As Tom pointed out, Charles Spurgeon was indeed a Calvinist who believed in all the tennents of TULIP. Many dont believe that women should be ministers or elders. If, as Calvinists assert, no one can come to Christ unless he/she is drawn (John 6:44), then the plea to repent and turn to Christ is an absurdity. Furthermore, Samrefers to one Bible verse after another without providing any solid exegesis. Isaiah 53: 6 confirms that everyone is a sheep, albeit sheep that need to be found and redeemed by the Good Shepherd. They cannot believe the things Stephen D Doe lists prior to their regeneration because they are inept to believe before their regeneration. It can only be the elect. (Emphasis and parenthesis added). According to what he has heard, young preachers wait several months and then begin to stock the church library with books by Calvinists like John Piper and Mark Driscoll. Hi, Im Matt, I shouted. Discerning the World is an internet Christian Ministry based in Johannesburg South Africa. Samproceeds to defend Calvinism with another Strawman argument when he says the following: On the 3rd of April 2013 Lessing left the following comment on my responses to Kobus Hattingh: COMMENT: How perfectly ironical of you to mention the Pharisees who believed that they were the pristine chosen ones of God because they had Abraham as their father (Mat 3:9; John 8:33) whilst the rest were reprobates on their way to an irredeemable destruction in hell. The Pharisees who sat under the teaching of Shammai were the most important religious group in the time of Jesus. The Pharisees claimed that Gods salvific love and compassion were limited to them because He prospered them (Matthew 19:23-26) whilst the non-elect were trash and good for nothing else than to be made fit for eternal destruction in hell. The Bible says all of mankind are like sheep, hopeless in despair and lost prior to salvation Isaiah 53: 6).. (John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4, Chapter 15, Section 20) (Emphasis mine). nor to dispose them to reformation. (Canons of Dort (Dordrecht, Holland, 1619), III, IV:3.)). No Christian can be perfect. Thats precisely what the publican had done; he cast himself completely on the mercy of God and was immediately justified by the grace of God. Determined to transform the city into a model of Gods kingdom on earth, Calvin established numerous detailed reforms as well as devising a system to police citizens through regular home inspections-questioning the residents on all aspects of their beliefs and practice. As you may have noticed already, this poses a huge problem for Calvinists because it suggests that Jesus actually died for some goats, albeit the elect goats. C., what if you are not one of the redeemed? (Read here). Paeng, have you studied Calvinism and what they believe? Nor would I have stopped at any vice or folly, if God had not restrained me; . His interpretation of Christianity, advanced above all in his Institutio Christianae . And if you read Spurgeon, youll never be able to believe the charge that all Calvinists are hyper-Calvinists and cannot do evangelism or missions. Indeed, the Prince of Preachers seemed about as healthy and balanced as a Bible-believing Christian could be.Its an irony of history that many of the ministers who now decry what young Calvinists believe are the ones who recommended Spurgeon to them., Thoughlesser known in America than in Britain, the Doctor had a preaching ministry for more than 50 years that shaped countless thousands of Christians in the mid-20th century. . I think Im one of those kids . Regeneration involves the Holy Spirit indwelling a repentant sinner through faith alone and as such he receives the Living Water at the moment of his regeneration because the Living Water IS the Holy Spirit (John 7:38-39). 5:9-10; cf. And it doesnt bother me. Like the Pharisees who claimed that they had never been in bondage, Calvinists claim that they have always been Christs sheep who have always listened to and obeyed his voice., No Calvinist EVER claimed, that they have always been Christs sheep who have always listened to and obeyed his voice, To the contrary, Calvinists always confirmed their hopeless despair, prior to salvation. [Thomas comment: Notice carefully, he does not say the elect were not sheep but that they were hopeless in despair prior to salvation. Because of their sin people cannot please Bod by doing good works for salvation (Eph. In fact, he has a very sloppy way of handling Scripture. If someone quotes him favourably its because they actually have not sat down and studied the mans words properly. (Hansen, now editorial director for The Gospel