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Tag Archives: predestination
The Testimony of Many Witnesses
1 Peter 1:3-5; Romans 8:29,30; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 1:6; 1 John 3:1,2 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance & Communion
Tagged glory, Jesus, perseverance, predestination, sanctification, testimony, witness
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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 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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Predestination or Freewill Part 8: A Believer’s Certain Perseverance
Isaiah 41:10,13,14; 60:16; 63:1; John 6:37 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness―For I … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged election, eternal security, perseverance, predestination
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Predestination or Freewill Part 7: Can a True Believer Fall ever from Grace and Perish?
Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence unto the end. JAMES DURHAM (1622-1658): If believing depends on free-will, then our perseverance depends on it also. For if the man’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged election, final perseverance of the saints, freewill, grace, predestination
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Predestination or Freewill Part 4: God’s Foreknowledge. What is it?
I Peter 1:2; Romans 8:29 Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. R. L. DABNEY (1820-1898): Does God’s foreknowledge of … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged election, faith, God's foreknowledge, man's free will, predestination
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Predestination or Freewill Part 2: The Crux of the Debate
Ephesians 1:4-7; Romans 8:29, 30 According as 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged doctrine, election, freewill, predestination
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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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God’s Perfect Wisdom in the Distribution of His Grace
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged God, grace, predestination, wisdom
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