The supporters of open theism have posited it as a paradigm that offers a real relationship between God and His people. Rather than an all-knowing and all-powerful sovereign God, we are presented with a God of give-and-take. Since this God does not know or control the future, the future is open to both Him and […]

Courtesy of Monergism.com this is chapter 11 from the book, Finally Alive by John Piper where he discusses: how regeneration, faith in Christ, and love for people relate to each other. And what will make all the difference is whether you see it for yourselves in the Word of God, not whether you read what […]

Even as one who holds to the Biblical Reformed doctrines of grace it is still surprising how fast and how far this apostasy within mainstream evangelicalism is spreading. And with it a myriad of aberrant and heretical offshoots, one of which that’s gaining increasing popularity within the nearly spiritually comatose spiritually evanjellyfish is Open Theism (OT). A particularly […]

[P]ierced through, and there accompanies this thought usually that of a piercing through unto death. Perhaps there is also included the idea of a violent death. The thought is that because we had transgressed, he was pierced through unto the death. The parallel expression, crushed because of our iniquities, means that because we had done […]

In recent years there has been a lot of chatter about various “models” of the atonement that have appeared in the history of the church: the penal substitution model, the Christus Victor model, the exemplary model, and so forth. The impression is frequently given that today’s Christians are free to pick and choose among these […]

In this post from his interesting series on misquoted Bible verses, built around a video clip of Dr. James R. White of the fine Christian work Alpha & Omega Ministries, my friend and brother in the Lord Daniel Chew tells us: John 3:16 is one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. From a […]

Even as one who holds to the Biblical Reformed doctrines of grace it is still surprising how fast and how far this apostasy within evangelicalism is spreading. Open theist Greg Boyd is not only gaining increasing popularity within the nearly comatose spiritually evangelical community but he’s especially soothing to the itching ears in the postliberal cult of the […]

John M. Brentnall begins this short piece: From time to time the question is asked as to how many shall be saved. Shall all, regardless of their creed, worship, character and life-style? Or is this glorious privilege reserved for only some? The current claim that God gathers up all creation into His loving purpose should […]

A man-centered gospel is the belief that the determining factor in whether or not a man is eternally saved, in the end, relies (at some level) upon an act of his own will i.e. human decision. This is often called synergism because it is thought to be a cooperative effort between God and man. While […]

Apprising Ministries is pleased to inform you that over at Between Two Worlds Justin Taylor tells us: There’s some great news coming from Grace to You, the ministry ministry of John MacArthur. I’m told that starting next Wednesday, November 5 (the day after the election), Grace to You will announce a new policy, effective immediately, […]