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Helping the body of Christ to understand what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it. Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and King!

I minister here in India, and everything I do is solely by God's grace and for His glory. My passion lies in faithfully standing on His Word, defending the truths of Christianity, and helping others know, live, and proclaim the gospel of Christ. God has called me to focus on two vital aspects of the faith: Apologetics and Discipleship. My prayer is to help others understand what they believe, why

they believe it, and how to live and defend it—always ready to give a reasoned and biblical defense of the faith (1 Peter 3:15) while contending earnestly for the truth of God's Word (Jude 3). I want every believer to see the glory of God's majesty, the holiness of His character, and the depths of His love as He reigns supreme over all. The gospel is too precious, too urgent, and too glorious to neglect in a world that so desperately needs to hear it. My Purpose – Apologetics

I am dedicated to equipping others with biblically sound answers to challenges against Christianity. My aim is to expose false doctrines and bring clarity to the truth of God's Word, as He originally intended. Inspired by the Bereans (Acts 17:11), I encourage testing all teachings against Scripture and holding fast only to what is true. By God's strength, I seek to bring the pure gospel to all nations, teaching them to obey everything Christ has commanded. My Passion – Discipleship

I long for every believer to see the majestic supremacy of God. Today's generation suffers from a shallow view of His holiness and often imitates the world rather than the Spirit of Christ. Through God's help, I hope to turn hearts back to the richness of His truth and power, equipping believers with wisdom to worship Him in spirit and in truth. A high view of God leads to deeper worship, bolder faith, and greater joy in His supremacy (John 4:24). Foundational Beliefs

Everything I do is anchored in the five solas of the Reformation, the bedrock truths of Scripture:

Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone): The ultimate authority in faith and life. Sola Gratia (Grace Alone): Salvation is a gift of God’s sovereign grace. Sola Fide (Faith Alone): Justification comes through faith in Christ alone. Solus Christus (Christ Alone): Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Soli Deo Gloria (To God Alone Be Glory): Everything is for His glory! Doctrinal Beliefs

The core beliefs are rooted in the London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689). This historical and biblically faithful confession has served as a theological standard for Reformed Baptists across the globe. I am committed to the truths it upholds as they align with Scripture and affirm the foundational principles of the Christian faith. Your Support in This Journey

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Your prayers are my greatest need. Everything I do relies fully on God's power, and I covet your prayers to continue this work faithfully. Pray that God grants me wisdom, strength, and perseverance as I seek to glorify Him and point others to Christ. Financial Help
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I humbly invite you to join me in this effort to renew the church in India and return to the “ancient paths” (Jeremiah 6:16), living and proclaiming God's truth for His glory alone. Together, let us lift high the name of Christ, that His Word may light up the darkness and transform hearts by His grace. To God alone be all the glory!

21/07/2025

THE FOOLS WHO DEFEND THE WOLF

The most dangerous threat to the church has never come from the outside. It has always come from within. The wolves never announce themselves at the door. They enter dressed as sheep, fluent in our language, quoting our Scriptures, and even speaking our creeds. They are not snarling beasts but smiling shepherds. And the tragedy is not merely that they deceive. It is that when someone dares to cry out and warn the flock, it is the voice of the shepherd that gets silenced.

We live in a time when discernment is called division, warning is labelled hate, and guarding the flock is treated as arrogance. Instead of fearing the wolf, many now fear those who expose him. The man who preaches truth is shunned while the one who whispers lies is given a platform. The one who cries out, “Danger is near,” is told to sit down and be more loving. And while the sheep are being devoured, the shepherd is accused of being ungracious for naming the devourer.

But Scripture never calls for silence in the face of deception. Paul didn’t whisper when he named Hymenaeus and Alexander who made shipwreck of the faith. He didn’t suggest that the Galatians dialogue with the Judaizers. He said, “If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:9). He told the Ephesian elders with tears that after his departure savage wolves would come in, not sparing the flock, and that even from among their own selves men would arise, speaking twisted things to draw away disciples (Acts 20:29-30). His solution? “Be alert.”

But today, the word “alert” has been replaced with “inclusive.” “Contend for the faith” has been exchanged for “coexist.” We are told not to offend, even if souls perish. We are told to remain neutral, even if the gospel is at stake. We are told to love the wolf in the hope that he will turn into a sheep. But no amount of kindness changes a predator. A wolf is not misunderstood. He is dangerous.

