the Bible is not the author or cause of sin but is actually the enemy of sin who never wanted sin to exist in the first place! God did not decree or cause the entrance of sin into the world for “the good pleasure of His will” but has actually been deeply grieved and broken hearted over the entrance of sin into the worl d, as the Bible clearly teaches (Gen. 6:5-6). The teaching is an hour and ten minutes long and we’ve divided it into five videos, about fifteen minutes each. These videos can be viewed in HD (720p) and you can watch them in two places: 1. www.OpenAirOutreach.WordPress.com2. www.YouTube.com/BibleTheologyPlease let me know what you think about our new video project! Many more good quality and solid videos are coming!
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Sept 9, 2010 23:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jul 15, 2010 17:53:53 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jul 5, 2010 16:54:45 GMT -5
“Beyond Augustine” is a theological / church history documentary which explores the free will controversy in light of the views of the Early Church and the Gnostic’s and how that relates to Augustine, Luther, and Calvin. Were Augustine’s views on human nature in accordance with the views of the Early Christians? Was the Reformation a return to the views of the Early Church? These and other similar questions are explored in this film. beyondaugustine.wordpress.com
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jun 27, 2010 0:27:45 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 26, 2010 12:19:47 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 25, 2010 12:48:56 GMT -5
I am excited about my new blog! I'm going to be posting my ministry newsletters there. The newsletters on the blog will have salvation stories, evangelism tips, apologetic answers, high quality pictures, etc. The latest newsletter " Preacher Arrested & Souls Were Saved!" is now available online at the blog. Check it out! openairoutreach.wordpress.com
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 19, 2010 13:58:07 GMT -5
Jesus was not born of a virgin to avoid the inheritance of some type of sinful substance, but he was born of a virgin because His Father was God. “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power o the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (Lk. 1:35)
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 8, 2010 0:20:52 GMT -5
Winkie Pratney believes in moral government theology and open theism. He really likes the writings of Charles Finney and Gordon Olson.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 8, 2010 0:01:23 GMT -5
That's exactly right.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on May 7, 2010 23:51:10 GMT -5
How long of a break are you taking brother?
Are you at the Church in Tampa?
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Apr 24, 2010 12:15:51 GMT -5
Jesus Christ was a Son of Adam
The Westminster Shorter Catechism says, “The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation sinned in him, and fell with him in the first transgression.” (Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q/A 16) Thomas Aquinas said that “a human being begets descendants as in the human being’s nature…. And so a parent transmits to descendants the first sin that corrupted the nature…. (Compendium of Theology by Thomas Aquinas, translated by Richard J. Regan, published by Oxford University Press, p. 149) Wayne Grudem said that “we also inherited a sinful nature because of Adam’s sin” (Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith, published by Zondervan, p. 214) Lewis Chafer said, “The Augustinian or realistic theory holds that the connection between Adam and his posterity was such, that by his individual transgression he vitiated human nature, and transmitted it in this corrupt and guilty state to his descendants by physical generation… Adam’s individual transgression resulted in a sinful nature…” Lewis Chafer (Systematic Theology, published by Kregel Publications, p. 311) The volume “A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages” states, “Original sin, according to Anselm, is the sinfulness, or guiltiness, which each descendent of Adam incurs at his origin. For at his origin he inherits a sinful human nature. That is, when Adam sinned personally his personal sin corrupted his human nature, with the result that the nature inherited by his progeny was also a corrupt nature.” (A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages, Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia and Timothy B. Noone, published by Wiley-Blackwell, p. 143) Louis Berkhof explains how certain theologians have taught that, “Adam suffered the loss of original righteousness, and thereby incurred the divine displeasure. As a result all his descendants are deprived of original righteousness, and as such the objects of divine wrath”. (Systematic Theology, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, p. 238) S. Michael Houdmann said, “Because of Adam’s and Eve’s disobedience, sin has been an ‘inheritance’ for all their descendants…. When Adam fell into sin, the result was every one of his descendants also being ‘infected’ with sin.” (Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered, published by WinePress Publishing, p. 378) John Rodman Williams said that “we are all heirs of Adam, and thereby inherit his sinful nature. What Adam became through the Fall has been passed down to all his successors” John Rodman Williams (Renewal Theology: Systematic Theology from a Charismatic Perspective, published by Zondervan, p. 270)
It has already been shown earlier in this volume that Adam did not have the power to change his nature nor the nature of anyone else, neither could sin itself change human nature, but that only God, who is the God of Nature, has the power to create and change human nature. This point does not need to be readdressed here. The question to be dealt with here is whether or not “all” the “successors” or “all” the “descendants” of Adam inherit his sinfulness and damnation. ... See More
We know with absolute proof from the scriptures that sin, guilt, and damnation is not heredity, transmitted, or inherited from Adam to all of his posterity because Jesus Christ was a descendant of Adam and He was not born sinful, guilty, or damned. On this point, it must first be shown that Jesus Christ was indeed a descendant of Adam. Consider the following arguments.
