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“But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord JesusContinue reading “Spurgeon on Election…”

My wife’s health has been up and down as of late which has provided her much time to play her guitar. Happy BDay to my best friend…   https://youtu.be/rUGjMPiILo0

“On June 29, 1645, Henry Jessey was baptized. The man who baptized him was Hanserd Knollys, a fellow London independent who would soon take a prominent position among baptistic congregationalists in London. By this time, many in the city had rejected the baptism they had received in infancy and the confession of the seven LondonContinue reading ““Baptists Along the Congregational Way””

“Many miracles take place in Moses’ story as God works through him to deliver the people. In fact, more miracles are associated with Moses and his lifetime than with any other biblical figure except Jesus. But it is striking that no miracles take place at the beginning of the story. An unbeliever would call theseContinue reading “A Providential God…”

“On 6 February, 1817, Robert Haldane ‘undertook to read and explain’ the Epistle to the Romans to more than twenty students from the school of theology in Geneva. In the hotel room of this visitor at 19 Place Maurice, on the promenade of St. Antoine, the teaching of this Epistle to students who had previouslyContinue reading “Robert Haldane: Romans”

“But here arises a new question, How can it be that he who has once made such a progress should afterwards fall away? For God, it may be said, calls none effectually but the elect, and Paul testifies that they are really his sons who are led by his Spirit, (Rom. 8:14;) and he teachesContinue reading “Calvin on Hebrews 6:4…”

“In a profound sense, this synod saved the Reformation for the Reformed churches. While Lutherans would reject several elements of the canons, Calvinists saw clearly that a proper understanding of election was necessary to protect the Reformation’s ‘grace alone.’ The proper understanding of Christ’s atoning work was necessary to protect the Reformation’s ‘Christ alone.’ AContinue reading “Robert W. Godfrey on the Synod of Dort…”

  “Where the Arminian will only say, ‘I could not have gained my whole salvation without Calvary’, the Calvinist will say, ‘Christ gained my salvation for me at Calvary.’” “Where the Arminian says, ‘I owe my election to my faith’, the Calvinist says, ‘I owe my faith to my election.’ Clearly, these two concepts ofContinue reading “J.I. Packer on Arminianism vs Calvinism…”

  “Therefore, though the effulgence which is presented to every eye, both in the heavens and on the earth, leaves the ingratitude of man without excuse, since God, in order to bring the whole human race under the same condemnation, holds forth to all, without excepion, a mirror of his Deity in his works, anotherContinue reading “Calvin on the Need for Scripture…”

  “The Bible is, in all it’s parts, both in substance and form, down to the least minutiae, a book that comes from God. At the same time, it was composed, from the beginning to end, through the instrumentality of man, and bears all the marks of human authorship that are consistent with infallibility. WeContinue reading “Berkhof on the Inspiration of Scripture…”