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Philippians 1:5. In fact, Noah was saved before he began to build the boat, and it was impossible that the boat would not be built, because God had decreed salvation for Noah before time began (Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Titus 1:3 etc.).

@Mjh29 will doubtless come back with some verses of his own, but here's one from me: 1 Timothy 1:15. 'this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief.' Paul uses the Present Tense, eimi, meaning 'I am.' It would...

I think you owe @Preacher4Truth a bit of an apology. He was trying to help you. It is good to ask God to help you to work out those parts of His word that you may find difficult. First of all, Paul is telling the Philippians that their motivation must not last only as long as Paul's presence...

Exactly so. But for God's own people, Christ has taken all God's wrath against sin upon Himself and extinguished it. 'There is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.' Instead, 'He leads me in the paths of Righteousness for His name's sake.'

Hello C.L. I wonder whether this extract from a series of articles that I wrote on the New Birth will be helpful to you. The born-again Christian does not have a legal righteousness- that is, a pharisaic righteousness that comes from a slavish outward obedience to the law, whether it be the...

Romans 5:20b. 'But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.' But of course, that verse has to be reconciled with Romans 6:1-2.

What I notice is that you keep accusing me of pre-suppositions, but you never actually get to grips with what I write and show me where the passages I quote do not support me. You would rather change the subject and talk about hell. :rolleyes:

Wesley is great! His love for his Lord and his zeal for the lost are examples to us all. He rode around 100,000 miles up and down Britain to preach the Gospel, and was excluded from many Anglican churches for preaching free grace and salvation by faith. I love the story (not sure if it's...

It's not directly about hell; it's about which of us sinful mortals can dwell with a God that is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). Eternal Light! Eternal Light! How pure that soul must be, When, placed within Thy searching sight, It shrinks not, but with calm delight Can live and look on Thee...

You don't have to read it in Latin. There are English translations. ;) But seriously, he is often addressing things which were relevant in the 16th Century, but which everyone has forgotten about now.

Well, I have to come clean here and say that I haven't read much of it. If you want a good book on theology, try Thomas Watson's A Body of Divinity; but from what I have read, with Calvin you're not left scratching your head and thinking, "I wonder what he meant by that!" He's very direct and...

Of the five you mention, I would definitely say Calvin, though I would read his commentaries or his sermons rather than the Institutes. But I would prefer to point you to the Puritans. Try John Bunyan. Read Pilgrim's Progress, The Jerusalem Sinner saved, Come and Welcome to the Lord Jesus...

It will not surprise you to know that I do not believe there are verses which refute Calvinism. I was saved in a 'broad' evangelical church that was Arminian in doctrine and I came to believe in what I prefer to call Definite Redemption mostly by reading the Bible. I certainly didn't learn it...

Absolutely. I have spent a lot of time reading the Puritans and have been hugely blessed by them, But every so often, one comes across something that makes me realise that they didn't always get things right. We are to be Bereans and check everything we read against Scripture. John Newton...

I don't think the Reformers or the Puritans would have claimed to have a complete understanding of the Bible. Ecclesia Reformata semper reformanda. 'The Reformed Church is always in need of Reformation.' We need constantly to be looking at our beliefs and practices to see if they comply with...

It is Satan insinuating that you are beyond repentance. 'If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' I see no qualification there. The only unforgivable sin is impenitence, so stop worrying about your feelings, repent and...

Hello Stranger, You've been on this board longer than I have so you'll know that the atmosphere is pretty poisonous against Calvinists. Asking @John Caldwell about the subject is like trying to find out about pork pies by going to a synagogue. If you want to know anything about Calvinism, just...

I have put your post together with your denial, so people can read them and make up their own minds. You are not as crass as some of your chums on this forum whom I simply ignore, and I hope you are less malevolent. But your dog avatar is very apropos. They whistle and you run to join in with...

The extract from Augustine speaks of Penal Substitution. Here it is again: 'But as Christ endured death as man, and for man; so also, Son of God as He was, ever living in His own righteousness, but dying for our offences, He submitted as man, and for man, to bear the curse which accompanies...