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The Importance of Salvation
by Archibald AlexanderIn comparison with salvation, all other subjects are trivial. To waste time in the pursuit of wealth, or in the chase of sensual pleasure, while our salvation is not secure, is...
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Common Objections to the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
by Loraine Boettner1. That it is Fatalism2. That it is Inconsistent with the Free Agency and Moral Responsibility of Man3. That it Makes God the Author of Sin4. That it Discourages All Motives to...
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My Social Media Strategy
by J. Ligon Duncan1. Relentlessly encourage, edify & inform.2. Ignore trolls, mockers & slanderers into oblivion.3. Starve dissensionists, narcissists, & errorists of the attention they...
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John Owen on the Holy Spirit
John Owen is among the theologians whose thoughts most closely mirror my own and this particular book of his could easily be called a manifesto of monergistic, God-honoring theology. I agree with Dr....
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Vessels Prepared for Destruction
Excerpt from Dr. James White's book "The Potter's Freedom" (pages 211-214):For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name...
View Article"Circumcise the foreskin of your heart"
Question:"Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn." Deut. 10:16 --> If God commands the Israelites to circumcise their own hearts in this verse and in Jer. 4:4,...
View Article"You Always Resist the Holy Spirit"
One of the common arguments I hear against the biblical doctrine of irresistible grace (effectual calling) is an appeal to Acts 7:51 which declares“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and...
View ArticleThe Force of Bad Example
By John CalvinIt ought to be observed that we are exceedingly disposed to wicked imitation. When we see bad examples, we are drawn to them with great force, and take the example for a law; for when...
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An Essential Mark of a Sound Conversion
by Joseph AlleineWe turn from our own RIGHTEOUSNESS.Before conversion, man seeks to cover himself with his own fig-leaves, and to make himself acceptable with God, by his own duties. He is apt to trust...
View ArticleRegeneration
by Dr. Robert L. Reymondfrom A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith 2nd EditionWhy do some people repent and respond by faith in Christ to the divine summons to faith while others do not?...
View ArticleParents and Children on the Lord's Day - Together on Purpose
By Pastor John SamsonWe believe it is a great privilege for a child to grow up in a Christian home and for the entire family to worship together, week in and week out in the Sunday morning worship...
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For Unto Us a Child is Born - Isaiah 9: 1-7
I have been reading from Calvin's Commentariy on Isaiah and I had to included this portion because it is so sublime. I would encourage you to open you Bible to read the first seven verses of Isaiah 9...
View ArticleThe Severity of God
The Gospel can never be preached without consequence of ultimatum! And the presentation of the Wrath of God is not optional but mandatory, not suggested but required. But know this that the Wrath of...
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Jesus Christ, the Savior from Sin
John Calvin once said, "...this is everlasting life: to wit, to know God the Father, and to receive Christ as our only Savior." Here John Calvin partially quotes John 17:3 and then tacks on the the...
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What does it mean to "fall away"?
The visible church of Christ is mixed; having both wheat and tares. It is the characteristic of God's people to persevere to the end because God preserves them (John 6:38-40, John 10:28-29, Romans...
View ArticleDistinction between the visible and invisible church
Starting around the 4th century - the expression "Visible Church" was referred to by theologians, not to a building, but to the members on the rolls of a local church. In other words, all persons who...
View ArticleThe Historical Reliability of the Gospels: A Response to the Influence of...
A Guest Post by Peter KozushkoSince 2005, Bart Ehrman, a distinguished critical New Testament scholar, has authored four New York Times best sellers challenging the historical accuracy of the Bible....
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The Effectual Operation of the Blessed Spirit in the Regeneration or...
Excerpt from The Holy Spiritby John Owen“To say that we are able by our own efforts to think good thoughts or give God spiritual obedience before we are spiritually regenerate is to overthrow the...
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'Tis the Season: Advent Sermons by Sinclair Ferguson
Guest Post by Nick BatzigSinclair Ferguson has recently released his second advent themed book, Love Came Down. Together with his previously published Child in the Manger, this has quickly become one...
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