You did not choose Me, but I chose you (John 15:16)
by “You did not choose Me, but I chose you.” Those words of Jesus may cause you to pause for a second, especially if you reject …
Category: Calvinism
They could not believe (John 12:39-41)
Does God make it impossible for some people to believe the truth? It sure seems that way when we read John 12. Apparently, God has …
Not my sheep (John 10:26-27)
Jesus was having a conversation with some people who were having a problem with Him being the Messiah, and He said this to them: But …
All the Father gives me will come to me
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. (John …
Appointed to salvation?
One of the key tenets of Calvinism is the “U” in TULIP—unconditional election. This means that God has decided who would be saved and who …
Why did Jesus hide the truth in parables? (Mark 4:10-12)
Have you ever been reading the Bible and suddenly you see something that makes you go, “What? It says that?” We find one of those …
Can a natural man understand the gospel? (I Corinthians 2:14)
If you have faith in Jesus, you can be saved. Or, wait a minute—is it the other way around? Maybe you need to be saved …
There is none righteous! (Romans 3:10-12)
No one is righteous. No one seeks after God. Apparently, that means that we cannot be saved before God regenerates us, making us righteous. Really? …
Faith is NOT a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Is faith a gift? If it is, then God must decide who can be saved and who cannot be saved. If He gives you the …
Can a dead person respond to the gospel? (Ephesians 2:1-7)
Does Ephesians 2 teach that an unsaved person is so dead that he cannot respond to God unless God first regenerates him? This is a …