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Tag Archives: Predestination
The God of Love Who Sometimes Speaks through Dreams
In Genesis chapters 40 and 41, we find God speaking to unbelieving people about what will happen and he uses the strange medium of dreams. Joseph is used to bring the interpretation but the emphasis is on God speaking, this … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, DIFFICULT TIMES, faith, Faithfulness, God, God's love, holiness, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God, Spiritual gifts, Theology
Tagged calling, Charismatic, discipleship, dreams, faith, Genesis 40-41, gifts of the Holy Spirit, holy scripture, Joseph, Predestination, Redemption, servant of god, sovereignty of God
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Is Reformed Theology A Grand Vision Or Just A Tulip?
We very often hear discussions of the Five Points of Calvinism as though they amounted to the totality of Reformed thinking, John Calvin himself would have been horrified that his theology had been reduced to just five points. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, Church, culture, faith, Faithfulness, God, Greatness of god, Holy Trinity, Reformed, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God, Theology, Word of God, worldview
Tagged Abraham Kuyper, christianity, Church, Creation, faith, Francis Schaeffer, G c Berckouwer, God, Herman Bavinck, holy scripture, John Calvin, Lordship of Christ, Predestination, Redemption, Reformed faith, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God, Synod of Dordt, The five points of Calvinism, theology, Westminster Divines
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Predestination and the Assurance of Faith.
For many the word predestination is a scary word that causes them to doubt the goodness of God but the biblical perspective is entirely different it leads to assurance not fear. the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1, paints an entirely … Continue reading
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Tagged Arminian, assurance, grace, Hyper-Calvinist, J.I.Packer, Predestination, sovereignty of God, Spurgeon
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Is Grace Triumphant in the Theology of J I Packer (Revised 2013)
Introduction. In this essay I will examine J I Packer’s teaching on holiness giving special attention to his view of the role of man and of the grace of God. This will be examined against the background of his Reformed … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged assurance, atonement, concise theology, confession of faith, discipleship, faith, God, grace, Holiness, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, J.I.Packer, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, John Wesley, Predestination, Reformed Theology, sanctification, theology, Thomas Watson, total depravity, Wesleyan Theology, westminster confession of faith
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Is Grace Triumphant in the Theology of J I Packer?
Introduction. In this essay I will examine J I Packer’s teaching on holiness giving special attention to his view of the role of man and of the grace of God. This will be examined against the background of his Reformed … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Perfection, faith, holiness, J I Packer, sanctification, Wesley, Wesleyan
Tagged ., calling, discipleship, faith, fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, Holiness, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, J.I.Packer, Jesus Christ, John Wesley, optimism of Grace, Predestination, Reformed Theology, sanctication, sovereignty of God, theology, triumph of grace, Wesleyan Theology
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God’s Sovereign Choice of Some to Salvation
References to god’s sovereign choice of some to salvation can be found throughout the Bible. This short article cannot hope to do justice to the fullness of the scriptural truth on this subject but rather will look at some key … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Abraham, assurance, atonement, calling, Calvinism, Elect, election, faith, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Jacob, Jesus Christ, new birth, Predestination, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God
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Jesus will save his people from their sins.
Having looked at God’s plan of electing some to eternal life before the foundation of the world, we now to look briefly at the intention of the atonement. For many it seems that the atonement is just a vague offering … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged assurance, atonement, faith, Jesus Christ, Predestination, sovereignty of God, The cross, The five points of Calvinism
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Chosen in Christ before time began.
In my last post I highlighted the problem of humankind’s sinfulness in this one I want to show that sin did not surprise God and his plan of salvation was in place. The Apostle Paul says he chose us in … Continue reading
Predestination: an Incentive to Evangelism
Very often when the topic of evangelism and predestination are considered people think that believing in predestination will be a hindrance to evangelism. In this post I will attempt to show that just the opposite should be the case. The … Continue reading
Predestination and the Assurance of Faith.
For many the word predestination is a scary word that causes them to doubt the goodness of God but the biblical perspective is entirely different it leads to assurance not fear. the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1, paints an entirely … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arminian, assurance, grace, Hyper-Calvinist, J.I.Packer, Predestination, sovereignty of God, Spurgeon
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Pneuma and Logos 