You can listen to the second part of this series here. In our first article in this series, we introduced the history of the Doctrines of Grace (Five Points of Calvinism) and the aims of this series. Our second article looked at the doctrine of Total Depravity or Man’s Radical Corruption due to...
You can listen to the first part of this series here. In our last article, we considered the “T” in the TULIP of Total Depravity or our Radical Corruption by sin. In this article, we’ll take a look at Unconditional Election or God’s Sovereign Choice to save. Many internet debates have been fought...
You can listen to the first part of this series here. In our first article in this series, we introduced a little of the history of the Doctrines of Grace, otherwise known as the Five Points of Calvinism. We sought to clarify some frequent misperceptions and what the goal of this series of...
You can listen to the first part of this series here. The Doctrines of Grace are some of the most beautiful truths of the Gospel that were clarified as a result of the Protestant Reformation. Many Christians have found them to deepen their understanding of the Gospel and their appreciation of the...
Many of us have probably either seen or heard of word studies in the Bible. Perhaps it was a preacher telling you about how God’s "agape” love is special and distinct from all the other types of love in the Bible. Or maybe it was a Bible teacher talking about how this particular Greek word is so...
While I was serving on mission in Brazil a few years ago, I wrote a devotional commentary on Romans 1 - 7 which I thought I would share here. It is not meant to be an academic commentary but rather was birthed out of my personal study and reflection while serving at Casa Semear, a project of ABBA...
Jesus is often as enigmatic and mysterious as the invisible God He incarnates, and rightly so. For two millennia he has perplexed and captivated the hearts of many a wanderer. Richard Nixon is said to have called the day Apollo astronauts landed on the moon in 1969 "the greatest day since...
We’ve probably all heard someone say the phrase. Maybe they’ve done something wrong unintentionally and others have judged them harshly, and so the retort comes, “God knows my heart.” Or, maybe it’s in regard to a wayward child or a generally “good” person who is not following the Lord - “God...
The Reformed Preacher Portraits are a series of portraits of Reformed Christian preachers, teachers and authors who have significantly influenced and shaped my faith. The desire behind this series is both to honour these men and also to share some of their materials with other Christians and...
It's become a little bit of an internet gag... the quirky selfie with the hashtag "blessed" because of whatever good fortune someone has enjoyed. While this can often just be silly fun, it does point out that we all long for the "blessed life". But what does Jesus say the #Blessed life looks like?...