The Doctrine of Election – Part 4

What about Adam & Eve, and their freedom to choose?
This is not a difficult question to answer. The problem that many people have about this question is that they confuse between the Pre-fallen stage and the Fallen stage. I completely agree that Adam and Eve were not created like robots. And I also agree that [...]

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Can a Christian Be Guilty of Worshipping the Bible?

The late James M. Boice writes:

It is not at all uncommon in our seminaries today for a young man to be taught that if he stands firm on a high view of Scripture as the Church in previous ages has always done, he runs the danger of bibliolatry or Bible-worship. That is, he runs the [...]

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The Doctrine of Election – Part 3

Here’s a bit lengthy but worthy quote:
Why don’t people come to Jesus? At one level the answer is because they “refuse to come.” In other words, people do not want to come. Some call this the choice of free will. Jesus would probably say it is the choice of a will enslaved to sin. “Truly, [...]

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The Doctrine of Election – Part 2

A Brief History on Arminianism

To deny the doctrine of election is a doctrine itself. In theology we call this Arminianism. The name Arminianism comes from the teachings of James Harmensen, or in Latin, Jacobus Arminius. In the early 17th century, the church and state have always been united in Holland until a theological dispute arose. [...]

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The Doctrine of Election – Part 1

I want to express few words on the doctrine of election from Ephesians 1:4.
When we speak of the sovereignty of God, we understand that to mean he does whatever he pleases and that he is under no obligation to anyone except to himself. This also means he does not answer to anyone, surely, not [...]

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Well-Intentioned Dragons (Book Review) – Part 4

Continuing from Part 3; and this is the final post of this part 4 series.
Though I have already addressed many positive aspects of this book (e.g., Parts 1-3), let me now address some of the negatives.
First, failing to identify sin as sin (p. 33). For instance, undermining the pastor is not only morally and ethically [...]

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Benny Hinn

Is this Christianity? Is it really of the Holy Spirit?
After watching this, I’m reminded why theology matters.

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When Should People Leave Their Church?

John MacArthur has written a short article on this. If interested, click here.

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2007 Desiring God Pastors’ Conference – Part 5

This is the final comment on the 2007 DG Pastors’ Conference.
WEDNESDAY
The session six was led by William Mackenzie, the founder of Christian Focus Publications (along with Mentor and others), and he delivered a message “Words for the World: Rejoicing in God’s Global Use of Christian Literature.” In his sermon, he articulately makes a strong [...]

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2007 Desiring God Pastors’ Conference – Part 4

Continuing from the previous recaps on Tuesday.
After the second session with Thabiti, we got to hear R.C. Sproul on the third session. We read from Mark 4:35-41 as his text to preach “The Holiness of Christ.” All I can say here is that I’ve never heard anyone preach that passage like that before! To listen [...]

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