Coalition, has since reflected on the book and the movementhere,here, andhere.) Please make sure all fields are filled out. Not only did the debate get people talking about theology, but the very shape of the arguments used to promote inerrancyexemplified the Reformed view of divine sovereignty and human responsibility. Whats he saying? Calvinism is NOT this Gospel. (Mark 2:16; Acts 11:3). Then and then alone will you be doing something good. Amyraldism (sometimes spelled Amyraldianism) is an off-shoot of Calvinism that holds to four of Calvinism's five pointslimited atonement being the only point to be rejected. In laymans terms, it means that Gods effectual calling is 100% perfect because 100% of the elect shall be saved. . A terminally ill patient must of necessity trust the physician who treats him. It follows that God, by virtue of the temple being a house of prayer, drew all men to Him. Their hatred of the Gentiles was so intense that Shammai passed no less than 18 edicts to enforce separation between Jews and Gentiles. No one needs to call on the Name of the Lord for salvation when he has already been monergistically regenerated. Why then should we debate them? Even the demons believe-and shudder! (James 2:19). The term doctrines of grace is a hypocritical cover-up to hide the abominable hatred Calvinists have for the so-called reprobate. A corpse no longer has a living heart and therefore cannot be hardened in any which way possible, least of all though this article. They have the nerve to quote you word for word, spread lies about you and mention your name but as soon as you do it they report you. You have indeed put it in a few words, better than my most miserable efforts. Many of the parachurch ministries that dominated the mid-20th century evangelical landscape had either a Reformed heritage that faded (e.g., InterVarsity,Christianity Today, Southern Seminary) or none at all (e.g., Campus Crusade, various mission agencies). 1 Corinthians 12:4-9 does not portray in the very slightest Gods decree to bestow the ability to believe the Gospel only on the elect and NOT universally on all mankind. As much as this assumption may be true in their view, Calvinists do have a strong affinity with the Pharisees in that they too believe that they are the elect who by virtue of Gods limited atonement were predestined to be saved before the foundation of the world. Tony Campolo, one of the most distinguished teachers and protgs of the Emergent Church, describes the emergent kingdom as follows: This is a theology that with its implicit threat of being left behind [at the Rapture], of time running out is used by Dispensational preachers to great evangelistic effect. Rocks and trees and birds and swamps and ecosystems. Calvinists, and especially men like John MacArthur, persistently misquote John 10:15 by saying and I lay down my life for MY sheep, instead of THE sheep to prove that Jesus only died for the elect and not the reprobate who are allegedly the goats. . Condition of nonsense! None of us have any righteousness of our own and therefore we need to call on the Name of the Lord for our salvation. There is, as you both know, a big difference between contending for the faith once delivered [Jude 3] and accusations. Agreed! (Dead people cannot exercise any shape or form of free-will and hence the Holy Spirit must first make them alive so that He can make them willing). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The only thing left forCalvinists to do, who believe they are as dead as a corpse in sin and trespasses and therefore completely unable to call on the Name of the Lord in the way the publican did, is to thank God that they are not like other men, by virtue of the already effectual accomplishment of their election and predestination. But we can join a movement that is as wide and as big as the universe itself. But in the last 20 years, Dever points out, the tide has turned. (Psalm 2:1-12). 3:10, 18; Ps. You made a lot of great, thoughtful points. For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. (Proverbs 14:12), Tags: CalvinismCalvinistElectionPhariseespredestination. . Increasing numbers of preachers and professors teach the views of the 16th-century French reformer. I have thought if God had left me alone and had not touched me by His Grace what a great sinner I would have been! In fact, the very thought that you can contribute something to Gods effectual calling (through the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit who provides both the faith and the will to come to Jesus Christ) maliciously demeans the sovereignty of God. [Paul] was to declare to the pagan world that