This collection of sermons from the book of Genesis, deals with an awesome topic that has throughout time been repeatedly misunderstood, unfairly ignored, but most often shamefully denied and taught against. Calvin will cause the reader of these sermons to rightly understand this profound doctrine, to come away with the Biblical truth of the Sovereignty of the Creator, and to understand that God is God and needs not man to excuse or explain away the power of the Potter over the clay as he makes to dishonor the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction.
What Do the Five Points of Calvinism Really Mean? Many have heard of Reformed theology, but may not be certain what it is. Some references to it have been positive, some negative. It appears to be important, and they'd like to know more about it. But they want a full, understandable explanation, not a simplistic one. What Is Reformed Theology? is an accessible introduction to beliefs that have been immensely influential in the evangelical church. In this insightful book, R. C. Sproul walks readers through the foundations of the Reformed doctrine and explains how the Reformed belief is centered on God, based on God's Word, and committed to faith in Jesus Christ. Sproul explains the five points of Reformed theology and makes plain the reality of God's amazing grace.
Jesus Christ saves radically depraved men, women, and children from their sins. However, to understand, believe, and love the good news about the crucified and resurrected Savior, we must first understand our condition. Thus, we offer this issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster: Radical Depravity. Arthur Pink introduces us to this weighty subject by asking the question, “Is man a totally and thoroughly depraved creature by nature?” Thomas Reade then tells us about the deadly consequences and bitter fruits of Adam’s fall: in Adam all die. We then consider Joel Beeke’s helpful survey of the doctrine of human depravity. A second article by Thomas Reade leads us to a painful truth: the heart of man is evil. But he does not leave us there: he takes us to the blessed Son of God for deliverance. John Owen describes with great clarity the depraved and corrupted state of man’s mind and teaches us that the only remedy for this great darkness is the new birth: “You must be born again.” Loraine Boettner explains the extent and effects of original sin, which results in human inability in the matters of salvation. What is our true spiritual condition outside of Christ? Charles Spurgeon declares that we are legally, spiritually, and eternally dead. Nevertheless, he also tells us that we can be legally, spiritually, eternally alive by faith in Jesus Christ the Son! We then hear from John Flavel that in mercy, grace, and love, God draws sinners to Jesus Christ, gradually, suitably, powerfully, effectually, and finally. That is indeed good news! J. C. Ryle brings our subject to a close by asking a penetrating question: “Are you dead or alive?” Each of us, dear readers, must answer that question.
In this collection of sermons, Henry Haggar, John Rutland, and Thomas Ridgley passionately defend the doctrine of divine decrees, arguing that God's sovereignty is paramount and that salvation is ultimately a matter of grace. They draw on biblical text and theological reasoning to make a powerful case for this often-controversial doctrine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Six Discourses Concerning I. Election and Reprobation, II. Extent of Christ's Redemption, III. The Grace of God, IV. Liberty of the Will, V. Defectibility of the Saints, Vi. Answer to Three Objections Section I. - After fame years (tudy Imet with one who feemed to be a Def/i, and telling him that there were arguments fuflicient to prove the truth of Cbrz'jt'ian Faith, and of the holy Scriptures, he (corn. Fully replied, Yer: Andjou fwill pram-your Doe'irine of tbe Imputation qforz'girzal Sin from the fame Scripture; intimating that he thought that doftrine, it contained in it, fuflicient to invalidate the truth and the authority, of the Scripture. And by a little refleelion' 1 found the itrength ofltis argument ran thus: That the truth ol holy Saipture could no otherwife be proved to any man that doubted of it, but by reducing him to fome abfurdity, or the denial of tome. Avowed principle of reafon. Now this imputation of Adam': fin to his poflerity, (o as to render them, obnoxious to God's wrath, and to eternal damnation, only becaufe they were born of the race of Adam, feemed to him as contradictory to the commoh reafon of mankind, as any thing could be, and (o contained as firong an argument againfl the truth of Scripture, if that doctrine was contained in it, as any could be offered for it. And Upon this account I, again tearched into the places ufually alledged to confirm that doetrine, and found them fairly capable ot Other interpretations. One doubt re. Mained (lill, whether Antiquity did not give fufi'rage for this doetrine and here I found the words of Vqfiu: very pofitive, that Eerie/fa Catbal ica fie [emper judicafvit, tbe Catbolic Cburcb always fa judged 5 which he endeavors to prove by'tefiimonies from Ignatius to at. Duflin. This (ct me on the laborious tafk ofpcrufing the writings of antiquity till that time, and upon an impartial (earth, I found that all the paint, he had collee'ted were impertinent, or. At leali infufiictent to prove ll point; yea, I found evidence fuflicient of the truth of that which Peter du Moulirz plainly owns, tbatfrom tbe time oft/ye Apofller to St. Attttin's time, all the Ecdqflafiical Writer: [fem to write incauttou/l) oft/ti: Illa; ter, and to airline to what be (all: Pelagianifm. And of this havmg made a collefiion, l finiflied a treattfe of Original (in, in Latm. Which hath been compofed about twenty years, though 1 have not thought it advifable to publtfh it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
