Faith is the Condition of Salvation and Grace is the Work of Salvation

Calvinists take solace in the claim that they believe salvation is totally a work of God (unconditional election, man’s passiveness until selective regeneration, regeneration prompting faith, etc.), while oftentimes either implying or explicitly accusing those who make salvation conditioned upon man exercising faith (exercising faith in response to hearing the gospel prior to regeneration or…

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Think About IT: Gentleness Like Christ

Being Christian means to be like Christ, not just partly like Christ. The person of Christ reminds us that strength, power, knowledge, righteousness, and that even knowing what is the right thing to do in every situation does not necessitate brutishness, arrogance and being uncompassionate. “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for…

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Church Discipline and the Church’s Credibility

Church discipline visibly demonstrates the seriousness of sin as well as both the holiness and love Christ calls His church to live (Matthew 18:15-20). When church discipline is first implemented, the immediate fallout may appear to be all negative. However, in time the church will benefit by having honored God with obedience, and the credibility…

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God Is Equally Pleased to Save Some and Damn Most!

John Piper said, “The book of life represents God’s free and unconditional election. In the New Testament the book of life is synonymous with the list of those who are elect and predestined for eternal life.”[1] John Calvin said, “Those, therefore, whom God passes by he reprobates, and that for no other cause but because…

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