YHWH, the God of Israel, was the one true God of the whole world, and that in Jesus of Nazareth he had overcome evil and was creating a new world in which justice and peace would reign supreme. (N. T. Wright, What Saint Paul Really Said, (Grand Rapids: Wm. Lo and behold, he even admitted that the Pharisees believed in election, predestination and limited atonement. If you believe these things, you are exhibiting a key characteristic of the elect: the elect believe the gospel of Jesus Christ and continue in faith. . Isnt that what Calvinists believe that theyd always been Gods elect (his sheep) and therefore never lost since before the foundation of the world? Our salvation is not secure until we hear Christ say, Well done, good and faithful servant.. It deals with the classic parable of the Pharisee and the Publican Jesus told in Luke 18 to illustrate the dreadfulness of self-righteousness. JOHN: Yeah. Carroll - to name a few. Think back to the day of Pentecost. . 3v2; Gal. Would Jesus have been so inordinately cruel to invite all who are weary and heavy-laden with sin to come to Him when He knew they had no free-will? This is not a true ginosko (knowledge of God) and can therefore not lead to eternal life, as Jesus said. He is the conduit through which many of them now find their work mediated to the rising generation. I went away to college and I wanted to serve the Lord and honor the Lord. Having found a shared aim in their similar views on the Kingdom of God, many of the younger generation Calvinists have opted for the contemplative journey. Surprisingly, though, the "aquifers who brought Spurgeon to us" were countless 20th-century pastorsmany of them anti-Calvinistswho enthusiastically commended his . The dictionary defines precondition as something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result. Therefore pre-conditional faith is a pre-salvific faith. A few others may be confirmed in your tiff with joyless Calvinists. Whereas evangelicalism is motivated by pure love to reach out to the lost and to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that whosoever will,may be saved, proselytization is a Pharisaic recruitment gimmick to get people to adopt their particular doctrines (which in this case is TULIP). Blessings. Mark Dever, pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church. Nevertheless, I urge you to repent and turn to Christ for your salvation.. In the Oracle, Yahweh says that Davids Lord, the Messiah, is presently seated at Yahwehs right hand, the place of supreme authority, until the completion of the ages. Through Pipers sermons, books, and appearances at conferences like Passion, his andDesiring Godsrole in the contemporary resurrection of Reformed theology can scarcely be overestimated. I would not have understood this before I was truly saved and born again but for the love of Jesus Christ. Jesus sent someone back telling John, The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. (Matthew 11:5). David Wright O ne of the interesting things about Augustine of Hippo, the famous North African who converted in A.D. 386, is how and why he changed his views during his 45-year writing career as. 6v44, v65, 15v16)., If man is spiritually dead, as Samsays, how can he exercise faith as a precondition for salvation? Roger E. Olson, a Baylor University professor and the author of Against Calvinism, is the Calvinists most outspoken critic. Really? Liberal Christians, including some Congregationalists and liberal Presbyterians, may just take up other aspects of Calvins teachings, Dr. Jones said. If you keep being told to buy Spurgeon, eventually youll read Spurgeon, Dever says. 11v25; Rom. 1. The elect sheep who are presently his sheep but do not listen to and obey his voice because they are not yet in his fold (as Samconfirms) will inevitably become the sheep of his fold so that they may listen to and obey his voice because Gods decrees cannot be thwarted or annulled. I didnt want to move my wife and children here and lose the job.. They hold special classes on Calvinist topics, he said, and they staff the church with fellow Calvinists. Read this article. When does the Holy Spirit convict sinners of sin, righteousness, and judgment before or after their regeneration? But for many readers, especially the Bible-saturated ones, this book will . They would do Gods requirement if He would inform them what it was. The 29-year-old lawyer Charles Grandison Finney had decided he must settle the question of his soul's salvation. There must be sufficient efficacy in the blood of Christ, if God had so willed it, not to have saved only all in this world, but all in ten thousand