My Salvation Journey Reveals God’s Unconditional Grace
My Salvation Journey Reveals the Sovereignty and Providence of God. However, it also reveals the sovereignty and providence of God for everyone else who comes to faith in Christ. First, I will share my own experience. Then I will apply it to everyone else. Note: Pastors and scholars will tell us that we’re not to […]
Christ Died For His Church – [His Elect Bride]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (slightly updated) unless otherwise noted. Introduction For whom did Jesus actually die? Was it every person who enters the world? Or was it for a specific people? The extent of Christ’s atonement is much debated among Christians. Jesus either died for everyone, or He […]
Chosen and Known “From All Eternity”
(Titus 1:1-2 – ASV) – [1] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, [2] in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; “before times eternal” is […]
Paul’s Conversion Reveals the True Nature of Election
“The pattern of Paul’s conversion is right in front of us, and should be allowed to instruct us in our understanding. Whenever such clear insight is given to us, it should not be relegated to the realm of least importance, but be given the highest place of consideration when studying these doctrines. Examples in […]
Commentary on Romans 11 – [The Election of True Israel in Christ]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (updated) unless otherwise noted. Introduction Like Romans 9, Romans 11 is one of the most important chapters in the New Testament regarding the doctrine of election, Israel and the Church. This discussion – that actually began in Romans 8 (especially verses 28-39) – ends […]
Commentary on Romans 9 – [The Plan and Pathway of Election]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (slightly updated) unless otherwise noted. Introduction Romans 9 is one of the central passages of the New Testament in understanding the doctrine of election. Paul’s discussion really begins in chapter 8, and more specifically, Romans 8:28-39. Those verses serve as an introduction to and as a key to […]
Glory to God For Our Salvation
Why So Much Talk About Unconditional Sovereign Election? Many years ago in the early stages of my walk with Christ, I read of a visiting speaker to a class of seminary students, who asked them this question: “What is our purpose in life (as Christians)?” Not one student out of that class could answer the question […]
Election, Salvation and the Human Heart
The Total Sovereignty of God in Salvation The Pride and Boastfulness of the Human Heart Christians who believe that the Bible teaches free-will (or freed will), personal-ability salvation (Arminians/provisionists), believe that every person who comes into the world has the capacity to choose to receive Christ as their Savior upon hearing the gospel message. They believe that our salvation […]
The One-Sided Grace of God In Our Salvation
The longer I live and the more I learn, the more I realize how one-sided the grace of God really is. I think most Christians would agree that the grace of God is one-sided, that God does as He pleases for His own purposes and glory. However, when it comes to our salvation, many […]
Understanding the Doctrine of Election Through the Combined Attributes of God
I believe the Bible teaches Unconditional Sovereign election, where God chose certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world—because not only does the Bible specifically say so in Ephesians 1:4, but it’s taught throughout the Bible, especially in the New Testament. When we consider all the plain statements of Scripture about election, I […]