by Stuart | 15 Feb 2011 | Blog
We have already examined the biblical doctrine of total depravity, and concluded that salvation, if it is at all possible, is so only by the grace of God. Salvation must necessarily be of the Lord. That is where the doctrine of unconditional election enters the...
by Stuart | 8 Feb 2011 | Blog
As noted previously, the five points of Calvinism (doctrines of grace) arose as a response to a petition by a group of Dutch Arminians in 1610 to affirm the tenets of Arminianism as orthodox Christianity. The Synod of Dort rejected this appeal and in response...
by Stuart | 1 Feb 2011 | Blog
W. J. Seaton has written, “There is scarcely another word that arouses such suspicion, mistrust, and even animosity among professing Christians as the word Calvinism. And yet much of the zeal that is levelled against this system and those who hold and preach it is...
by Stuart | 25 Jan 2011 | Blog
In his last inspired letter, Paul urged Timothy to “preach the word” and to “do the work of an evangelist” (2 Timothy 4:1–5). “The work of an evangelist” is a work to which every believer is called. The importance of evangelism in the life of the Christian and the...
by Stuart | 4 Jan 2011 | Blog
Abortion has always been a practice in this fallen world. In nations that have historically rejected the Judeo-Christian worldview, abortion rates have been, and are, horrific. In recent decades, however, abortion has been widely legalised in nations that...
by Stuart | 20 Dec 2010 | Blog
As you read the Gospels, it becomes quickly clear that the life of an apostle (like the life of any disciple of Christ) was one of highs and lows. For three apostles—Peter, James and John—one high point in their walk with Jesus was the experience atop the Mount of...
