Feb 11
2025
Reprobated in Justice
The reason many reject the doctrine of predestination has nothing to do with election, but has everything to do with reprobation. Reprobation is the flipside of election —the dreadful side of predestination.
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Introduction to the Davidic Covenant - Part 1: Israel’s Desire for an Earthly King
From the earliest days in Israel’s history, there was a promise of a coming king who would rule over the people of Israel. When God spoke to Abraham in Genesis 17:6, He promised that “kings will come forth from you.” Later in Genesis 49, when Jacob prophesied concerning his sons, he said, “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” (v. 10). Long before the days of King Saul, long before the time of the judges, and even before Moses was born, God not only promised a future king for Israel, but even specified the tribe out of whom the king would come!
Keep Reading The Mosaic Covenant Established at Mt. Sinai
When you hear the term “Mosaic Covenant”, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of the Levitical priesthood, or the Law…and you would be right. Those are most certainly major themes of the Mosaic Covenant. But what if I told you that another theme of this covenant is the relationship between God and His people? In fact, the Bible makes a very clear connection between this covenant and the Abrahamic Covenant, where God chose Abraham to be the one through whom the whole world would be blessed.
Keep ReadingJan 21
2025
Predestined in Love
What is the doctrine of election? For some, it is a trigger word that sounds the alarm system of their minds into rage. For others, they twist the word as a contortionist does to his body, causing unnatural positions and usages for the word. The Bible gives us a clear answer as to what the doctrine of election is and is not.
Nov 12
2024
Regeneration
Regeneration is a crucial piece to understanding God's work of saving the lost. We completely affirm that salvation is a complete gift of God's grace (Eph. 2:8–9) and the total work of God (John 2:9). In fact, the means that God uses to give us this marvelous redemption is through faith and repentance (two sides of the same coin).