When men of God rise up to name false teachers and call out heresies that are destroying lives, they are accused of causing division. But the Word is clear, those who distort the gospel are the ones causing division. “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them” (Romans 16:17).

Avoid them. Not follow them. Not promote them. Not host them at conferences.

Christ Himself was not soft toward deceivers. He called them whitewashed tombs and blind guides. He warned that many false prophets would arise and lead many astray (Matthew 24:11). He said they would come in sheep’s clothing but inwardly be ravenous wolves (Matthew 7:15). And He did not tell us to pet them. He told us to beware of them.

Truth is not cruel. Truth is not unloving. Truth is the most urgent need of the hour. A shepherd who warns the sheep is not hateful. He is obedient. A pastor who calls out deception is not divisive. He is being faithful. It is the silence that kills. It is the compromise that feeds the wolf. And it is the applause of ignorant sheep that gives the wolf his confidence.

If the church cannot tell the difference between a shepherd and a hireling, between truth and error, between light and darkness, then we are not being loving. We are being blind. And when we rebuke those who speak truth while protecting those who preach lies, we are no longer a church. We are a feeding ground for destruction.

Let the shepherds rise again. Let them shout from the rooftops. Let them name the wolves. Let them be hated, rejected, ridiculed. Better to be thrown out by men than to be found silent before God.

Because on that day, it won’t matter how tolerant we were. It won’t matter how accepted we were in the eyes of men. What will matter is whether we kept watch over the souls entrusted to us. What will matter is whether we stood with Christ and warned His bride.

The sheep do not belong to us. They belong to the Chief Shepherd. And He does not take lightly those who refuse to guard His flock.

So if you must choose between the praise of men and the protection of the sheep, choose the sheep. Choose the truth. Choose the narrow road. Even if you stand alone.

Because the Shepherd who sees in secret will never forget the one who cried out when others stayed quiet.

And He will say on that day, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

20/07/2025

HOW DO I KNOW I AM ELECT?

It is the question that has robbed many of sleep. It sits at the back of the mind like a shadow, whispering during sermons, creeping up during moments of failure, and especially when silence fills the room. Am I truly one of the elect? What if I’m just going through the motions? What if I’m no different from Judas, close to Christ but never known by Him?

You are not alone in asking this. In fact, it is one of the clearest signs that grace is at work. The dead do not ask questions about eternal life. The spiritually blind do not tremble over truth. The false convert is not tormented by a fear of being false. It is the sensitive conscience, awakened by the Spirit of God, that begins to cry out for assurance not based on emotion but on evidence.

The church is full of activity. People attend. They sing. They serve. They give. But none of these prove election. The Pharisees were more disciplined. The crowds followed Jesus eagerly. Even demons confessed His lordship. Activity is not assurance.

So how then can a man know that he is elect?

The answer is not found in a mystical voice or emotional experience. It is not found in signs and wonders or some moment of fire at an altar. The answer is in the Word of God. The same Word that declared your condemnation also proclaims your adoption. And it lays out the marks of those whom the Father has chosen before the foundation of the world.

Do you believe the gospel? Truly believe it?

Not just nod in agreement. Not merely recite it. But have you seen yourself for who you are, a sinner without excuse, dead in sin, incapable of earning favour? And have you laid hold of Christ as your only hope, not as an accessory to your life, but as your life itself? Paul says salvation is not by works but by grace through faith, and that faith is not from us, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). The elect come to Christ because they have no other refuge.

Has your heart been changed?

The elect are not those who merely switch religions. They are those who are made new. Not perfect. But changed. There is a new war within. A hunger for the Word. A hatred for sin. A desire to be holy that the flesh still resists, but the Spirit keeps igniting. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). They don’t just visit the pasture. They follow the Shepherd. And when they wander, He brings them back.

Are you enduring?

Election is not proven by how we begin but by the fact that we don’t stop. False converts may shout loudly at the start but fade into the world when the cost is too high. “They went out from us, but they were not of us” (1 John 2:19). But the elect hold fast through suffering, through seasons of doubt, through backsliding and restoration. Not because they are strong, but because the One who called them is faithful. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion” (Philippians 1:6).

Do you love Christ?

