free-will
Spurgeon’s Arminian Prayer
The Prayer Of Those Who Believe In The False “Free Will” Gospel
Charles H. Spurgeon, a famous reformed (Calvinistic) Baptist preacher of the 1800s, is quoted in the following prayer. Spurgeon made up this “pharisaical prayer” in order to illustrate the human pride underlying the idea of an unsaved, ungodly, rebellious – and spiritually dead – sinner exercising his “free-will” to choose the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior, i.e. to come to Christ of his own free-will.
“Lord,… Continue reading
Am I an Arminian?
Am I an Arminian?
Many professing Christians who consider themselves to be “bible-believing” and “evangelical” often have no idea what Arminianism is and that it is the name for the brand of salvation that most churches preach in place of the true Gospel. Arminianism is a doctrine promoted by Jacobus Arminius hundreds of years ago. This doctrine has crept into the Christian church and has pushed out the true Gospel in most mainline Christian denominations and non-denominational churches of… Continue reading
A Free-Will Prayer
A Free-Will Prayer
In his sermon “Free Will – A Slave“, the famous Baptist preacher of the 1800s – Charles Spurgeon – showed the error in thinking that spiritually dead sinners can ‘accept’ Christ as their Saviour of their own “free” will. In that sermon, Spurgeon recited a pharisaical prayer in order to illustrate the human pride underlying the idea of any lost, unsaved, ungodly rebellious man exercising his “will” to choose Christ:
“Lord, I thank… Continue reading
Can Our WIll Overpower God’s Will?
Can Our WIll Overpower God’s Will?
When we first look at John 1:12 it sure looks like it is we who choose Christ:
John 1:12 – “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”
But then, when we look at the next verse, we can no longer draw that conclusion:
John 1:13 – “Which were born, not of… Continue reading
What About The Sin Of Unbelief?
What About The Sin Of Unbelief?
Some people who claim that man has a free will to accept Christ are also saying that the only sin that keeps a person out of heaven is the sin of unbelief. That idea probably comes from this verse:
John 8:24 – “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not.”
This verse is certainly true in what it says. But, are… Continue reading
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