Predestination & Free Will
What the bible says about being chosen by God for salvation versus you choosing God.
What Is The Worth Of A Person’s Soul?
What Is The Worth Of A Person’s Soul?
“My soul is of more worth than ten thousand worlds.” – John Flavel
Is that quote by John Flavel a biblical statement – if indeed Mr. Flavel ever said such a thing? It is a statement that can be said of the Lord Jesus Christ but can it be said of a sinner, even a sinner saved by grace?
Romans 5:6 states: “For when we were yet without… Continue reading
Is Arminianism A Damnable Heresy?
Is Arminianism A Damnable Heresy?
by Stephen Pribble
Having been condemned by the Synod of Dordrecht (Dort) in 1618-1619, Arminianism is indeed a heresy, a serious departure from the historic faith of the Christian church. “Arminius, a theological professor at the University of Leyden, departed from the Reformed faith in his teaching concerning five important points. He taught conditional election on the ground of foreseen faith, universal atonement, partial depravity, resistible grace, and the possibility of a lapse from… Continue reading
The Free Will Gospel Refuted By John 3:16
The Free Will Gospel Refuted By John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16
So many Arminian and other free-will preachers use John 3:16 to make a case against Calvinism and for Arminianism. In particular, they make a case that Jesus died for EVERYONE – everyone alive and everyone who ever lived. Yet they don’t realize that… Continue reading
Universal Atonement Doctrine Dishonors God
Universal Atonement Doctrine Dishonors God
by John Gill – “Body of Divinity, Book 6, Chapter 3”
The first set of arguments shall be taken from hence, that universal redemption reflects highly on the perfections of God; and what is contrary to the divine perfections, cannot be true; for God cannot deny himself, nor do anything contrary to his nature and attributes.
1. The universal scheme greatly reflects on the love of God to men: it may, at first… Continue reading
The Sovereignty Of God In Reprobation
The Sovereignty Of God In Reprobation
by Arthur W. Pink
“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God” [Romans 11:22]
In the last chapter when treating of the Sovereignty of God the Father in Salvation, we examined seven passages which represent Him as making a choice from among the children of men, and predestinating certain ones to be conformed to the image of His Son. The thoughtful reader will naturally ask, And what of those who were not… Continue reading