Not the idea of Christ. Not the culture of Christianity. But Christ Himself. Can you say, even in your weakness, “Lord, You know all things. You know that I love You” (John 21:17)? The elect do not merely believe a set of doctrines. They love the One who died for them. And even when that love is weak and battered, it clings to the cross.

So if you’re asking the question. if your soul is trembling and your heart is longing to be sure, that is not the voice of death. That is the evidence of life. The unregenerate do not worry about being regenerate. The reprobate do not mourn over sin and cling to Christ. But the elect, though they doubt, always return to the same place; the cross.

They do not find assurance in their strength. They find it in His promise. “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out” (John 6:37). That is the comfort of the chosen.

Not that they always walk perfectly. But that when they fall, they run back to Christ.

And He receives them. Every time.

That is how we know.

We are still clinging. We still believe. We still follow, even if limping.

The elect never stop returning.

And one day, they will hear the words they were made for: “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Master.”

Not because they were flawless.

But because they were chosen. And kept. All the way home.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

20/07/2025

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The Reformation Resurgence

20/07/2025

THEY WERE HIS BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

Christ does not lose. He does not bleed in vain. He does not cry out, “It is finished,” only for His sheep to wander off and perish. That is the lie of man-made religion. But Scripture tells a different story. A true and terrifying one for those who want to take comfort in their own will, their own decisions, their own efforts.

Jesus said, “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day” (John 6:39). Not most. Not almost all. But all. Everyone whom the Father gave to the Son before the world began will be drawn, will be kept, and will be raised. No devil can pluck them out. No sin can finally condemn them. No weakness will disqualify them. Not one will be lost.

We were dead. Not sick. Not seeking. Dead. And dead men do not choose Christ. Dead men do not cry out for grace. Dead men rot unless Someone speaks life. Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:44). That is not an invitation. It is a declaration. The gospel is not a message of possibility. It is a pronouncement of power.

This is why the Church does not belong to the crowd. It belongs to the Shepherd. He calls His sheep by name, and they come, not because they are smarter than others or more open to truth, but because they were chosen before time and appointed to eternal life. Acts 13:48 does not say, “As many as believed were appointed to eternal life.” It says, “As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.” Regeneration precedes faith. Grace is the cause. Faith is the result.

To be one of His little ones is not a matter of soft emotion. It is a matter of divine election. The Father chose. The Son died. The Spirit calls. And the result is a people who are His. Bought. Marked. Preserved. Not because they held on to Him, but because He holds them fast.

That is why Romans 8:30 speaks with such certainty. “Those whom He predestined, He also called. Those whom He called, He also justified. And those whom He justified, He also glorified.” There is no break in that chain. No one falls through the cracks. No one makes it halfway and turns back. From eternity past to eternity future, God completes what He begins.

And so, in a world of religious marketing, altar calls, emotional manipulation, and man-centred theology, we must remember this, Jesus does not need anyone’s permission to save. He saves because He was sent to do so. He does not wait for the sheep to come. He finds them, lifts them, and carries them home.

Not one will be lost. Not one will fall away. Not one for whom Christ died will perish.

And if that offends the pride of man, let it offend. Grace was never meant to flatter us. It was meant to glorify God.

So if you belong to Him, rest. Not in your strength. Not in your devotion. Not in your repentance or your love. Rest in the One who set His love upon you before the world began. Rest in the Shepherd who laid down His life not for goats, but for His sheep. Rest in the covenant sealed with His blood. Rest in the promise that before the foundations of the earth were laid, your name was written in the Lamb’s book of life.

And if you fall, He will carry you. If you wander, He will bring you back. If you doubt, He will hold you still. He will finish what He started. He will not lose one of His own.

Not because you are worthy, but because He is faithful.

Not one of His little ones will be lost. Not one.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

19/07/2025

THE LIE THAT GOD CALLS EVERYONE HIS CHILD

It sounds noble. It feels kind. It rolls off the tongue at funerals and prayer breakfasts. “We are all children of God.”

But the question is not whether it feels right. The question is whether it is true.

And the truth is, the Bible never says that all people are God's children. In fact, it teaches the exact opposite.

From the very beginning, Scripture draws a clear line. God is the Creator of all (Genesis 1:27). He gives life, breath, and being to everyone (Acts 17:25). But being made by God is not the same as belonging to Him. Creation does not equal adoption.

