Election

There is probably no teaching of Scripture that arouses more emotion among Christians than the doctrine of unconditional election. On the other hand, there is probably no doctrine more needed to be preached and taught. The reason being is that there is no teaching so designed to humble man and exalt God's grace.

The fact that election so abases man and exalts God's love and mercy may account for the fact that in nearly every great movement of God, unconditional election and God's free mercy was at the center of what was preached. Luther, Calvin and Zwingli, God's primary agents of the reformation of the 16th century, taught and preached it freely. The leaders of the great awakening in the 18th century, such as George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards (among others) taught it. The leaders of the Puritan movement in the 17th century taught it as well. Of course Charles Spurgeon, whose ministry shook England and the English speaking world in the 19th century made it a central feature of his preaching in London.

Can a person come to saving knowledge of God without hearing or believing in Jesus Christ?

What is the Gospel?

Music: Atonement Q&A by Shai Linne

You may not be fond of Rap Music but here are some lyrics I think you can live with...

Verse 1

Who is God? God is the universe’s Creator
And Sustainer plus the only Savior, there is no one greater
He triune, holy, omnipotent, omniscient, absolute
Loving, sovereign and righteous are a few of His attributes
How do we know this? Well, we know this from the Bible
Where God has revealed Himself- anything else is just an idol

The Bible vs. Cell Phone

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled? What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we bought a new one every time it wore out?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?

Is this something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BIBLE IS?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don’t ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!!”