Its Attainment In writing to a company of the saints an Apostle was inspired to declare, “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform (or “finish”) it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6). That is what distinguishes the regenerate children of God from [...]
Its Basis The task set before us is by no means easily executed. On the one hand, we wish to be kept from taking the “children’s” bread and casting it to the “dogs”; on the other, it is our earnest prayer that we may be delivered from casting a stumbling block before any of God’s [...]
Its Nature “Can true believers be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace and that they shall persevere therein unto salvation? Answer: Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavour to walk in all good conscience before Him (1 John 2:3) may, without extraordinary revelation, by faith grounded upon the Truth of God’s promises, [...]
The following is the first part of A.W. Pink’s exposition of the doctrine of assurance of salvation. I hope it challenges you as it has me. Introduction By way of introduction and in order to acquaint the reader with the particular angle or viewpoint from which we now approach our present theme, let it be [...]
It was suggested to me by a seminary professor (not my own, but a friend’s dad) that in order to grasp a clearer understanding of Arminianism and its defense (against my Calvinistic beliefs), I ought to check out the book Why I Am Not a Calvinist by Jerry L. Walls and Joseph R. Dongell (two [...]
Can whoever believes the Gospel come to Jesus? Yes. Does Jesus invite everyone to believe? Yes. Does God command everyone to believe and obey the Gospel? Yes. Does everyone obey? No. Is everyone able to obey?… When we discuss the Doctrines of Grace with Arminians, one of the most heated disputes always arises on Limited [...]
Hello. Welcome back. Long story short: Aaron and I have been busy this summer. We’ve also encountered some issues regarding the role of apologetics in Christianity which have put our operations on hold. While we’re still figuring things out, we will be turning our attention more to doctrinal discussion than defending the faith. As some [...]