Jesus said something that would get Him cancelled in most churches today. In John 8, He looked at the most religious men of His day; men who believed in one God, who read the Scriptures, who prayed, fasted, and tithed and said to them, “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires” (John 8:44).

He didn’t say, “You’re a little off.” He said, “You don’t belong to My Father. You belong to someone else.”

So the idea that everyone is automatically God’s child just because they exist is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. It gives people false assurance. It puts a blanket of comfort over the very ones Scripture calls children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3).

Let that sink in. Paul, writing to believers in Ephesus, reminds them that before they came to Christ, they were once dead in sin, following the world, serving Satan, and were “by nature children of wrath.” That is the natural state of every human being, born under sin, separated from God, not part of His family.

So how does someone become a child of God?

John 1:12 answers it with precision. “But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.”

Notice the words - “He gave the right.” No one is born with that right. It is not natural. It is given. And it is only given to those who believe in Christ.

That same chapter continues, “who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:13). In other words, this new birth is not by human effort or family heritage or religious tradition. It is supernatural.

Paul echoes this in Galatians 3:26, “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.” Not through birth. Not through effort. Not through morality. Through faith. And not just any faith, but faith in Christ Jesus.

The modern idea that God is everyone's Father is sentimentalism, not Scripture. It softens the blow of sin. It removes the urgency of the gospel. It lets people stay in rebellion while whispering to them that they are already in the family.

But Jesus didn't come to affirm our status. He came to change it.

He came to save those who were lost (Luke 19:10), to reconcile enemies (Romans 5:10), to redeem slaves (Galatians 4:4–5), and to adopt spiritual orphans into the family of God (Ephesians 1:5).

Adoption is not universal. It is not automatic. It is a miracle of grace that happens when God makes dead sinners alive in Christ.

That is why the gospel is urgent. That is why missions matter. That is why repentance is not optional. Because the world is not filled with God’s children. The world is filled with people who need to become God’s children, through Christ.

The Bible never says all are God’s children. It says all can be, if they come to the Son.

As Jesus said in John 14:6, “No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

That does not leave room for universal fatherhood. But it opens wide the door of adoption for all who will come. And that is a far better truth than any comforting lie.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

19/07/2025

Have you ever considered persecution as a gift?

Not the kind we want. Not the kind we ask for. But the kind that tears through the illusions of comfort and reveals what is truly alive. The kind that does not pamper the flesh but exposes the heart.

Persecution has never destroyed the Church. It has only ever refined it. The more the world has tried to crush it, the more the blood of saints has soaked the soil with eternal witness. The Church does not die in persecution. It rises. Purified. Proven. Unshakable.

Jesus never promised safety. He never offered applause. He said plainly, “If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20). Paul did not speak of it as a tragedy. He said, “It has been granted to you for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake” (Philippians 1:29).

Did you catch that? Granted. Not punished. Not allowed. Granted. A gift. Suffering for Christ is not a tragedy. It is an honour.

Persecution does what ease cannot. It smashes idols we thought we never had. It forces our theology into the light. It separates the confessors from the pretenders. It burns off what is shallow, sentimental, and worldly. What remains is the real Church. Bloody. Weeping. Faithful.

Persecution is not the threat. Comfort is.

It is comfort that chokes conviction. It is comfort that fills pews with consumers. It is comfort that turns pulpits into stages and shepherds into celebrities. And it is comfort that will keep many from standing when the sword is drawn.

So yes, persecution is a gift. A painful, sanctifying, purifying gift that no man naturally wants but every true disciple learns to cherish. Because in that furnace, Christ is seen more clearly. And in that fire, we find out who we really are.

Let it come. Let it strip us down to Christ alone.

He is worth it. Always.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

18/07/2025

THE THING THAT’S KILLING THE CHURCH

It’s not persecution that is destroying the church.

The early church faced the sword, the fire, and the arena. They were hunted, hated, and killed. And yet they flourished. The more the world tried to silence them, the louder the gospel rang. Persecution has never been the church’s problem. It has always been its refiner.

What’s destroying the church is not out there. It’s what we’ve let in.

The real threat is compromise. Not the aggressive kind. The silent kind. The one that doesn’t kick down the door but walks in through the back with a Bible in hand and a smile on its face.

It’s the sermons that sound biblical but never say anything. It’s the churches full of people but empty of repentance. It’s the leaders who are more afraid of offending people than offending God.

