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10 Reasons Man Needs a Sovereign Savior

October 10, 2011

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The following is Part 1 of a 6-part series I hope to present, Lord willing, on the doctrines of grace, commonly known as Calvinism.  Each article will be titled as: 10 Reasons Man Needs a Sovereign Savior 10 Reasons God Sovereignly Elects 14 Reasons Christ Sovereignly Redeems (a) 14 Reasons Christ Sovereignly Redeems (b) 10 […]

How to Discuss Reformed Theology

September 28, 2011

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The following video from our brothers at Lampmode demonstrate how reformed theology, otherwise known as Calvinism, should be discussed among brothers and sisters in Christ.  Even though these four men are not all in 100% agreement, the conversation is rooted in love and humility with the goal to glorify God and edify one another.  Lord […]

You Do Not Believe Because…

June 23, 2011

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You do not believe because you are not part of my flock. – John 10:26 Last Friday’s post Atheists Hate Jesus, but Some Don’t Realize It has created quite the stir in the comment section.  Many Atheists have commented asking many questions about “the Christian God” (as they say), but the answers given have not […]

John 3:16 – "Whosoever" and "the World"

April 9, 2011

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Tradition tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever will believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. However, this is what the Scripture says: KJV:  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him […]

The Dead Will Hear and Live

January 20, 2011

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I am so thankful and humbled that God would continue to reveal His sovereign grace to me. Since surrendering my life to the Lord Jesus Christ in March 2009, He has slowly unraveled the mysteries of His divine providence to me in ways that I could handle, in small bits at a time. As I […]

God’s Light Must Shine in Us. First.

January 12, 2011

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In studying last night I came across a passage in God’s Word that illuminated from the pages. Like a gold nugget glistening from the riverbed, it drew me in with curiosity and excitement. I absolutely love it when something new is revealed to me in Scripture! As mentioned in Monday’s post, Circumcision of the Heart […]

Circumcision of the Heart and the Irresistible Call

January 10, 2011

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If not for the sovereign and effectual grace of God, not one person in all the ages of the earth would be saved from the wrath of God, and deservedly so. Each of us has broken the perfect Law of God and no one is righteous before Him in their own regard (Romans 3:10-11). In […]

Can Man Choose God?

November 18, 2010

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Does man have the ability to choose God? What is man’s free will? Can man, out of his own volition, choose to respond to God’s call to repentance apart from His sovereign grace? John Samson from the Effectual Grace blog answers these questions and more in his article, Three Views on Man’s Condition. By no […]