Posted in Calvinism, Witnessing on Oct 16th, 2009 4 Comments »
As we preach and share the gospel of Jesus Christ to our congregations and to those outside of Christ, why do we press upon them the urgency of submitting to Christ in faith and repentance?
Growing up, I always heard the same tired reasons for ‘choosing this day whom you will serve’: choose today, lest you [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Puritans, Theology on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
I am currently reading the classic puritan work, The Marrow of Theology, and will be posting little excerpts from it here over the next few weeks. Part 1 can be found here. Feel free to ask for further clarification if needed, for the argumentation in this treatise is all based upon a long, interlinked line [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Misc on Mar 12th, 2009 4 Comments »
Wow. Check out this article.
Thanks Richard Barcellos for the link.
I might share a few thoughts on this. Check back later for an update.
**UPDATE** – Here are a few of my thoughts on the article:
I’m a little disappointed in these phrases:
“utterly sovereign and micromanaging deity”
“before time’s dawn, God decided whom he would save”
These phrases make God [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Misc on Nov 6th, 2008 15 Comments »
**UPDATE 11/7/08 – 8pm**
I must say, I didn’t bother to take this conference too seriously up to this point, but with Dr. David Allen’s session on Limited Atonement, some serious accusations have been thrown out. One of which:
“Dr. Allen asserted that Dr. James White is a hyper-Calvinist according to Phil Johnson’s primer on hyper-Calvinism, as [...]
Posted in Calvinism, The Gospel on Sep 30th, 2008 No Comments »
So how did John Newton, the author of the most popular Christian hymn of all time, Amazing Grace, proclaim the gospel to unbelievers?
“A well-wisher to your soul assures you, that whether you know these things or not, they are important realities…Oh hear the warning voice! Flee from the wrath to come. Pray thee that they [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Church History, Puritans, Sovereignty on Aug 14th, 2008 13 Comments »
Before you read the quote below, let me preface it by saying that I count many people as brothers and sisters in Christ who somewhat align themselves with the doctrine that this puritan is condemning. My reason for posting this is not to call anyone’s profession of faith into question. We must understand that there [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Church History, The Gospel on Apr 24th, 2008 8 Comments »
I came across an excerpt from Spurgeon the other day which struck quite a cord with me. It is something a little different than what we’re used to reading from him.
Do you agree with Spurgeon below? Why or why not?
“…those who never exhort sinners are seldom winners of souls to any great extent, but they [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Church on Apr 21st, 2008 15 Comments »
Apparently, Steve Gaines cannot evangelize with Sola Scriptura. Over at the Founders blog Gaines is quoted as saying:
“It would emaciate my evangelism if I couldn’t walk up to a total stranger and say, “Jesus died for you.” There’s some people who can’t do that. They can’t do that. They say, “Jesus died for the elect, [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Christian Culture, The Gospel on Apr 15th, 2008 19 Comments »
“It is to be feared that Calvinistic doctrine becomes most evil teaching when it is set forth by men of ungodly lives, and exhibited as if it were a cloak for licentiousness; and Arminianism on the other hand, with its wide sweep of the offer of mercy, may do most serious damage to the souls [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Christian Culture, Misc on Apr 8th, 2008 9 Comments »
This week I read a very insightful article by Tim Challies/Scott Lamb regarding the resurgence in Reformed Theology over the last few years. If you hold to Reformed Theology and are excited at what seems to be a great revival of God’s people back to the ‘Old Paths’ of biblical Christianity, I’d encourage you to [...]
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