The world doesn’t have to burn our Bibles. It just needs to convince us not to open them.

It’s not atheism. It’s not Islam. It’s not secular politics. Those don’t hide. We know what they are. The real enemy is the one that sounds Christian, looks religious, uses Scripture, but twists it just enough to keep sin comfortable and truth negotiable.

Eve didn’t rebel against God by rejecting Him. She simply entertained a modified version of His Word. That’s all it took.

And that’s what’s happening now. We have churches that quote verses and deny the meaning. We have pastors that know Greek and Hebrew but fear men more than they fear God. We have ministries that thrive on numbers and compromise everything to get them.

We’ve rebranded sin as struggle, conviction as hate, repentance as trauma, and truth as legalism.

Where are the men who will weep over the state of the church? Where are the watchmen who will blow the trumpet? Where are the shepherds who will chase wolves instead of pet them?

The Bible does not give space for compromise. It never did.

Romans 12:2 says do not be conformed to this world
2 Corinthians 6:17 says come out from among them and be separate
James 4:4 says friendship with the world is enmity with God

These are not suggestions. They are the dividing line between truth and error.

Jesus said many will come saying “Lord, Lord,” and be cast away because they lived in disobedience while wearing a Christian mask (Matthew 7:21-23). He said the lukewarm will be spit out. That is not a warning to pagans. That is a warning to churches who think compromise is harmless.

If we do not call it out now, we will be swallowed by it.

Look at history. Rome didn’t destroy the church by force. It corrupted it through favour. The popes didn’t deny the Bible. They buried it under traditions and ceremonies. The Reformation didn’t come from activists. It came from men who were sick of the compromise inside the church.

We are there again.

The true gospel will never fit in. It doesn’t need to. It calls men to die. It demands repentance. It exalts Christ alone. And it cannot be edited for modern approval.

The church is not losing because the world is getting darker. It’s losing because we keep dimming the light.

Preach the whole truth. Call sin what it is. Refuse to tone it down. Fear God more than likes, more than applause, more than platforms, more than careers.

Because the greatest threat to the church is not persecution.

It’s a church that stops being the church.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

17/07/2025

A follower shared this image and asked for my thoughts.

I think this image reveals more about modern Christianity’s celebrity addiction than it does about the bible. This entire idea, that Calvinism is somehow dependent on three American pastors betrays a tragic ignorance of history and Scripture.

Calvinism did not begin with John MacArthur, R. C. Sproul, or John Piper. It did not rise in the 20th century and it certainly will not fall because of their absence. These men are not the foundation. They were stewards. And faithful ones. But the truth they preached did not originate with them.

Let’s go back to the beginning. In Genesis 6:5, the Lord saw that “every intention of the thoughts of man’s heart was only evil continually.” That is total depravity. Not a theological invention, but a divine verdict. After the flood, man remained the same. In Genesis 8:21, God declared again, “the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth.” No one taught this to Moses. It was God's own conclusion about human nature.

Move forward to Abraham. He was not chosen because of something noble in him. He was an idolater in a pagan land (Joshua 24:2), yet God called him out and made him the father of many nations. That is unconditional election. God did not ask Abraham’s permission. He simply called, and Abraham followed. The covenant was God's initiative.

Go to Exodus. God chose Israel, not because they were greater in number or better in heart, but because He loved them and had set His affection on them (Deuteronomy 7:6-8). Pharaoh’s heart was hardened by God (Exodus 4:21), and Paul later explains why in Romans 9, that God may show His power and proclaim His name in all the earth. That is divine sovereignty. And it is offensive to human pride. But it is the testimony of Scripture.

Go to the Psalms. David declared in Psalm 51:5, “Surely I was sinful at birth.” In Psalm 14:3, “There is none who does good, not even one.” Go to the prophets. Isaiah said in 53:6, “We all like sheep have gone astray.” Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” These are not the words of a theologian. They are the Word of God. They reveal a humanity that cannot and will not come to God unless He intervenes.

Then comes Christ. In John 6:44, He says, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” That is not an offer. It is a limitation. Salvation is not possible without the sovereign drawing of the Father. In Matthew 11:27, Jesus declares, “No one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” That is divine election, not corporate, not general, but specific and personal.

When Jesus laid down His life, He did not do it as a vague offer for a world that might believe. He did it for His sheep (John 10:11), for His people (Matthew 1:21), for the church (Ephesians 5:25). And He said all whom the Father gives Him will come to Him, and He will raise them up on the last day (John 6:37-39). Not one will be lost.

