The ministry of Dr. Alan Cairns has had a profound influence on my life. He here expounds on the security of the believer’s salvation from Psalm 94:14: “For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.”
Entries from February 2008
February 24, 2008
John Bunyan on Saving Faith
When I write of justification before God, from the dreadful curse of the law, then I must speak of nothing but grace, Christ, the promise, and faith. But when I speak of our justification before men, then I must join to these, good works. For grace, Christ and faith, are things invisible, and so not [...]
February 21, 2008
The Hope of His Calling
by A. W. Pink
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of His calling.”
Ephesians 1:18
What is meant by “the hope of His calling”? This is really a double question: What is meant by the word hope in this passage, and what is meant by His calling?
What is meant [...]
February 21, 2008
Called With a Holy Calling
by Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began” (2 Timothy 1:9).
THERE ARE TWO WAYS in which men are called to believe the gospel. There is [...]
February 21, 2008
Passage of the Day
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, [...]
February 15, 2008
For Whom Did Christ Die?
This sermon by John Piper is a powerful exposition of the doctrine of definite atonement. This message is good for those who do not understand this doctrine, who do believe, and who do not believe it.
February 15, 2008
Spurgeon on Particular Redemption
The Arminians say, ‘Christ died for all men.’ Ask them what they mean by it. Did Christ die so as to secure the salvation of all men? They say, ‘No, certainly not.’ We ask them the next question: Did Christ die so as to secure the salvation of any man in particular? They answer ‘No.’ [...]
February 13, 2008
Unconditional Election
by Brian Schwertley
The Bible clearly teaches that God chose a people for Himself before the foundation of the world. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of [...]
February 13, 2008
John Macarthur on Election
John MacArthur has a very helpful discussion on election.
