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Entries Tagged ‘Calvinism’

Spurgeon’s sermons and my devotions

Since discovering that most of Charles Spurgeon’s sermons are available online, I decided to incorporate some his sermons into my quiet time. I’ve decided to work through them in chronological order. This will have many benefits, it will give me a deeper and wider insight into the preaching and theology of Charles Spurgeon. It will, [...]

A brief outline of Scottish church history

Introduction
“One of the main changes brought about by the Reformation was in regard to the place of the bible…Once the Bible had become an open book, people began to ask questions.” [1]

Some biblical reasons for being unashamedly Evangelical, Charismatic and Reformed!

Some biblical reasons why I am a Calvinist
There was a time when I would have run a mile at the very thought of being described as a Calvinist! However, the following two scriptures play  a large part in why I have come to embrace reformed theology. Why am I a Calvinist? Quite simply, because the bible clearly [...]

Charles Spurgeon: A Defense of Calvinism

This was one of the articles that God used to lead me on the path of Reformed Theology…
 

“The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of [...]

Are the errors of the forefathers the root problem of todays spiritual sickness?

I wonder, (just a wondering) if today’s atmosphere of theological confusion, biblical ignorence among contemporary Christians can infact be traced back to some of the theological positions of their founders.
Let me take Charles G Finney for example. For those of you who do not know, he is regarded by historians as the father of ‘modern [...]


    "First of all, the evangelical is one who is entirely subservient to the Bible… This is true of every evangelical. He is a man of one book; he starts with it; he submits himself to it; this is his authority."
    D.M. Lloyd Jones