After Pentecost, the apostles preached this same message. In Acts 13:48, “All who were appointed to eternal life believed.” In Romans 8:29-30, Paul lays down the unbreakable chain: “those whom He foreknew He also predestined… called… justified… glorified.” In Ephesians 1:4-5, “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world… predestined us for adoption.” That is not man’s gospel. That is God’s gospel.

Now trace that forward. The early church fathers affirmed God’s sovereignty in salvation, even if not with perfect clarity. Augustine stood firm in the fifth century against Pelagius, declaring that man is unable to turn to God without grace. The Council of Orange in 529 upheld that salvation begins with God, not man.

A thousand years later, when Rome had buried the truth under layers of tradition and works, God raised up Reformers not to create a new gospel, but to recover the old one. Men like Luther and Calvin and Knox simply opened the Bible again. And the truths poured out, unchanged, undiminished, and still offensive to human pride.

Calvinism did not begin in the 1500s. It began in Genesis. It echoes through every book of the Bible. It rises from the pages of Scripture because it is not a system it is the very story of salvation from the fall to the cross to the return of Christ.

You want to talk history? Calvinism survived the death of John Calvin in 1564. It endured bloody persecution under Roman Catholic rulers. It outlasted the Synod of Dort’s opponents in 1619. It flourished through the Puritans, was revived under George Whitefield, and shaped the greatest mission movements through men like William Carey and David Brainerd. Charles Spurgeon thundered it from the Metropolitan Tabernacle and called it “the Gospel and nothing else.”

Did it die with Calvin? With Knox? With Bunyan? With Edwards? With Spurgeon? No. Because the truth does not die when a man dies. And if the truth can die with a man, it was never truth to begin with.

What is being buried is not Calvinism, but the shallow, personality-driven version of Christianity that cannot see beyond a few preachers. The Word of God is not bound. And the doctrines of grace will keep marching on not because men protect them, but because God sustains them.

Will Calvinism survive? Ask the God who declared the end from the beginning and does all things according to the counsel of His will (ephesians 1:11). If He is sovereign, then His truth cannot be buried.

No man carries the Gospel on his back. The Gospel carries men. And when one dies, God raises another. That is why the church still stands. That is why Calvinism will never die.

It is not built on Calvin. It is built on Christ.

He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jeremiah Knight

The Reformation Resurgence

17/07/2025

I had my Bible open, my thoughts heavy, and my heart completely exposed before the holiness of God. I didn’t plan to write a poem. I was just trying to find some clarity in the middle of a lot of inner darkness. But what came out was sharp and painful.

The Lord showed me something even deeper, not a sin out there in the world, but the one hiding right inside me. Pride. It’s the sin that doesn’t just disobey God, but quietly convinces us that we know better. It’s the sin that caused Satan’s fall and still takes many down today especially those who think they are doing well.

This new piece wasn’t easy to write. It didn’t come with joy. It came with conviction. It didn’t feel good. It felt like surgery. Each sentence exposed something in my own heart. This isn’t a poem to make us feel good. It is meant to wake us up. To tear away the lies we tell ourselves and show us the truth about what pride is doing inside us.

If the first poem was a song of the gospel, this one is the hammer that breaks the hard heart.

Take your time reading it. Let it speak to you.
It spoke to me first. And it hurt.

I AM PRIDE

I don’t knock. I move in.
Quiet. Polished. Well-dressed.
You don’t notice me because I wear your voice.
Your tone.
Your logic.
Your rights.

I don’t tempt you with evil.
I convince you you’re good.
I don’t push you into sin.
I convince you you’re strong enough to handle it.

I told Eve she deserved more.
I told Cain his sacrifice was enough.
I told Pharaoh, “Who is the Lord that you should obey Him?”
I whispered to Nebuchadnezzar,
“Look what you built.”
And he believed me.

I don’t hate the Bible.
I just make you confident you already understand it.
I don’t reject correction.
I just make you believe it doesn’t apply to you.
I don’t silence the gospel.
I make you the gospel.
Your story. Your name. Your success.
I just edge Jesus out with your reflection.

I make you compare, not repent.
I feed you applause but starve you of grace.
I wrap your wounds in ego so they never heal.
I teach you to blame your scars on others,
while you avoid the mirror of truth.

