Book: The gates of hell - confessing Christ in a hostile world

The Church is no longer the darling of the culture. Those who have the courage to confess the Bible’s truths are labeled haters, enemies of culture, and hurtful to the state. The adversarial relationship between our culture and Christians is not unlike the one faced by our fathers in the earliest days of the Church.

But the Bible was written in a cultural situation far worse than the one we face today. When we begin to fear that Satan is triumphing, we must hear our Lord tell us that He will build His Church, “and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). So even though it seems like Satan is winning, Christ promises that the devil will not prevail.

Each sermon and essay in this volume testifies to the power of Christ’s promise to defend His Church. The Word of God does what it says, and the gates of hell will never prevail against the kingdom of Christ, the Church. Christ promises.

Table of contents
1 "Upon This Rock" (Matthew 16:13-20) Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison 1
2 "Saying What God Says" (1 John 1:8-2:2) Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. 7
3 "Held Fast to Hold Fast" (Hebrews 10:23) Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe Jr. 11
4 "Joy in Jesus" (1 John 1:1-4) Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray 15
5 "Ifs All about Love" (Leviticus 19:15-18) Rev. Nabil S. Nour E. 19
6 "Saints and Faithful Brothers" (Colossians 1:1-14) Rev. Christopher S. Esget 23
7 "Built on the Rock-Confess" Rev. Dr. Daniel O. S. Preus 27
8 The Gates of Hell and the Religion of Sex Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray 41
9 The Gates of Hell: Luther and the Two Kingdoms Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison 73
10 The Gates of Hell and the Status of the Church in Western Society Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe Jr. 105
11 The Gates of Hell: Defying the Devil in International Mission Work Rev. Dr. Daniel O. S. Preus 141
12 The Gates of Hell and the Table of the Lord Rev. Christopher S. Esget 167
13 The Gates of Hell and the Urgency of Preaching Rev. Nabil S. Nour 197
14 The Gates of Hell and Defending the Faith against Them Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. 219