TFPB Originals Predestination and the Free Offer of the Gospel 21 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 “In love God commands and implores all people to repent and believe.” Paul says that God “commands all people everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30), and we believe that “God so…
Doctrine of God Divine Immutability: The Glory of Our Unchanging God 20 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 Definition, Explanation, and Biblical Texts: The doctrine of divine immutability is the biblical and historic Christian teaching that God does not and cannot change. God says: “I the LORD do…
Confessionalism A Surprising Act of Humility 19 Jul 201919 Jul 2019 Most Christians agree that it is better to be selfless rather than selfish. After all, Paul tells us that we ought to "do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but…
Doctrine of God Divine Aseity and Panentheism, Part Two 15 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 In Part One of this discussion, I sought to provide a positive presentation of the Christian doctrine of divine aseity. I drew upon 1) Paul's sermon in Acts 17, 2)…
Doctrine of God What Does It Mean That “God Became Man”? 13 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 Biblical and Historic Teaching of the Incarnation The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, the Word who was with God and was God, "became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:1-3,…
Doctrine of God What Is “Classical Christian Theism”? 12 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 Classical Christian theism is the biblical and historic model of Christian theism committed to upholding the confession that God "is infinite in being and perfection" (Westminster Confession of Faith, 2.1;…
TFPB Originals The Golden Chain of Redemption 11 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 “We believe that God justifies and sanctifies those who by grace have faith in Jesus, and that He will one day glorify them—all to the praise of His glorious grace.”…
TFPB Originals The Grace of Predestination and Election 10 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 “We believe that from all eternity God determined in grace to save a great multitude of guilty sinners from every tribe and language and people and nation.” Over the last…
TFPB Originals Humanity’s Corruption and Condemnation 9 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 “All human beings are corrupted in every aspect of their being (e.g., physically, mentally, volitionally, emotionally, spiritually) and condemned finally and irrevocably to death—apart from God’s own gracious intervention. The…