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Calvinism

Sam Storms On Pastoring As A Reformed Charismatic

February 11, 2010

In the following inteview, Sam and I speak about what it is like for him to pastor as a reformed charismatic. It is a very interesting exchange, and one I very much enjoyed filming:

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Spurgeon Atonement Illustration

August 28, 2009

This would win the wrath of many neo-liberals but I am sure that Piper would be glad to make room this Friday for the following quote I found on the pyromaniacs site from C.H. Spurgeon:
Suppose,” said I, “you had killed some one. You were a murderer; you were condemned to die, and you deserved it.”
“Faith,” [...]

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T4G Statement – Article 8 – The Gospel of Grace

June 16, 2009

A long while ago I began a journey blogging through the Together for the Gospel Statement. I am sure that anyone who remotely remembers that I once did this would have been convinced that I would never get back to it. Today I surprised even myself by deciding that I really am determined [...]

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Piper on Leading People Towards Reformed Theology

March 13, 2009

A few months back, Piper posted this excelent couple of paragraphs about the need to make GOD the central thing as we try to lead people to a shared understanding of theology.
. . .a Reformed position mainly means, God is really big, really strong, really powerful, really knowledgeable, really wise, really great, really weighty, and [...]

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Jonathan Edwards on Irresistible Grace

February 16, 2009

The shocking nature of the doctrine that God’s grace is irresistible was hammered home to me by this quote. If this notion does not make you grateful to God that YOU should be so blessed by him, I don’t know what will.
. . .the Calvinistical notion of sovereign and arbitrary grace, whereby some, [...]

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Jonathan Edwards on Limited Atonement

February 13, 2009

There is none of the five points of calvinism that are associated with more confusion than the one commonly called Limited Atonment or particular atonement. The problem comes because we do not tend to understand exactly what Calvinists have historically meant by this point, nor do we understand the alternatives on either side. [...]

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Jonathan Edwards on Total Depravity

February 9, 2009

I am planning on sharing some short quotes from Jonathan Edwards on the five points of Calvinism. Here is the first on the “T” of the so-called “TULIP”. He simply defines Total depravity:
. . . the Calvinistic doctrine of the total depravity and corruption of man’s nature, whereby his heart is wholly under the [...]

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One Point Calvinism

October 23, 2008

According to J. I. Packer, Calvinism’s five points really boil down to one significant claim that underlies all the others. My friend, Scott Thomas, shared this on the Acts 29 blog:
“God saves sinners—and the force of this confession may not be weakened by disrupting the unity of the work of the Trinity, or by [...]

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SERMON – A Song Of Hope – Psalm 121

September 5, 2008

On the 24th of August, I preached a sermon at Jubilee during our summer series on some famous psalms. I took Psalm 121, which served as a starting point for me to share some of the most important planks of my personal doctrinal framework—a framework that has sustained me through hard times.
As blogging around here [...]

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My Most Read Blog Post Of All Time – My Interview With Mark Driscoll

March 4, 2008

Today I can finally reveal that No. 1 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on April 2, 2006, and was my interview with Mark Driscoll, the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington.
Thanks to my friends at Crossway, a free copy of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Jesus, will be [...]

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10th Most Read Post – I Don’t Want Balance! I Want It All!

January 29, 2008

We have now arrived at the countdown of the top ten most popular posts of all time with readers of this blog. No. 10 appeared on July 19, 2007, and of all the posts I have written, this one is probably my own personal favorite. It is a rallying call to a kind of Christianity [...]

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Review of the Blog – July to August: TULIP and Together On a Mission

December 21, 2007

Before going on a summer break, I ended with a post which expresses clearly the driving passion behind my life—I DON’T WANT BALANCE, I WANT IT ALL!
Other than that, and the posts on the atonement I listed in yesterday’s review, July was totally dominated (and rightly so) by Together On a Mission. This conference is [...]

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Review of the Blog – May to June 2007: More Atonement Wars and Terry Virgo

December 20, 2007

May was not as controversial a month as I reported yesterday that April had been. I continued with the following posts on the atonement and the resurrection throughout May and also into June. In fact, there were a few posts on the atonement which spilled into July, and I have listed them here also. If [...]

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SERMON – Chosen By God (Ephesians 1) by Tope Koleoso

September 14, 2007

Last Sunday, my dear friend and leader, Tope preached the following sermon at Jubilee Church, London. This was the begining of a series whereby we intend to preach through the letter.
Many people say that Romans and Galatians prompted the Reformation. I think it is true to say that it is the book of Ephesians that [...]

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