If God Chooses Certain People for Salvation, Does That Make God Unrighteous?
If God Chooses Certain People for Salvation, Does That Make God Unrighteous? In the strongest possible terms, the answer to that question is NO! God is altogether holy, sinless, righteous, pure, just, total light where there is no darkness at all. Therefore, it’s not possible for God to be unrighteous in anything He does. That […]
Before Time Began
(Titus 1:1-2) – 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (2 Timothy 1:9) – 9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to […]
The Plan and Pathway of Election — [Commentary on Romans 9]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (slightly updated) unless otherwise noted. Introduction Romans 9 is one of the central passages of the New Testament in understanding the doctrine of election. Paul’s discussion really begins in chapter 8, and more specifically, Romans 8:28-39. Those verses serve as an introduction to and as a key to […]
Redemption of the Elect — [Romans 8:28-39]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (slightly updated). Introduction Romans 8:28-39 serves as the introduction to Romans 9. Therefore, in order to understand chapter 9, we must understand this passage in Romans 8. The subject is the doctrine of election. Particular redemption (limited atonement) is seen all over this passage to the unbiased eye. […]
Major Key to the Extent of the Atonement and Understanding Election
Introduction Unlimited Atonement (Arminian & Provisionist position) — Christ died for every person who comes into the world and that salvation is available to every person who comes into the world, where each person decides to accept Christ as their Savior or to reject Him, according to their own will, apart from the will of God […]
Why Regeneration Must Precede Faith
Arminian theology teaches that faith precedes regeneration, that regeneration is the result of placing faith in Christ. Calvinist theology teaches that regeneration must precede faith, that one must be regenerated first in order to believe. Which is it? I believe the Apostle Paul reveals the answer in the following brief study. Romans 8:4-9 (Ro 8:4) – 4 So that the […]
The “Giving” and “Drawing” of Christ’s Sheep – [John 6:37,44-45]
All Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB). Introduction John chapters 6 and 10 are key chapters in understanding the doctrine of election. Is election conditional or unconditional? Is it corporate or individual? Or is it both? Did Christ die for certain elect individuals, or did He die for every individual […]
Who Are Christ’s Sheep? — [ Commentary on John 10]
All Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB). Introduction A key chapter in determining who Christ died for, and why one person believes in Christ and why another doesn’t, is John chapter 10, about Christ’s sheep. This is a chapter that many Christians use to argue for unconditional election and limited atonement (that Christ died only for the elect—the elect […]
Christ Died For His Church – [His Elect Bride]
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version (slightly updated) unless otherwise noted. Introduction For whom did Jesus actually die? Was it every person who enters the world? Or was it for a specific people? The extent of Christ’s atonement is much debated among Christians. Jesus either died for everyone, or He […]