Join Dave as he continues the study of the Gospel of John by looking at John 8:12 with the men at his local church. In this study, Dave looks at darkness, light, discipleship, and the person and work of Christ.
#46: Jesus, The Light of the World, the Light of Life[Sermon] Read More »
In my opinion, Proverbs is the one book of the Bible that people struggle to locate the most within the canon. We get a feel and a sense for where all the other books go, and why they are there. But when we come to Proverbs, oftentimes it is difficult to find its proper place
Charles Spurgeon once noted, “That doctrine which is called “Calvinism” did not spring from Calvin; we believe that it sprang from the great founder of all truth.”[i] With these words, Spurgeon set forth the critical truth that the Doctrines of Grace, also known as the Five Points of Calvinism or TULIP (Totally Depravity, Unconditional Election,
The Doctrines of Grace: Understanding the Heartbeat of the Gospel Read More »
The past ten years has seen the rise of the Doctrines of Grace, also known as Calvinism. In his helpful book, Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology, Pastor Greg Dutcher writes, not as an outsider critiquing what he doesn’t understand, but as an insider looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the
Mark Dever, the pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church, recently articulated 12 sources God has used to reinvigorate Reformed theology among a younger generation in our day. Among them he named John Piper. Piper, said Dever, is probably “the single most potent factor in the recent rise of Reformed theology.” As part of the young, restless, and Reformed
The debate over the relationship between law and gospel has been waged since the time of the Christ, with some affirming justification by the grace of God which provides the believer freedom from the law, and with others declaring a more legalistic approach suggesting that salvation includes a heavy dose of law keeping. Somewhere in
Antinomianism: Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest by Mark Jones Read More »
Few issues are as important as understanding the Christ-centered nature of the Scriptures. When we consider who Christ is—what He came to do and accomplished in His death and resurrection, and what He continues to do as our Mediator, Advocate, Intercessor, and High Priest—truthfully our jaws should drop, and we should stand in awe of
This season at Servants of Grace, we’ve been considering the topic of the Doctrines of Grace. We are living in a time when many people are either learning or rediscovering what the gospel is and the importance of a biblical understanding of the gospel. With this issue of Theology for Life Magazine, it was our