Sovereignty… Free Will, Accountability, and God’s Sovereignty 28 Jul 2016 I have a confession to make. I do not like being called a "Calvinist." True, theologically speaking, Calvin and I are very much in line. That said, the terms "Calvinist"…
Free Will… The Buck Stops Here, Part 5 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 What I have done in this series, The Buck Stops Here, is to show that the Bible teaches three things: We have free will: the freedom to choose to do…
Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 4 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 The story of Joseph reveals God's sovereign power was behind everything at the end of the story. In Isaiah 45:1-7, God shows His sovereign power is behind everything before it…
Sovereignty The Buck Stops Here, Part 3 29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015 Solomon Stoddard, was a very well-known and influential pastor in the 17th and 18th century. How influential was he? Suffice it to say that his fellow Puritan clergy referred to…
Free Will The Buck Stops Here, Part 2 29 Apr 201529 Apr 2015 The Bible teaches that people have free will. What does that mean? It means we are free to choose what we want. We may have a hard time choosing what…
Books… Freedom of the Will 28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015 Tuesday's with Edwards! There is perhaps no question that has caused as much debate as the question of free will and the sovereignty of God. How far does God's sovereignty…
Free Will… The Buck Stops Here, Part 1 28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015 One day late in the summer of 1945, Fred Canfil, a US Marshall, visited a reform school in Missouri. On the principal's desk was a wooden sign, the kind of…
Faith God Must Work and We Must Work 20 Jan 201522 Jan 2015 Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to…
Sovereignty… Three Undeniable Truths 5 Sep 20125 Sep 2012 There are three truths that Scripture makes very clear: We have free will: the freedom to choose to do whatever we want. God holds us responsible for our choices. God…