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Tag Archives: election
The Elect Lady
2 John 1:1-4 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; for the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged election, grace, holiness, salvation
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Not Many—But Some
1 Corinthians 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called . JOHN GILL (1697-1771): The city of Corinth had many noble families of high … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction & Conversion
Tagged Countess of Huntingdon, effectual calling, election, God's Sovereignty, grace, honour, noble, riches
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God’s Election of Grace Unto Good Works
Ephesians 2:8-10 By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged election, good works, justification
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Elect Angels & Their Employments
1 Timothy 5:21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. A. A. HODGE (1823-1886): What are the Scriptural designations … Continue reading
A Spiritual Weather Report on Sovereign Grace
Amos 4:7; Romans 9:14-16 I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged attributes of God, election, God, God's Sovereignty, grace, Preaching, Providence, sovereignty
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The Love of God in Jesus Christ Part 1: The Breadth of Christ’s Love
John 3:16; Ephesians 3:17-19 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may … Continue reading
Posted in The Love of God in Jesus Christ
Tagged adoption, Church, election, faith, family, God, Jesus Christ, love
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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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Man’s Free Will: Roman Catholic & Arminian Unity in Doctrinal Error
Ephesians 1:4-6; Romans 8:30, 31 He hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged Arminianism, election, error, grace, heresy, man's free will, predestination, Roman Catholicism
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Predestination or Freewill Part 10: The Inescapable Conclusion
Romans 8:30, 31; I Peter 1:4,5; I Timothy 1:12 Whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. To an inheritance incorruptible, and … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged Assurance, election, faith, final perseverance, power of God
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Predestination or Freewill Part 9: The Unfathomable Depth
Job 37:23; Job 37:5; Romans 11:33, 34 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out. Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged election, free will, God's Sovereignty, man's responsibility, predestination
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