doctrines of grace

Israel‘s transgression — Gentile salvation — Israel’s jealousy/salvation — Gentile blessing

What does it mean to be a Jew if it doesn’t gain salvation from God?

The doctrine of God’s unconditional individual election / predestination unto salvation is ever-present in Scripture.

The doctrine of election is not obscure; it is not hard to prove. It is only hard, for some, to accept.

We don’t like verses like Romans 9:13. They make us feel uncomfortable.

For one to be a part of spiritual Israel one must be chosen by God of his free grace and come to Jesus in faith.

These verses are a personal prologue to the problem as outlined in the previous blog.

I would like to take some time introducing and exegeting Romans 9 in anticipation of preaching through Romans 9-11 in February.

Once again it has been far too long between blogs. Once again, I apologize to all of you who have been waiting. Due to the distance...

In the simplest of terms the doctrine of irresistible grace, or better effectual calling, points to the clear biblical reality that...

There is no doubt that, other than unconditional election, limited atonement is the Reformed doctrine of salvation with which people...

'Election'... 'Predestination'... say these words to a room full of Christians and many of them begin to feel very uneasy, if not...

We continue in our exploration of the Reformed doctrines of grace. We are now three posts into what will be at least 8 in total. Since it...

All Christians believe, or at least should believe, in the sovereignty of God. Listen to people pray and they confirm that belief. People...

How are people saved? The answer to this question is pretty simple and is agreed upon by most Protestant Christians - we are saved by...

We have covered the nature of Reformed theology (hereafter RT) - it's history and theology - over the last number of blogs. Now I want to...

Let's start by making sure we understand one important point. There is a difference between Reformed theology and Reformed soteriology...