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The Extent of the Atonement: Answering Objections

The Extent of the Atonement: Answering Objections

by Matt Perman

 
In the first article we saw the many biblical reasons for affirming that everybody whom Christ died for will be saved, which we called “successful redemption.” A necessary corollary of this truth is that Christ did not die for everybody, since not everybody will be saved. We also saw that this is not only an inference to be made from the Biblical teaching on the success of Christ’s death,… Continue reading

Particular Redemption By Doyle Dewberry

Particular Redemption

by Doyle D. Dewberry

 


NOTE: The term “Particular Redemption” is a term used in place of “Limited Atonement”, one of the five points of Calvinism.


 
Text: John 10:11,26
 

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” – John 10:11, “But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep…… Continue reading

The Meaninglessness Of Ambiguity

The Meaninglessness Of Ambiguity

A Conversation About What A Church Bases Its Beliefs Upon

 
Church visitor: Sir, could you please tell me what your church bases its beliefs on?
Pastor: We base our beliefs on the Bible in its entirety and on the Bible alone.
 
Church visitor: But that tells me almost nothing.

Pastor: Why do you say that?
 
Church visitor: Because such as statement is so ambiguous as to be meaningless.

Pastor: Oh Really? I’ll have… Continue reading

Why Calvinism Has To Be The Gospel

Why Calvinism Has To Be The Gospel

 
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Calvinism has to be the Gospel because of the reality of the doctrine of total depravity, man’s utter lostness and utter inability to make himself acceptable to God, even if a person’s salvation simply involved making a decision to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. A person can’t comprehend their need for a Savior, a Divine sinless Savior, if they cannot see just how sinful they are compared to an infinitely… Continue reading

Mother Teresa – A Lost Soul?

Mother Teresa—A Lost Soul?

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June 19, 2015
 
Dear Friend,
 
If you research the influence of Mother Teresa, you will find that it is worldwide.  In many different languages, you will find books, magazines, articles, DVDs, CDs, and even Concertos made to honor her and to praise her work for humanity.  Some Christian pastors refer to her life as an example of Christian living.  The unique aura that surrounds the person and work of Mother Teresa makes it difficult to truly analyze… Continue reading

Featured Gospel Message

Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>