Often when discussing Calvinism with my Reformed friends, I hear them use language like “God allowed/permitted sin.” This kind of rhetoric seems strange, though, coming from a group of people who believe, as the Westmi...

This is the fifth in a series of outlines I taught on the attributes of God. The earlier ones can be found by searching "attributes" in my tags. Lesson Five The Works of God God is known by His works and...

Those whom the Lord has chosen and honoured with his intercourse must prepare for a hard, laborious, troubled life, a life full of many and various kinds of evils; it being the will of our heavenly Father to exercise his...

Blogging is hobby I fully enjoy. There’s just something fun about leaving your opinions out there for others to read and extract from them encouragement or insight. My blog is a world I’ve created where my musings and ...

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I hijacked this from my philosophy class, tweaked it for this audience, and now give it to you in hopes of actually getting somewhere in the Calvinism/Arminianism debate. Just before 11 p.m., Patrick ...

The Five points of Calvinism. You know the whole ‘5 points’ thing is kind of funny. John Calvin never had five points. While I really think he would have agreed with them, his was mainly an exegetical way of looking at w...

1 Timothy 4:10(and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.Calvin here acknowledges the distinction between those 'sav...

I attended a credo vs paedo baptism debate last Lord's Day evening, and I was very impressed with the rhetorical cunning of Paul Manata, speaker on behalf of all paedos everywhere. Only one thing: He could have used a da...

... And Your righteousness to the king's son - Psalm 72:1JC on Psalm 72:"By the terms righteousness and judgment, the Psalmist means a due and well-regulated administration of government, which he opposes to the tyrannic...