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Free Will: Part 1 24.10.2007 1:01:10 ↓

If we are as desperately lost as the Bible indicates, then we must acknowledge and hold to what the Bible teaches about our condition. We cannot come to God, choose God, or believe in Jesus Christ on our own. This is a matter of ability as well as desire - which speaks of our will. Many people are troubled by the Calvinistic understanding of man's free will because it does not seem consistent with...

Total Depravity: Part 2 17.10.2007 1:01:24 ↓

The Calvinistic understanding of man's spiritual state is often caricatured as the destruction of the image of God in man. That is not accurate. The Bible plainly says that man is dead in his sin yet he is still very active in his willful rebellion against the holiness of God. However, many still insist on saying that man is not dead but merely "sick" or "dying." In this chapter, we will look at c...

Total Depravity: Part 1 10.10.2007 56:50 ↓

The Calvinistic understanding of man's spiritual state is often caricatured as the destruction of the image of God in man. That is not accurate. The Bible plainly says that man is dead in his sin yet he is still very active in his willful rebellion against the holiness of God. However, many still insist on saying that man is not dead but merely "sick" or "dying." In this chapter, we will look at c...

Original Sin 03.10.2007 55:19 ↓

To fail to fully realize the extent and state of fallen man is to fall into a dangerously incorrect understanding of God, man, and God���s grace towards man. You cannot grasp a full understanding and appreciation for the amazing grace of God unless you first grasp a full understanding and appreciation of the true spiritual condition of man. You cannot grasp a full understanding and appreciat...

The Sovereignty of God over Man 19.09.2007 1:00:14 ↓

Many object that if God is sovereign over man, then man is not responsible for his actions. Also, it is widely held that God values free will so much that He would never impinge upon that most precious of His gifts to us. However, the Bible presents numerous episodes that dispel the second objection and the Bible clearly teaches the opposite of the first objection.