Jesus Christ was an offspring or descendant of Abraham. “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ” (Gal. 3:16). “For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took of him the seed of Abraham” (Heb. 2:16). Since Jesus Christ was of the seed of Abraham, this helps us to understand why God said to Abraham “in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed” (Gen. 26:4). The children of Abraham are the “brethren” of Jesus Christ, because He too was a child of Abraham. “For Moses truly said unto the fathers, a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren…” (Acts 3:22). “Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren…” (Heb. 2:14). If Jesus was not a descendant of Abraham, He could not be called the “brethren” of Abraham’s offspring.
Jesus Christ was also the offspring or descendant of David. “Hath not the scripture saith, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, were David was? (Jn. 7:42). “Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh” (Rom. 1:3). “Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel” (2 Tim. 2:8). “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book…” (Rev. 5:5). Jesus testified of his own heredity when he said, “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the Churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star…” (Rev. 22:16).
When the Bible says “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Mat. 1:1), the word “generation” literally means “source” “origin” lineage” “progeny” and “ancestry” (Thayer’s Definitions, e-sword). The Scriptures also says, “… Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ” (Mat. 1:16). These many passages that teach that Jesus Christ was of the posterity of Abraham and David and the child of Mary have very great theological implications. What can we conclude from these passages but that if Jesus Christ was of the root, offspring, or seed of Mary, Abraham, and David, then He was also of the root, offspring, or seed of Adam, since Mary, Abraham, and David were descendants of Adam? This logical conclusion cannot be avoided granted the premise given to us in Scripture.
• Jesus Christ was a descendant of Mary, David, and Abraham • Mary, David, and Abraham were descendants of Adam and Eve. • Therefore Jesus Christ was a descendant of Adam and Eve
Regarding the passages that reference Christ as the offspring of Abraham and David, Dr. Zacharius Ursinus said, “The argument which is drawn from these declarations made in relation to the Messiah, is most convincing; for if the humanity which he assumed was from the seed of Abraham, and of David, then he had a real human nature… Christ took this upon himself, and not a nature created out of nothing, or bought down from heaven… The flesh of Christ is the flesh of Adam… ” (The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism, translated by George Washington Williard, published by Elm Street Printing Co, 1888 Edition, p. 209)
God’s own statements on this topic should forever settle this controversial issue. God said to the serpent, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Gen. 3:15). This passage is understood to be prophetic of the incarnation of Jesus Christ and His victory over Satan. John Wesley noted, “A gracious promise is here made of Christ as the deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan… Notice is here given them… concerning Christ… His incarnation, that he should be the seed of the woman” (John Wesley, Commentary on Gen. 3:15). If Jesus Christ was of the seed of Eve, He was necessarily of the seed of Adam, because Eve could not independent of Adam have any offspring at all. No passage could make it any clearer than this one that Jesus Christ was in fact a descendant of Adam and Eve through his human mother Mary.
The ancestors of an individual on their mother side is no less their ancestors than the ancestors they have on their fathers side. The ancestors of an individual on their fathers side is no more their ancestors than the ancestors they have on their mother’s side. The ancestors a person has through their mother and through their father are both equally their ancestors. Therefore the Adamic lineage or heredity of Jesus Christ is by no means nullified, negated, or excluded by virtue of his virgin birth. Through God was His Heavenly Father, His ancestors through His mother were legitimate ancestors. Otherwise His ancestry from Abraham and David could also not be spoken of in scripture. Christ was a descendant of Abraham and David through His mother despite His virgin birth, and likewise, Christ was a descendent of Adam and Eve through His mother despite His virgin birth. His miraculous birth did not somehow make his human ancestry illegitimate. Jesus was both human and divine, being born of God and born of man. His virgin birth made Him both the son of God and also the son of man.
The term “son of man” is actually a phrased used one hundred and eight times in Old Testament. In Hebrew the phrase is son of “'âdâm”. It is interesting that the Hebrew word for man is Adam. Therefore phrase “son of man” actually means “son of Adam”. That is because in order to be a member of mankind you must be a child of Adam. If a person is a son of man then they are a child of Adam and if they are not a child of Adam then they are not a son of man. The New Testament applied this Old Testament phrase “son of man” to Jesus Christ eighty five times. This phrase is used in all four Gospels and in the Epistles in reference to Christ. Jesus Himself often used this phrase in reference to Himself. What could Jesus mean by this phrase but that He was truly a part of mankind? Or that He was truly a son of Adam through his mother? If Jesus was not a son of Adam then He was not truly a part of mankind. If Jesus did not take upon Himself human nature then He was not part of the human race. It was absolutely essential for Jesus Christ to become a descendent of Adam and to take upon Himself human nature if He was going to actually be a part of mankind or the human race.
• Being a child of Mary put Jesus Christ into a particular family. ... See More • Being a descendant of David put Jesus Christ into a lineage of kings. • Being a descendant of Abraham made Jesus Christ a Jew and an Israelite. • Being a child of Adam made Jesus Christ a human being that was part of the human race.
