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Gift Series — (Part 1 of 5) — Introduction — [Different Times Call for Different Ways]
Preface: Before we really get started here, I want to make the following general statement regarding my position on the gifts of the Spirit: I’m what I would refer to as a conditional continuationist. While I believe the miracle gifts are operational today, I don’t believe it’s normative for countries or places where Christianity and Bibles flourish—such as we […]
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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 […]
Common Ground between Calvinists and Arminians
God is sovereign, but in the election of His people – those who will be saved – God’s choosing is not in isolation of His foreknowledge or His knowledge of all things. God’s choosing does not give way to His knowledge of all things, nor does God’s knowledge of all things give way to […]
There’s No Such Thing as Unlimited Atonement
Arminianism (also Provisionism) teaches that the atonement of Christ is unlimited, where Christ died for all and salvation is available to all. However, in the strict meaning of the word, there is no such thing as unlimited atonement. That would only be true if everyone got saved. The fact is, only a small fringe group of people believe in universal salvation. Orthodox, historical Christians […]
Everyone Called, Receives Christ
In regard to the call to salvation in Christ, there’s two forms: First, there’s a general call that goes out to the world via the spoken or written gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s inevitable that there will be many people who hear the words of the gospel message, because the message is going out to the world via […]
Christ — The Authority of All
As the creator, God and King, all things are subject to Christ. We live in a world where Christianity is hated, because they hate Jesus and all that He stands for. They hate the authority that He is recognized for by His followers. They hate the idea that He is their authority too. All […]