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INTRODUCTION: When we consider the difference between us and God - a basic truth we all must recognize is my ways are not God’s ways. After all, 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher…

Galatians 1:6-10 As we look at the topic of Eternal Security we are going to spend the majority of our time looking at the truth according to the Word of God. However, there is something to be said about answering the concerned questions of those who oppose Eternal Security. Along the way we will look…

Is your life built upon the sure teachings of Jesus or the shaky sands of this world’s mammon?

Slogan Once saved, always saved - but is it true? What does the bible say? Christians often link the question “How can I be sure I am saved?” (Assurance) with the question “Am I eternally secure in my salvation?” (perseverance vs Apostasy) and different theological backgrounds have landed in different…

intro recap chapter 1- the ungodly are unrighteous and without excuse chapter 2- the self-righteous are unrighteous and without excuse chapter 3- we are all unrighteous and without excuse chapter 4- justification comes by saving faith, not by works chapter 5- our justification and righteousness comes…

Introduction · One of the interesting (and at times disturbing) tools in Google is its auto-complete feature . As you type in a few words or phrases, it will suggest what you might be trying to say, based on common searches. · For example, if you type in “Social Security will,” some of the top suggestions…

Man is unable to save himself because he is dead in his trespasses and cannot come to God

I Cant Worship a God Like That - The Danger of Understanding and Yet Rejecting the Text Certain Doctrines are difficult to reconcile with our fallen sensibilities What is an antinomy? JI Paker - introduces the concept of antinomy in his classic work evangelism and the sovereignty of God. An antimony…

Jacob Arminius IRENIC ANTI-CALVINIST "That teacher obtains my highest approbation who ascribes as much as possible to divine grace...." as possible to divine grace...." The year Jacob Arminius was born ( 1560 in Oudewater, Holland), John Calvin was busy establishing the Genevan Academy to propagate his…

Introduction When I was working on a message against sinless perfectionism, I decided to reach out to a well known sinless perfectionism to make sure that I was not misrepresenting the position. He went to our website and concluded that I was a Calvinist and stated that would I not call him a brother…

HOOK From the first part of the narrative of events when the Lord declared that He is the Bread of Life we learned these principles to live by: I WILL SEEK JESUS WITH THE RIGHT REASONS I WILL FEED ON THE BREAD THAT DOESN’T EXPIRE GOD WILL PROVIDE MY DAILY NEEDS From yesterday we saw how the conversation…

The Cosmic Trial Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned— for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those…

The Doctrine of Election There is no real difference between predestination and election—Cottrell, 388 Predestined to service Jesus— Patriarchs— ; Moses— David— Pharaoh— Cyrus— Paul— God knew before what these men would do for him in his plan—Cottrell, The Faith Once for All, 389. What is the ordo salutis…

Intro At what level is meaning conveyed? What is the unit of meaning? Word? Sentence? Paragraph? Discourse? Word level: Take for example the word: “peace.” What does it mean? Possibilities: It could mean “ restful tranquility ” in a quiet natural setting It could be “ an inner sense of calm ” that person…

25 God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed. Quid Pro Quo Satisfaction? An Analysis and Response to Garry Williams on Penal Substitutionary Atonement and Definite Atonement…

LBCF 1:4 4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed (WCF, and obeyed), dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God. Survey of Scripture…

ELECTION, CALVINISM, AND THE BIBLE by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 3:58pm QUESTION: The New Testament speaks of God as “choosing” or “electing” us, and Christians are called “the chosen ones” or “the elect.” This sounds like determinism, or Calvinism. How can such language be…

Christ as Prophet 1. How does Christ fulfill the office of prophet, especially in terms of his relationship to Moses and Elijah in the Gospels? Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I make you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. “You shall speak all that I command you, and your…

Theological themes in Hebrews

Introduction: Westminster Confession (3.1) states, “God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is…

I. Revelation A. Harwood Part 1 Revelation, from the Latin word revelatio, refers to “an uncovering.” The doctrine of revelation concerns God’s uncovering or making known what is covered or unknown about himself Adam Harwood, Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic (Bellingham, WA: Lexham…

Who Was John Calvin? John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French humanist scholar who was gloriously saved and became the Reformer of Geneva, Switzerland. He began study for the priesthood at the University of Paris at the age of 14, but through a conflict with the bishop he eventually left to study law. His…

Brevard Bible Institute Lesson 4: Election 48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. Definition: Election is an act of God before creation in which he chooses some people to be saved, not on account…