Some have rightly recognized that Jesus inherited human nature through His mother, but also falsely assumed that human nature was sinful, and therefore concluded that Jesus Christ inherited a sinful nature through his mother. Abraham Tucker said, “the sinful nature of Jesus; for that he did partake of a sinful nature by his birth from the woman, I see no reason nor scruple to doubt… He was a descendant of Adam, and when it is declared that in Adam all have sinned, no exception is made of him…” Abraham Tucker (The Light of Nature Persued, Volume Four, published by Hilliard and Brown, 1831 Edition, p. 109). The reasoning on this point is as follows:
• The nature transmitted from Adam to his descendents is a sinful nature • Jesus was a descendent of Adam and inherited human nature from His mother • Therefore Jesus inherited a sinful nature
If you grant their premise you cannot avoid their conclusion. But the fault in their logic is the presupposition that human nature, or the human constitution and composition, is itself sinful. They come to a wrong conclusion because they start with a wrong premise. They should have reasoned the following:
• Jesus was a descendant or posterity of Adam • Jesus was not formed or born with a sinful nature • Therefore a sinful nature is not transmitted from Adam to all of his descendants or posterity
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Apr 17, 2010 16:46:39 GMT -5
I read both of McCabe's books years ago and enjoyed them. His books are the first official book that I know of on the open view. It was the writings of L. D. McCabe that influenced Gordon C. Olson, who influenced Harry Conn, Winkie Pratney, etc.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Apr 17, 2010 16:43:25 GMT -5
I'm in the Austin area now and plan on coming to San Marcos. When do finals start?
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Apr 9, 2010 2:29:33 GMT -5
Ignatius said, "If anyone is truly religious, he is a man of God; but if he is irreligious, he is a man of the devil, made such, not by nature, but by his own choice." (Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume One, p. 61)
Irenaeus refuted the Gnostics and said, “Men are possessed with free will, and endowed with the faculty of making a choice. It is not true, therefore, that some are by nature good, and others bad.” (Against Heresies, Book IV, Chapter XXXVII)
Irenaeus also said, “Those who do not do it [good] will receive the just judgment of God, because they had not work good when they had it in their power to do so. But if some had been made by nature bad, and others good, these latter would not be deserving of praise for being good, for they were created that way. Nor would the former be reprehensible, for that is how they were made. However, all men are of the same nature. They are all able to hold fast and to go what is good. On the other hand, they have the power to cast good from them and not to do it.” (A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs by David Bercot, p. 287, published by Hendrickson Publishers)
Justin Martyr said, “We have learned from the prophets, and we hold it to be true, that punishment, chastisement, and rewards are rendered according to the merit of each man’s actions. Otherwise, if all things happen by fate, then nothing is our own power. For if it is predestined that one man be good and another man evil, then the first is not deserving of praise and the other to be blamed. Unless humans have the power of avoiding evil and choosing good by free choice, they are not accountable for their actions – whatever they may be … for neither would a man be worthy of praise if he did not himself choose the good, but was merely created for that end. Likewise, if a man were created evil, he would not deserve punishment, since he was not evil of himself, being unable to do anything else than what he was made for.” Justin Martyr (First Apology Chap. 43)
Tertullian, said, “No reward can be justly bestowed, no punishment can be justly inflicted, upon him who is good or bad by necessity, and not by his own choice.” (Doctrine of the Will by Asa Mahan, p. 61, published by Truth in Heart)
Origen said, “The Scriptures…emphasize the freedom of the will. They condemn those who sin, and approve those who do right… We are responsible for being bad and worthy of being cast outside. For it is not the nature in us that is the cause of the evil; rather, it is the voluntary choice that works evil.” (A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs by David Bercot, p. 289, published by Hendrickson Publishers)
Theodore of Mopsuestia denied the concept “that men sin by nature, not by choice”. (The Quarterly Christian Spectator, Volume Seven, published by S. Cooke, 1825 Edition, p. 270)
Gregory of Nyssa said, “For that any one should become wicked, depends solely upon choice” (Views in Theology, published by Truman and Smith, 1836 Edition, p. 55)
Eusebius said, “The Creator of all things has impressed a natural law upon the soul of every man, as an assistant and ally in his conduct, pointing out to him the right way by this law; but, by the free liberty with which he is endowed, making the choice of what is best worthy of praise and acceptance, because he has acted rightly, not by force, but from his own free-will, when he had it in his power to act otherwise, As, again, making him who chooses what is worst, deserving of blame and punishment, as having by his own motion neglected the natural law, and becoming the origin and fountain of wickedness, and misusing himself, not from any extraneous necessity, but from free will and judgment. The fault is in him who chooses, not in God. For God is has not made nature or the substance of the soul bad; for he who is good can make nothing but what is good. Everything is good which is according to nature. Every rational soul has naturally a good free-will, formed for the choice of what is good. But when a man acts wrongly, nature is not to be blamed; for what is wrong, takes place not according to nature, but contrary to nature, it being the work of choice, and not of nature!” (The Christian Examiner, Volume One, published by James Miller, 1824 Edition, p. 66)
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