I hate brokenness because it’s the one place I die.
I hate repentance because it tells the truth about me.
I hate humility because it starves me.
And I loathe the cross
because it crushes everything I built.

I live in your silence during worship.
I thrive in your offense when confronted.
I hide in your ministry, in your knowledge,
in your long prayers and your louder opinions.
But I tremble at the sound of
“Have mercy on me, a sinner.”
Because that’s where my mask is ripped off.

I’m not a demon you cast out.
I’m the idol you refuse to smash.
I am not outside you.
I am you, without grace.

My name is PRIDE.
And I promise you this:
Stay with me,
And you will never kneel.
Never weep.
Never break.
Never worship.

And you will never truly live.

But if you ever meet the Man on the cross
The One who humbled Himself
To the point of death
Even death on a cross
Then I will have no voice.
Because where Christ is exalted,
I am crucified.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Genesis 3:4-5
Genesis 4:3-7
Exodus 5:2
Daniel 4:30-31
Proverbs 16:18
Romans 12:3
Galatians 6:14
Luke 18:9-14
Philippians 2:5-8
James 4:6
1 Peter 5:5
Isaiah 14:13-15
2 Timothy 3:2-5
Revelation 3:17
Luke 9:23
Jeremiah 17:9

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Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord! The Reformation Resurgence is a Christian Apologetics and Discipleship Organization in India. We are here to only glorify God, by helping the Church which is the body of Christ to understand what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it and to stand strong in the faith and “always be ready” (1 Peter 3:15) to give an intelligent, biblically accurate, and a gracious defence of the Christian faith (Jude 3). We seek to inform, encourage, strengthen, and equip ordinary Christians, and have a particular concern for missionaries, pastors, and those training for the ministry. We also seek to produce material that is evangelistic and in God’s providence may be used as a means to bring people to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as their saviour and Lord. Proclaiming God’s holiness and His sovereignty is central purpose of The Reformation Resurgence. God has entrusted this ministry to us, and we do not take our calling lightly! OUR PURPOSE – APOLOGETICS The Reformation Resurgence is dedicated to equipping Christians with well-researched information on issues that seek to undermine or challenge the truth of Christianity as revealed in the Bible. Our purpose is to seek and bring the truth to all nations, expose false doctrines and traditions of men and to equip the body of Christ to live and practice the Word as God originally intended. We firmly believe in testing all doctrines to God’s Word and only holding on to what is good. Any belief or teaching that may fail or fall short of this test, regardless of that particular doctrine's origin or even its popularity is rejected. We seek to search the scriptures daily; in the same way Paul commended the Bereans in determining what was true. Through the leading and teaching of God the Holy Spirit we aim to bring 100% pure truth to all nations, teaching them to obey everything He commanded. OUR PASSION – DISCIPLESHIP What we desire most is that every Christian, know and pursue the supreme majesty of God. Christians today are increasingly dominated by the spirit of this age rather than by the Spirit of Christ. This generation suffers from anaemic, low views of God as His glory has been obscured. All too often, the character of God is trivialized. Likewise, the pursuit of holiness is minimized, as the church, all too often, has become increasingly like the world. It is our passion to alter this dire course and steer believers toward greater godliness. Our thrust in this ministry is to grow in grasping the majestic supremacy of God over all things. We want believers to know that it is by His supreme mercy that He has saved us by Himself and for Himself. The Reformation Resurgence seeks to recover in the church a high view of God, a stunning vision of Him who reigns in the heavens over all. The nations can’t be made into disciples, if God's people don't know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it and how to share it. That's why we are committed to helping equip believers in the faith. We know first-hand that understanding the "what" and "why" we believe blesses us in all of life. Our worship is enriched, our zeal for Christ is enflamed, our love for His people is strengthened, and our growth in godly wisdom is advanced. HOW WE DO MINISTRY Our primary aim for all Christians from every walk of life, no matter the age, is that they be revived and emboldened (become bold or courageous) to live exclusively for the Glory of God. This intentional focus is to impart the knowledge of God, His Holiness and the Biblical truths by equipping pastors and mission leaders, maturing lay people, exposing false doctrines and traditions of men and launching a new reformation in the church today. Equipping Pastors in Expository Preaching This ministry is devoted to calling those who stand in pulpits to the high standard of biblical preaching. If we are to see a new reformation in this day, there must, first, be a reformation of the pulpit. Only then can the church, the body of Christ, experience transcendent worship, authentic godliness, and true evangelism. More