reformed theology

Announcement!

by Roger Servin 02.04.2011

I know it’s been a short while since I’ve actually written a post,  (the blog has been more of an aggregator lately) but I wanted to sit down and update you all on what God has been doing lately in my life. Last January God led my family to Sovereign Grace church of Orange County. [...]

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Understanding John 3:16 by John Samson

by Roger Servin 01.03.2011

I came across this post by John Samson over @ Effectual Grace a few days ago and thought it was  a very well thought out post concerning a biblical understanding of John 3:16.  Read on… How can you reconcile belief in Divine election with John 3:16? Actually, if we carefully take a look at the [...]

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What About the Passages that Speak of God’s Desire for All to be Saved?

by Roger Servin 11.13.2010

Proponents of what is (misleadingly) called “unlimited atonement” are quick to point out the many passages that speak of Christ’s death as being for “all the world,” and other similar phrases. The bible is, in fact, clear that Christ’s death was intended to save “all” in a variety of contexts: it was intended to save [...]

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Roger Olson Challenges Calvinists

by Roger Servin 10.13.2009

As I read Mark Talbot’s chapter on God and suffering in Suffering and the Sovereignty of God (edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor) a thought occurred to me: Since most Calvinists are harshly critical of the novel The Shack (which takes a similar approach to theodicy as Greg Boyd in Is God to Blame?) [...]

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My Thoughts: Desiring God National Conference – Calvin in the Theater of God

by Roger Servin 09.28.2009

About a year ago me, my good friend Sonny (fellow contributor here) and Eric decided we were going to go ahead with plans to go to the next Desiring God National Conference.  At that time, (last November) we didn’t even know what the theme was going to be, we just knew that we wanted to [...]

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“Doctrines of Grace” Series with John Piper – Unconditional Election

by Roger Servin 09.15.2009

Part 5 of John Piper’s series on TULIP… For those of you who are viewing this in a reader and can’t see the video click here.

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