Category Archives: “free offer” of the gospel

9
Jul

Does God Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin?

The short answer: yes. I used to think this cliche was naive. After all, sins aren’t punished; sinners are. On Judgment Day, we won’t see any love expressed toward unbelievers, only the penalty of their sins, which will all be … Continue reading →

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21
Dec

What is the Gospel?

The Gospel is the announcement, promise, and warning that God has given the world a new king and that alliance with him is the only way to life in this world and vindication at the final judgment to come. The … Continue reading →

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2
Nov

Zacharias Ursinus: Doctrine is important because God promises the visible church eternal life

Zacharias Ursinus was the primary author of the Heidelberg Catechism, which is considered substantially compatible with Westminster doctrine in the Presbyterian Church in America and elsewhere. Ursinus delivered lectures on his own catechism which were compiled in a book, Commentary … Continue reading →

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2
Nov

John Calvin should not have been so stingy

All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth, and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord. For … Continue reading →

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18
Oct

What if Isaiah had been an experiential pietist?

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he … Continue reading →

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13
Oct

Refuting Hypercalvinism

Does the Bible teach a secondary way of salvation, a way of salvation that is experienced by the reprobate church member that is parallel but different in terms of duration than the way of salvation experienced by the decretally elect? … Continue reading →

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8
Oct

Baptism as God’s moat… not all that workable

It is really easy to think of the Church as God’s palace and, therefore, baptism as God’s moat. (Especially if you realize that the record of Solomon building God’s “Temple” and then his own “Palace” is a somewhat arbitrary English … Continue reading →

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1
Jun

Baptism and Assurance: Getting past the fallacies

Since not everyone who is baptized into the visible Church is predestined to heaven, and some who are not baptized are indeed predestined to heaven, many people are skeptical of the Christian claims about baptism and the importance of membership … Continue reading →

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17
Apr

God sent you because he loved the world

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. So try this as one application: For God so loved the world, that he gave his … Continue reading →

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17
Mar

Conditional promises (a repost from April 2002)

When people hear that God’s covenant with us in Christ is conditional they sometimes act like you’re trying to scare them. Yes, some aspects can be frightening. For example: Then a man of God came to Eli and said to … Continue reading →

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