Few issues are as important as understanding the Christ-centered nature of the Scriptures. When we...
The Doctrines of Grace: Understanding the Heartbeat of the Gospel
Recommended Books on the Doctrines of Grace
This season at Servants of Grace, we’ve been considering the topic of the Doctrines of Grace. We...
Limited Atonement
Romans 8:30 states, “And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he...
Reforming According to the Word of God for the Spread of the Gospel
Over the past six months, I’ve prayed extensively about the topic of the Doctrines of Grace. I prayed that this issue would be biblical, theological, practical, and equip our readers to understand the heartbeat of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. As this article...
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Salvation: A Brief Overview of the Spirit’s Role in the Doctrines of Grace
When it comes to the place of the Holy Spirit within the doctrines of grace, or, as it is commonly called, the five points of Calvinism, He is usually relegated solely to irresistible grace. That is, His primary work is usually thought of only as drawing the unsaved...
The Doctrine of Predestination
The Protestant Reformation was a movement in sixteenth-century Europe that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church back to a Christ-exalting, gospel-believing, and Word-centered expression of the Christian faith.[i] However, the more the Scriptures shed light on...
Total Depravity: The Problem Defined and Solution Provided
Humanity has a problem. Turn on the news, listen to the radio, or take a quick glance at your favorite social media outlet and you will likely find a plethora of stories concerning the desperate plight of someone around the world. Why does the inhumanity of man...
Evangelism, Missions, and Calvinism
The name John Calvin is a controversial one that evokes a broad range of reactions from different people around the world. To some, he is the tireless, larger-than-life, second-generation French reformer who changed the world forever with his Reformation ministry in...
Assurance and Perseverance in Hebrews 6:1-8
The controversy surrounding Hebrews 6:1-8 is many fold. From those who believe that it teaches that the salvation of God’s people is conditional to those who believe it doesn’t—over the history of the Church there has been a lot of various interpretations advanced. It...