than anything else, the pulpits of churches must be returned to solid teaching and preaching of God’s Word. Such exposition must be God-exalting, Christ-centred, and Spirit-empowered. Equipping of Mission Leaders and Missionaries This ministry is also devoted to work with missionaries and mission leaders. Although they are often without much formal training, God has taught them and made them competent. There is a sense in which we would do well to sit at their feet and learn, but there is another sense in which their lives and ministries would prosper even more if they had at least some of the resources that abound among us. It is, therefore the goal to provide whatever training and resources necessary to advance the Gospel through these missionaries. It is our goal to encourage pastors and missionaries to continue striving to know God and submit their lives and ministries to the dictates of His Word. To put it bluntly, our passion is to demonstrate to God’s men that God’s Word is all-sufficient for all things in life and ministry. It is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (II Timothy 3:16-17). Leading Lay People to Maturity The passion of this ministry is discipleship and this focus drives us into informing and maturing lay people of important Biblical truths and exposing false doctrines and traditions of men through: Preaching in Churches Conducting Bible Studies and Teaching Theology in a Systematic Way Teaching of church history and important Spiritual Movements Conducting Biblical Conferences Publishing of Literature, Magazines and Articles It’s our passion to bring seminary-level teachings in a plain and simple way that is understandable to the lay person and inspire them to stand strong on the biblical truths in these days of deception. OUR STAND ON MONEY MATTERS The chief principle that guides this ministry is the Sanctity of Truth. Though we seek to persuade, exhort, and encourage people, we carefully avoid any methods that manipulate, such as imposing false hope or guilt, or exaggerating benefits or the ministry’s needs. Therefore, we commit to the following standards: We will never raise support through prodding or manipulating our brothers and sisters in Christ. We will not take loans or go for debts to fulfil ministerial needs. We will not make “crisis appeals” even if a financial crisis exists. We will not use “bait-and-switch” tactics. We will not promise false benefits that we cannot guarantee. We will not use the designated funds for any other purpose. It will only be spent for that project or cause. All money that is received as freewill offerings or as voluntary contributions goes directly to the work of spreading the gospel. OUR BELIEFS The heartbeat of The Reformation Resurgence is based on the solid Biblical doctrine of the “five solas” a Latin term used to designate the five great foundational rallying cries of the early Reformers during which the gospel and glorious truths of the Christian faith were recovered. They are as follows: “Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone); “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone); “Sola Fide” (Faith Alone); “Solus Christus” (Christ Alone); and “Soli Deo Gloria” (To God Alone Be Glory). Together, these five solas stand as one doctrinal creed, or statement of faith, that capture the core beliefs of The Reformation Resurgence. AN INVITE TO MINISTER WITH US You too can be a part of this ministry by: Praying for Us The most important part you can play in The Reformation Resurgence is through regular prayer, we covet your prayers more than anything else. Prayer is the greater work in the Kingdom of God. We are not large, nor strong, nor wise. We exist by the gracious hand of our Master. We depend upon your prayers more than any other benefit you may give. Our greatest desire is that you might continue to lift us up to the Father in the Name of the Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Financial Support We wish to provide most of our Articles, Books, Magazine, Bible Study Materials, Conferences and whatever we do, free of cost. We have received everything freely from the Lord and we give it all out to others freely. Your cheerful giving will help us to provide all that we do, for free and keep it that way, to help advance the Gospel. Ministry certainly requires a lot of money and we don't have any millionaires supporting our work. We have sought the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness first and know that God will supply all our needs. This is what we believe, a genuine work of God may use money, but it is never dependent on money. It is dependent only on the power of God. Where any work is dependent on money, it is not a genuine work of God. If this ministry is of the Lord, then He will be our Patron. If He is with us, He will direct His people to give. If He is not with us, we will not and should not succeed. If you are willing to help us, please send a message to us and we will send you the details. We humbly submit ourselves and this ministry as your servants for the glory of God. We invite all Christians, no matter the denominations, ethnicity and class lines, to join us in an effort to renew the contemporary church back to the “ancient paths” (Jeremiah 6:16) so that we can truly speak and live for the Glory of God alone.

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