A Comparison of Calvinism and Arminianism.A Comparison of Calvinism and Arminianism.
The Good News of Calvinism by MP: an brief defense of the Five Points of Calvinism.
Predestination and the Love of God by MP: Learn
what it means to be loved with the unbreakable electing love of God.
J.I. Packer has said "Our minds have been conditioned to think...of God's
love as a weak affection which cannot keep anyone from hell without help,
and of faith as the human help God needs for this purpose..." This
article is to correct this notion and cause us to start thinking
biblically again about God's love.
Predestination and the Glory of God by MP.
The Supremacy of God in Predestination by Eric Schumacher. Discusses the importance of good theology, biblical evidence for predestination, answers objections, and gives personal application.
Predestination and Human Freedom by MP: This is a
short
article defending the biblical truth that God is the one who ultimately
determines who is saved. I also explain how it can be that a person
freely
comes to Christ when it is ultimately God who is causing him to come.
Must Love for God be Freely Chosen to be Genuine? by
MP.
The Sovereignty of God and Prayer by Pastor John Piper. Why pray for the lost if God determines who will believe anyway? This article gives excellent answers.
Is Individual Election to Salvation Taught in Romans
Nine?
by MP: This is an in depth look at the biblical basis for salvation
being God's sovereign, free choice.
Predestination in Ephesians 1:3-14 by MP: Do the
references to Christians being chosen and predestined in Ephesians 1:4-5,
11 really mean that God has chosen which individuals will be saved? This
articles shows how the context of Ephesians 1 answers this question with
a "yes."
Are All Christians Chosen?: John 15:16 by MP: "You
did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" Jesus said to His
disciples. This articles asks if this applies to all Christians.
Calvinism, Arminianism, and Eternal Security by
MP: In this article I argue that belief in eternal security seems to
require belief in God's sovereignty over salvation.
An Open Letter to Josh McDowell and Norman
Geisler by JT and MP.
Bad Arguments Against Calvinism by Gregory Koukl. For an example of the type of bad arguments that Koukl is arguing against, see Calvinism Refuted. These are the bad arguments at their best!
Summary of R.C. Sproul's Chosen by God by JT: An excellent summary of predestination and God's sovereignty.
Predestination: God's Sovereign Choice to Save
by
MP: This collects many, many passages which deal with this very
important
Christian truth. If something is in the Bible, it seems that God thinks
it is important for us to know. Predestination is in the Bible. Study
it, and discover the wonders of God's love.
Practical Applications of Predestination by MP.
For
more information on predestination, see Theology and
Growth.
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