election

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.

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

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

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

My students know that I have two tenets which guide my scholarship and theological thinking; and I demand that it guides theirs as well....

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...