sovereignty

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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God Saves – The Sinner’s Prayer Only Hurts People

by Roger Servin 06.28.2010

HT: I’ll Be Honest

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Does God Get More Glory if People Have Free Will? – John Piper

by Roger Servin 06.26.2010

A friend thinks allowing men free will, and yet still achieving his purposes, shows a greater view of God’s sovereignty. What are your thoughts on this? Let me define the term first, and then I’ll respond. I’m going to assume that by “free will” he means something really controversial, not something obvious. What I’m going [...]

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A Father’s Hand

by Roger Servin 05.06.2010

–”My times are in your hand.” Psalm 31:15– Our times of adversity are also in God’s hand. As every sunbeam that brightens, so every cloud that darkens, comes from God. We are subject to great and sudden reverses in our earthly condition. Joy is often succeeded by grief, prosperity by adversity. We are on the [...]

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If We Were Directing the Affairs of Our Own Lives – J.R. Miller

by Roger Servin 04.23.2010

We often think we could do better—if we were directing the affairs of our own lives. We think we could get more happiness and greater good out of life—if things were in our hands. We would at once eliminate all that is painful and unpleasant in our lot. We would have only prosperities, with no [...]

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A Modern-day Charles Spurgeon

by Roger Servin 01.23.2010

I have come to the realization that John Piper at least in my opinion, is the modern day Charles H. Spurgeon. Make no mistake about it, I don’t say this because of the God-given ability that he has to memorize huge amounts of scripture. (If you didn’t notice, in this video he speaks forth the [...]

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