Quit These Things To Delight in the Lord, Is 58:13-14
Ps 37:4 says, “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” When you delight thyself in the Lord he gives you the desires, not the things you desire. In other words, when you find satisfaction in the Lord, he puts the desires in your heart for the […]
God is Merciful, Deut 4:31
God is merciful to Israel. Deut 4:31 says that the Lord thy God is a merciful God. Israel enjoyed God’s mercy as long as they were willing to go along with what the Lord said. When they repeatedly and stubbornly disobeyed him, he sent the Assyrians to take the ten northern tribes captive and he […]
God is Just, Deut 32:4
God is just. Deut 32:4 says, “… a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” Is 45:21 says, “… a just God and a Saviour; there is none else.” As a just God, the Lord demands justice. He cannot let iniquity, transgression, sin and injustice pass. He judges everything. Ecc 12:14 […]
God is Love, 1 Jn 4:8
God is love [1 Jn 4:8, 4:7, 4:19]. Love is his very essence and the reason behind redemption, Jn 3:16. Christ loved the church and gave himself for it [Eph 5:25]. And once we have received Jesus we are inseparable from God’s love [Rom 8:39]. Notice these instances and conditions of His love: Christ loved […]
You Must Choose, Jos 24:15
Joshua said to Israel, in Jos 24:15, “choose you this day whom ye will serve.” They had to choose among serving the Lord or serving the gods of their fathers or serving the gods of the Amorites in whose land they dwelled. It was not possible for them to serve all three. They could only […]
Perseverance of the Saints, 1 Pet 1:5
Perseverance of the saints is the fifth point in the five points of Calvinism. It has to do with the eternal security of the believer in Christ. That is once a person has been baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit [1 Cor 12:13; Eph 5:30] he is sealed by the Holy […]
Irresistible Grace, Acts 7:51
Today we want to look at Irresistible Grace which is the doctrine that, no matter what, you don’t have the free will to choose Christ. Instead, when it is “your time” God hits you with his grace and you can’t resist getting saved. Calvinists believe that you are actually born again before you believe on […]
Limited Atonement, 1 Tim 2:4
Limited atonement is the doctrine that Jesus only died for the unconditionally elect. We want to look at Limited Atonement today so that we are not hood winked into believing this erroneous doctrine. Look at the following verses and notice that this doctrine could not possibly be true. You would have to change the words […]
Unconditional Election, Is 42:1
As taught by Calvinism, Unconditional Election is the doctrine that says God chose from before the foundation of the world whom he would save and whom he would damn, regardless of whether they want to be saved or not. However, by studying the scriptures, we will find that election is never unto salvation. TULIP is […]
Total Depravity, Gen 6:5
Total Depravity is the doctrine that teaches that man is born with a nature that is alienated from God and is in rebellion against God. The total man is depraved and he will, therefore, never seek God or choose Jesus Christ, by his own free will, in order to be saved. Hence, he must be […]