R.C. Sproul: Free from Indwelling Sin
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Sola Gratia
Sola Gratia means that we are saved by grace alone, which is one of the five solas in the Reformation. Many do not understand what grace is. To put it simply, grace means getting what we do not deserve. Contrast with mercy which is not getting what we …
Sola Gratia
Sola Gratia means that we are saved by grace alone, which is one of the five solas in the Reformation. Many do not understand what grace is. To put it simply, grace means getting what we do not deserve. Contrast with mercy which is not getting what we …
Steven Lawson: This Key Doctrine Should NOT Be Controversial
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The Saving Design of God’s Common Grace
This article was originally posted in Issue 116 of the Founders Journal. Theologians frequently distinguish two species of divine grace in the Scriptures: saving grace and common grace. God directs the former particularly to the elect; God showers the latter indiscriminately on all men in general. Saving grace is, as its designation suggests, efficacious in […]
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Does God Forgive Future Sins?
There is a recent documentary that addressed the issue of future sins. As Christians, we know that are all our sins are forgiven but there are some that believe that future sins will not. One of the arguments was 1 John 1:9, which says, “If we con…
Amazing Grace in the Return of The Lord
The sun shall soon dissolve like snow,the moon forbear to shine;but God, who called me here below,will be forever mine. Newton’s Collage. Long before twentieth artists like Pablo Picasso began to use the technique of collage, employing a collection of objects in their work, and long before Charles Ives wrote his Second Symphony, incorporating quotations […]
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Within the Veil
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,and mortal life shall cease:I shall possess, within the veil,a life of joy and peace. John Newton’s Amazing Grace was originally titled “Faith’s Review and Expectation.” By faith and in the power of the Holy Spirit, Newton “reviewed” his life to see it from the lens of reality: […]
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The Amazing Grace of God’s Providence
The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. When John Newton penned his classic hymn in 1772, first sung in January 1773, the autobiographical reflections of his life to that point were clearly at the forefront of his mind. He had experienced […]
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God’s Sustaining Grace
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,I have already come;’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,And grace will lead me home. “Amazing Grace,” or “Faith’s Review and Expectation,” appeared in “Olney Hymns” in 1779, six years after it was first sung in the parish church at Olney. It was number 41 in Book One, devoted […]
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The Grace of Fear
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! This second stanza of John Newton’s “Amazing Grace” provides Christians with a rich and subtle insight into the nature of God’s saving work in the lives of believers. The verses encourage us to consider […]
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Why Do You Sing That God’s Grace Is Amazing?
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. Reflect on past mercies and consider future hopes so that you can sing in the present. This year is the 250th anniversary of the writing of the hymn Amazing Grace so a […]
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Pastoral Reflections on a Pastor’s Hymn
There are not many events from the year 1773 that still affect our lives today. There are not many people who were around in 1773 that are still remembered today. But I can guarantee you that on any given Sunday, Christians in various churches around the world are singing a song written by an ordinary […]
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Forgiven and Forgiving
In all the Christian vocabulary there is scarcely a word more cherished that the word forgiven. It is basic to all our hope. We stand before God accused, guilty, and owing a debt greater than we could ever pay. But resting our case on Jesus Christ who in the place of sinners paid that debt in […]
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Forgiveness Is Divine
Forgiveness is divine. That is to say that it takes divine and supernatural grace to forgive. It could be argued that only those who have been forgiven by divine grace are empowered by divine grace to (properly) forgive. There are serval reasons why divine grace is needed for forgiveness: Where does this grace and power […]
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Restraining or Renewing Grace?
There is the difference between restraining grace and renewing grace. Restraining grace keeps you from sin out of fear of cultural ramifications. Renewing grace keeps you from sin out of fear of God.
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John Dagg on Evil Surmising
As I have written elsewhere, we are living through a famine of sound moral reasoning in the evangelical world today. The multiple failures at this point reveal an unbiblical separation … More
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Is Grace Fair?
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
Is Grace Fair?
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
The Grace That Sanctifies
Some Christians are alarmed at research that suggests that the number of Americans who consider themselves Christian is dropping. According to researchers at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, over the … More
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Grace Divorced from Wrath is Meaningless
Grace loses its meaning when it is divorced from the gospel revelation of the wrath of God against sin and the sufferings of Christ on the cross to atone for sin. Peace loses its meaning when it is no longer seen as a precious gift purchase for us as a…
Every?
Every hair? Numbered. Every tear? Counted. Every day? Ordained. Every race? Marked-out. Every saint? Chosen. Every history? Written. Every providence? Governed. Every decree? Unchallenged. Every circumstance? Subjected. Every ruler? Appointed. … More
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Getting the Gospel Right
Sometimes, what is not said speaks more loudly than actual words. The silence, as we say, is deafening. In the opening verses of his letter to the churches of Galatia, … More
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Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian?
The biblical teaching on the assurance of grace and salvation is vitally important for healthy Christian living. The provisions that believers are given in Christ are transformative. “If anyone is … More
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Through Forty Years: A Tribute to Marriage to My Best Friend
Forty years is a lifetime, or at least the better part of one for most people. It is the number of years the Israelites spent in the wilderness in order … More
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