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Tag Archives: Calvinism
Job’s Answer to Satan, Arminianism & Roman Catholicism
Job 1:8-12; Job 2:3-10; Job 19:25-27 The LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Warfare, Opposition
Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, eternal security, final perseverance of the saints, God, Job, Roman Catholicism, Satan
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The God-Dishonouring Despair of Arminian Insecurity
Hebrews 3:12-14 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, eternal security, final perseverance of the saints, God, grace
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A Calvinistic Preacher’s Dilemma: How Do I Address Sinners?
John 6:44; Mark 1:15 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. Repent ye, and believe the Gospel. JOHN LELAND (1754-1841): It has always been a question with me of great … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching & Ministry
Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, election, gospel, hyper-Calvinism, Preaching
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The Pelagian Virus that Corrupted American Evangelism
Jeremiah 17:9; Jeremiah 13:23; John 6:65 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism & Revival
Tagged Calvinism, Charles Finney, evangelism, man's depravity, Pelagianism, revival
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Is a Full Assurance of Faith Attainable?
I John 5:19 And we know we are of God. JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): My text assures us, that this assurance was possessed in the first ages of the church. There were some who could say, without hesitation, “We know … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance & Communion
Tagged Assurance, Calvinism, faith, presumption, Roman Catholicism
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Predestination or Freewill Part 1: The Great Debate Ground Rule
2 Timothy 2:24, 25 The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, doctrine, freewill, predestination
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