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Calvin on the Weakness of the Law and the Imputation of Christ's Righteouesness

by John CalvinPaul clearly declares that our sins were expiated by the death of Christ, because it was impossible for the law to confer righteousness upon us. It hence follows, that more is required by...

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Historically Reformed

A short summary of the historic meaning of what it is to be theologically Reformed

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God's Electing Grace

"Those who are passed over by God will never complain that God is being unfair. Left to themsleves, they have no desire to be chosen." - Ian Duguid

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The Great Giver

by A. W. Pink"He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" - Rom. 8:32The above verse supplies us with an instance of...

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Our Posture Before the Word of God

by Tom Lyon1.    If I find something with which I cannot agree, I am wrong.2.    If I find something which I cannot understand, I am wrong to judge it on that account. A quote from Martyn Lloyd-Jones:...

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The Distinction Between Free Will and Free Agency

INABILITY: FALLEN HUMAN BEINGS ARE BOTH FREE AND ENSLAVEDby J.I. PackerThe heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? - JEREMIAH 17:9Clear thought about the fallen...

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The Ground of Justification

by Louis BerkhofOne of the most important points of the controversy between the Church of Rome and the Reformers, and between Reformed theology and the Arminians, concerned the ground of justification....

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The Marks of True Prayer

by Joel Beeke1. True prayer brings heaven down into the soul, and lifts the soul up to heaven.2. True prayer is the prime exercise of faith where all saving graces converge to climax in both the...

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Christ and Sanctification

by Octavius WinslowBy simple, close, and searching views of the cross of Christ, the Spirit most effectually sanctifies the believer. This is the true and great method of gospel sanctification. Here...

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Who Made You to Differ?

by C. H. SpurgeonIt is grace, free, sovereign grace, which has made you to differ!Should any here, supposing themselves to be the children of God, imagine that there is some reason "in them" why they...

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A New Creature

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The Importance of Salvation

by Archibald AlexanderIn comparison with salvation, all other subjects are trivial. To waste time in the pursuit of wealth, or in the chase of sensual pleasure, while our salvation is not secure, is...

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Common Objections to the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination

by Loraine Boettner1. That it is Fatalism2. That it is Inconsistent with the Free Agency and Moral Responsibility of Man3. That it Makes God the Author of Sin4. That it Discourages All Motives to...

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My Social Media Strategy

by J. Ligon Duncan1. Relentlessly encourage, edify & inform.2. Ignore trolls, mockers & slanderers into oblivion.3. Starve dissensionists, narcissists, & errorists of the attention they...

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John Owen on the Holy Spirit

John Owen is among the theologians whose thoughts most closely mirror my own and this particular book of his could easily be called a manifesto of monergistic, God-honoring theology. I agree with Dr....

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Growing in the Word

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Vessels Prepared for Destruction

Excerpt from Dr. James White's book "The Potter's Freedom" (pages 211-214):For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name...

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"Circumcise the foreskin of your heart"

Question:"Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn." Deut. 10:16 --> If God commands the Israelites to circumcise their own hearts in this verse and in Jer. 4:4,...

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"You Always Resist the Holy Spirit"

One of the common arguments I hear against the biblical doctrine of irresistible grace (effectual calling) is an appeal to Acts 7:51 which declares“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and...

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The Force of Bad Example

By John CalvinIt ought to be observed that we are exceedingly disposed to wicked imitation. When we see bad examples, we are drawn to them with great force, and take the example for a law; for when...

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