Category — Audio

This topic has come up a lot in my personal life and ministry, and just recently in the last couple of posts on Personal Discipleship (article | audio). It’s interesting that in the last 10 or 15 minutes of this very message, Paul Washer addresses the issue. Apparently many have called him “mean spirited.” It’s a three-minute mp3, if you’d like to hear what he says, but I’ll warn you before hand: For most, it will be offensive. I didn’t find it offensive. Frankly, he’s barking up my tree. But, I’m just telling you… most will find this comment offensive.

• Paul_Washer_mean_spirit.mp3

If you would like to hear Paul Washer’s comments in context, here’s the audio from my last post, “Personal Discipleship.” The full message is well worth the 50 minutes it takes to listen to it.

• True Discipleship: The Gift Nobody Wants, part 1 (excerpt; 4:28)
• True Discipleship: The Gift Nobody Wants, part 1 (full message; 52:02)

I just finished listening to this two-hour sermon by Paul Washer, and it’s good (very good)! Please take the time to download it, put it on your iPod, burn it to a CD (or two), and listen to it. It’s convicting and very encouraging!

• The Ten Indictments web site (audio, video, transcripts, pictures)
• Direct link to the mp3 audio file of the sermon

I certainly think we need to take “Indictment #1″ one step further than where Paul left it (he doesn’t touch on the translation and version issue which I think is key; you can learn more of that here). But, don’t let that be a stumbling block to taking in the rest of what he has to say.

The ten indictments are:

1. A practical denial of the sufficiency of Scripture
2. An ignorance of the character and attributes of God
3. A failure to address man’s malady
4. An ignorance of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of regeneration
5. An unbiblical gospel presentation and invitation
6. An ignorance regarding the nature of the Church
7. A lack of loving and compassionate church discipline
8. A silence on separation (holiness)
9. Psychology and sociology have replaced the Scriptures in regards to the family
10. A departure from the faith and a devotion to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons (1 Timothy 4:1-16)