But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 1 Peter 3: 14-16
The following is an excerpt of a short conversation that ensued as a result of this Lloyd-Jones quote:
Visitor: Actually Man was made in the image of God and God said that His creation was very good!! I do not see myself as a wretch but as a child of God, who God thought was worth the blood of...
Not Politics, Not the Media: Only God Can Reconcile the Peoples of the Earth
Written by john_hendryxLike many of you, my heart was broken and saddened by the abominable evils we witnessed in Charlottesville ... so, so painful when the story broke. To see that kind of heinous evil and racism today ...it is disgraceful. But it reveals again how much work still needs to be done, and it serves as a...
Listen to Biblical Theology in the tradition of Geerhardus Vos approaches the Bible as an organic drama of God's unfolding revelation through history. In distinction from doctrinal or systematic theology, biblical theology follows the progressively unfolding revelation of God's words and deeds through...
by Martin Luther
“When I am converted by the Gospel, the Holy Spirit is present. He takes me as clay and makes of me a new creature, which is endowed with a different mind, heart, and thoughts, that is, with a true knowledge of God and a sincere trust in His grace.
To summarize, the very...
N. T. Wright explains why he denies the doctrine of imputed righteousness:
"If we use the language of the law court, it makes no sense whatever to say that the judge imputes, imparts, bequeaths or conveys or otherwise transfers his righteousness to either the plaintiff or the defendant....
2017 GPTS Spring Conference: Trumpet Call: 500 years of Gospel Freedom
Written by john_hendryx
The 2017 Greenville Seminary Spring Theology Conference commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
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01 - Sola Scriptura by Dr. Joel Beeke
02 - Luther's Providential God by Dr....
by John Frame
The doctrine that God foreordains and directs all events is generally regarded as Calvinistic, and I am not embarrassed to be called a Calvinist. However, other Christian traditions also accept this doctrine, sometimes in spite of themselves. Take Arminianism for example. The Arminian...
I have always loved Deuteronomy. In fact the Lord used this book as a key instrument in my own conversion. Deuteronomy is a book of the Law and reveals the holiness of God. Reading it will instill the deep fear of the Lord in a person.
But according to the Text, did Israel receive God's favor...
by J. C. Ryle
I. To the question “what Evangelical Religion is?” the simplest answer I can give is to point out what appear to be its leading features. These I consider to be five in number.
( a) The first leading feature in Evangelical Religion is the absolute supremacy it assigns to...
Salvation as a Gift: An Arminian Attempts to Discredit Calvinism
Written by john_hendryx
Here is my response to a meme I came across today which attempts to critique the Calvinist who says an Arminian's choice of following Jesus can be grounds for boasting before God.
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Salvation is a gift, in its entirety. Jesus provides EVERYTHING we need for salvation, including a new heart to...
by Herman Bavinck
Both for unbelievers and believers, the doctrine of election is a source of inexpressibly great comfort. If it were based on justice and merit, all would be lost. But now that election operates according to grace, there is hope even for the most wretched. If work and reward were...
by C. H. Spurgeon
“But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man” —Galatians 1:11
A gospel which is after men will be welcomed by men; but it needs a divine operation upon the heart and mind to make a man willing to receive into his inmost...
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Written by john_hendryx"For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy." - Rom 9:15-16
Is it Unjust of God to Ask Sinners to Do What They Are Morally Unable to Do?
Written by john_hendryx
Some claim it would be unjust of God to command us to do something we are unable to do.Not by Free Will but by Grace through Faith -- St. Augustine
Written by john_hendryx
Men are not Saved by Good Works, nor by the Free Determination of their Own Will, but by the Grace of God through Faith
But this part of the human race to which God has promised pardon and a share in His eternal kingdom, can they be restored through the merit of their own works? God forbid. For...
Visitor: As a proof text against Calvinism:John 6:40 For my Father’s will is that everyonewho looks to the Son and believesin him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
Response: We all believe that. Calvinists also believe that anyone who looks to the Son...
I often see critiques from professing Christians online regarding their deep opposition to the biblical view that, due to a corruption of nature, fallen man has no free will to come to Christ. Recently I even encountered someone with a list of bible verses which allegedly prove that human beings...
by Jason A. Van Bemmel
Visitor: Any person can be saved, if they will.
Response: Don't we all believe any person can come if they will? The problem is, are there any persons naturally willing to submit to the terms of the gospel? Does it come naturally for fallen sinners to come to the humbling realization that they have...
Christ's Lordship is bound up in His being the Savior. Here is why:
When a person comes to faith in Christ as Savior, are they not acknowledging their helplessness, and so come to Him in the hope that He will free them from both the guilt and power of sin? Do not people come to Christ so that He...
Why does God command Christians to be holy when we are already holy in Christ?
Written by john_hendryx
“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” - 1 Peter 1:16
"Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God." 2 Cor 7:1
"...we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of...
Responding to Christianese: Since God is Love He would Never Violate our Free Will
Written by john_hendryx
When I hear professing Christians say that since God is love He would never violate our free will (btw, a concept not found in the Bible)... my first thought is to ask:
"So you are troubled that God did for you what you couldn't do for yourself? Is Hell better than being saved? In everyday life we...
I have sometimes heard the charge from skeptics that Christians come off as thinking they are better than other people. This impression perhaps arises for at least two reasons: 1) because a professing Christian who does not understand the gospel actually DOES think they are better than...
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