The truth can be hard and this page may offend some, but it is not my intention to offend, but to tell the truth. I have to be true to my conscience and to what I know to be true based on God's Holy Word and to His Holy Word alone. To hold back on truth because it may offend is not honest nor helpful to the reader.
The Doctrines of Grace or the five points of Calvinism is the most consistent and Biblical system of theology that fits the doctrine of "Grace Alone" that even Arminians claim that they hold. Arminianism is semi-Pelagianism. Arminianism leads to heresies and make people think that they have to make the Gospel attractive to the lost, because they think that God does not effectually call His people to life. You see it everywhere now. I have even heard people say that they have to make the Gospel attractive to the lost so they will come in. That is because they believe that the will of Man is the determining factor in the salvation of the sinner, not God.
Catholicism is a false gospel of works that is full of Idolatry and damnable heresies. The Pope is not the head of the true Church on Earth, Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God is the head of the Church in Heaven and here on Earth. Catholicism does not save. There is no salvation in Catholicism. The reason that I singled out Catholicism is because it claims to be Christian when in reality it is not. It has a form of Godliness, but it denies the power there of.
I don't believe in the "God trying to save everyone gospel," that is being preached from most pulpits today. A seeker friendly gospel, that God is loving everyone and that He is trying to save everyone. The Fact is He is not loving everyone and He is not trying to save everyone. God's love is directed at His people and only at His people. I don't believe in two loves, one that saves and one that does not.
I also believe that God is in Sovereign control of all of His creation. This would include the salvation of His people and His sovereign rule over the wicked. I will let you in on a little secret - God rules and reigns over the entire universe NOW!
Christianity is monergistic, which means the Holy Spirit moves and acts independently from the will of man in the salvation of sinners. Being born again or regeneration that takes place in a sinner's life is totally of God and it is not the decision that the sinner makes. The decision was made by God before the foundation of the world and this would include the appointed time of the conversion. A sinner is made willing in the day of His power. The spiritually dead sinner does not have the will nor the desire to come to Christ and he does not have the power to resist the will of God in this.
In a nut shell, this is how salvation is done by the Godhead. The Father, before the foundation of the world, elects or chooses a people and gives them to the Son and those given to the Son will come and none will be lost. These people are called sheep. A person is a sheep even before he believes. Sheep never become goats and goats never become sheep. Jesus said, "you believe not, because you are not one of my sheep." Believing does not make one a sheep, but it reveals that one is a sheep. The Son, doing the will of the Father, receives these people and turns none away. The Son Atones for them and He is the Mediator of this Covenant of Grace. The Holy Spirit, at the appointed time moves in the lives of these people and gives them life.
God has ordained the end and the means to that end. Belief in the truth and sanctification of the Spirit. We are to preach the Gospel to every creature and it is God that draw the elect in. God does this effectually and does not fail. We do not know who the elect are, but God knows and He has known them from the beginning and He predestinates them to be conformed to the image of His Son. The is the Gospel of God's amazing Grace!
The things that I love - My God and my Savior the Lord Jesus Christ, Learning the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, Biblical Theology, God's unconditional election, those that the Lord loves, my wife, Chess, Ann Coulter, a good movie, a good restaurant, long hair, the Internet, trees, mountains, coffee, comedy, hanging out with a few close friends, a good fire in the fireplace on a cold day, a cold drink on a hot day, a firm mattress, not being at work, an old pair of jeans, music, reading, being political incorrect and a good cigar
The things that I hate - Arminianism, Catholicism, political correctness, Halloween, being at work, cutting the grass, when a drive thru window messes up my order and when my computer is down
_____________________ I echo the words of:
- John Gill -
"I depend wholly and alone upon the free, sovereign, eternal, unchangeable and everlasting love of God; the firm and everlasting covenant of grace, and my interest in the persons of the Trinity; for my whole salvation: and not upon any righteousness of my own, nor any thing in me, or done by me under the influences of the holy Spirit; nor upon any services of mine, which I have been assisted to perform for the good of the church; but upon my interest in the persons of the Trinity, the person, blood and righteousness of Christ, the free grace of God, and the blessings of grace streaming to me through the blood and righteousness of Christ; as the ground of my hope."
- A. W. Pink -
"One of the most flagrant sins of this age is irreverence. By irreverence I am not now thinking of open blasphemy, or the taking of God’s name in vain. Irreverence is, also, failure to ascribe the glory which is due the great and dreadful majesty of the Almighty. It is the limiting of His power and actions by our degrading conceptions: it is the bringing of the Lord God down to our level. There are multitudes of those who do not profess to be Christians who deny that God is the omnipotent Creator, and there are multitudes of professing Christians who deny that God is absolute Sovereign. Men boast of their free will, prate of their power, and are proud of their achievements. They know not that their lives are at the sovereign disposal of the Divine Despot. They know not that they have no more power to thwart His secret counsel than a worm has to resist the tread of an elephant. They know not that God is the Potter, and they the clay."
- Martin Luther -
"I am bound by the Scriptures that I have adduced and my conscience has been taken captive by the Word of God and I am neither able nor willing to recant, since it is neither safe nor right to act against conscience. Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen."
____________________ - THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE -
Consist of five points: (1) The Total Depravity of Man, (2) Unconditional Election, (3) Particular Redemption, (4) Irresistible Grace and (5) Perseverance of the Saints. These five points are a proper understanding of the condition of man and a proper understanding of God's Sovereign Grace and how it is applied to sinners in the work of God in the salvation of sinners.
- James R. White -
"The doctrines of grace separate the Christian faith from the works-base religions of men. They direct us away from ourselves and solely to God's grace and mercy. They destroy pride, instill humility and exalt God."
____________________ It's real simple. God rules and reigns now, so He gets what He wants and He does what He wants.
Isaiah 46:9-11
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Daniel 4:34-35
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
That's My King
If you’re not already familiar with S M Lockridge’s My King - then you should be! He simply speaks for seven minutes about Jesus Christ, but it’s impossible not to listen without responding in heartfelt praise.This video is a combination of Lockeridge’s words, with some images that I hope will add to the power of his message.