You might have seen this billboard in town. If you haven't, then it is a healing crusade (whatever that means) Presbyterian Church of Ghana is holding with Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, who is described as world renowned evangelist (a title I guess Billy Graham will envy). What Is The Presbyterian Church Of Ghana? The year 1828 … Continue reading A Reformed Church In Need Of A Reformation
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The True Reformers
By Burk Parsons Semper reformanda has been hijacked. It is one of the more abused, misused, and misunderstood slogans of our day. Progressives have captured and mutilated the seventeenth-century motto and have demanded that our theology, our churches, and our confessions be always changing in order to conform to our ever-changing culture. However, semper reformandadoesn’t mean what … Continue reading The True Reformers
TULIP and Reformed Theology: Limited Atonement By R.C. Sproul
I think that of all the five points of Calvinism, limited atonement is the most controversial, and the one that engenders perhaps the most confusion and consternation. This doctrine is chiefly concerned about the original purpose, plan, or design of God in sending Christ into the world to die on the cross. Was it the … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: Limited Atonement By R.C. Sproul
TULIP and Reformed Theology: Unconditional Election By R.C. Sproul
The Reformed view of election, known as unconditional election, means that God does not foresee an action or condition on our part that induces Him to save us. Rather, election rests on God’s sovereign decision to save whomever He is pleased to save. In the book of Romans, we find a discussion of this difficult concept. Romans 9:10–13 … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: Unconditional Election By R.C. Sproul
TULIP and Reformed Theology: Total Depravity By R.C Sproul
The doctrine of total depravity reflects the Reformed viewpoint of original sin. That term—original sin—is often misunderstood in the popular arena. Some people assume that the term original sin must refer to the first sin—the original transgression that we’ve all copied in many different ways in our own lives, that is, the first sin of … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: Total Depravity By R.C Sproul