worlds. They prefer to interpret these end-time prophecies in terms of their doctrines of grace rather than what the text plainly says. I thought, as he said what he quoted above, that he wasnt a real Calvinist. Abigail Ham, C&C Co-Editor |April 8, 2021. The doctrines of disgrace are the doctrines of Satan himself. Re: My List of Reformed Theologians. This list may not reflect recent changes. THAT is calvinism. Some of those who profess a Reformed faith today take Calvins Geneva as their model and thus hope to Christianize the United States-and then the world. First published in 1973, this Anglican evangelicals landmark bookKnowing Godhas been read by hundreds of thousands of Christians. They too, like their forefathers in the wilderness, hardened their own hearts, despite them having been elected by God. To a Jew, the holiest place in the temple was where God dwelt and as such, it was the ideal place to meet God in prayer. It sounds nothing like the feel-good affirmations of preachers and authors like Joel Osteen, who treat the Bible like a self-help book, or a guide to better business. I'll let others who are sympathetic to this viewpoint fill in more. . And yet JACOB PRASCH (the Oscar-winning Jewish Midrash railer) hails John MacArthur and Paul Washer as true men of God. 26:28 where Jesus died for many; John 10:11, 15 which say that Jesus died for the sheep (not the goats, per Matt. 2v16, 3v8, v11, v24, v26, 5v5; 1 Pt. John Calvin, French Jean Calvin or Jean Cauvin, (born July 10, 1509, Noyon, Picardy, Francedied May 27, 1564, Geneva, Switzerland), theologian and ecclesiastical statesman. A very important question we need to ask ourselves is: Would or could God have saved the publican if hed not cried out in shame over his sins God be merciful to me, a sinner and had not called on the Name of the Lord for the forgiveness of his trespasses? Jesus response to their question was a flat contradiction of their thinking. This is true for Calvinist pastors candidating at a non-Calvinist church as well as those who currently serve a non-Calvinist church. . The Shammai Pharisees hated the Gentiles and even the Jews who did not follow them. Nevertheless, you also teach error. In fact, we now enter an entirely new ball game, one that has a completely new set of rules and regulations of which the following is the most important: John 10:11, 15 says that Jesus died for the elect goats (not the reprobate goats, per Matt. Our children, before they are born, God declares that he adopts for his own when he promises that he will be a God to us, and to our seed after us. If this is true, it is reasonable to assume that the elect cannot possibly and will never be lost which in turn means that they had always been saved in Gods mind from the eternities past. Maxwell said on his Instagram feed: "What I really miss is connection with people. Famous Calvinists Of The Past: Arthur W. Pink: 1886-1952 (Bible teacher, theologian and author) Augustus Toplady: 1740-1778 (author of "Rock Of Ages" and other hymns) On one occasion in my many debates with Calvinists on YouTube I asked a Calvinist: So, you were convicted of judgment (that you are on your way to hell) AFTER you had already been regenerated? I deliberately articulated my question in this way because the Holy Spirit can only convict a sinner of judgment (that he is lost and on his way to hell) before regeneration and never after it. Even a Calvinist cannot dispute the fact that once God has settled something in his mind, no matter how many eons ago, it will come to pass, come hell or high water. Do you believe that you have offended the all-holy Creator (Rom. Many Christian activists with looser attachments to Calvin hope to force an ungodly American citizenry into godly living. Calvin made no secret of esteeming Augustine, as did Luther. At its annual meeting in June, the Southern Baptist Convention received a report from its special Calvinism Advisory Committee, which addressed charges both of anti-Calvinist prejudice within the denomination and of unfair dealing by Calvinists. He and his wife are some of our favorite people to vacation with. Let us now evaluate their assumption that it teaches effectual calling in the light of the Word of God. The fact youre presently reading The Gospel Coalition blog, which didnt exist as recently as 2009, offers additional evidence. 3) Repentance is a grace. The Pharisees acknowledged the Scriptures as the Sola Scriptura of Gods revealed truth but were unwilling to come to the Sola Dispendera (Dispenser) of Gods grace. Do you believe that your sins cry out to heaven itself for justice, and that you deserve to perish under the wrath of the God you have offended by your sins (Isa. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. This final two-pronged factor has served to shape a theological climate in which weaker, more paleversions of Christianity fade and in which more uncut, vigorous versions thrive. Arminian theology, Dever fears, is too frail to be helpful. Anyone can read what you share. Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, [1] or simply Reformed [2]) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians. Paul knew exactly how and when he was saved. Most definitely because Gods purpose cannot fail. Why Church Leaders Need to Practice Theological Triage, 20 Quotes from the New Book About Tim Keller, 20 Quotes from Michael Reeves on Evangelical Integrity. How do the elect know they are the elect? Chuck Smith founder of Calvary Chapel dies at age 86. If you believe in Christ, its because you were called to, thats all election means. Some people preach it as a condition. . Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. The matter of Wesley and Augustus Toplady, with the latters work on Zanchius,(the doctrine of reprobation) caused much bitterness within the Faith once delivered unto the saints Jude 1.3. There are no conditions of salvaiton Is faith in Christs finished work on the cross nonsense? Jrgen Moltmann. The word ehnos in Matthew refers to non-Jewish, Gentile or heathen races, tribes and nations and NOT to the Jewish nation. The elect is dead in their sins and trespasses and need to be regenerated first, then granted faith as a gift so that they may come to Jesus. Surely, an elect person who had already been regenerated (redeemed) by the Holy Spirit has no need to come to Jesus and to take the Living Water. The elect are saved from the wrath to come because God has chosen them to salvation through Jesus Christ (1 Thess. After highlighting the influence of Lamp Mode (e.g., Shai Linne, Timothy Brindle, Stephen the Levite, Json), Reach Records (e.g., Lecrae, Trip Lee, Tedashii, KB, Andy Mineo, Derek Minor), Humble Beast (e.g., Propaganda, Braille, Beautiful Eulogy), and others (e.g., Flame), Dever remarks: There are groups of young people all over the place, in less-than-healthy churches, who are being taught and equipped theologically by these artists. God first needs to regenerate the elect monergistically (save the elect without them having to put their trust in Jesus because they are allegedly unable to do so) and only then after their monergistic salvation are the elect given faith as a gift. Charles Spurgeon (10:39) Dever likens the 19th-century Baptist preacher to an underground aquifer "bringing the nutrients of early generations to those after him.". Calvinists have an uncanny propensity to disagree with one another. Having faith in Christ is in itself not salvation (to raise oneself from the dead). Thanks for the hard work & love that was put into this article. Both John Piper and Tim Keller have offered eloquent testimony to the Doctors influence on their own preaching. A pastor of enormous influence, Lloyd-Jones was the one man in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s British evangelicalism you had to deal with. As Dever recounts, No other figure in the middle of the 20th century so stood against the impoverished gospel evangelicals were preachingand did it so insightfully, so biblically, so freshly, so regularly, so charitablyall without invoking a kind of narrow partisanship that wrongly divided the churches.. A category listing pages on American theologians who are/were members of any of the various (Christian) Reformed denominations, such as the Evangelical and Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America, etc., as well as other traditionally Reformed movements, such as Calvinists and Presbyterians.The pages should, if possible, be placed in an appropriate subcategory instead of this category . Support for this position is drawn from such scriptures as Matt. 10:2-4). It has absolutely nothing in common with biblical evangelism but has everything to do with proselytization. B. Warfield: 1851-1921 (principal of the Princeton Theological Seminary) Benjamin Keach: 1640-1704 (primary author of the 1689 Baptist Confession) If Jesus died for the sheep (the elect) only and not the goats (the reprobate), as Calvinists so vigorously and progressively proclaim, then it is extremely dangerous to put the elect in the goats and not in the sheeps fold, and thats precisely what Samhas done when he said: No Calvinist EVER claimed, that they have always been Christs sheep who have always listened to and obeyed his voice, unless, of course, he means that the elect was NOT something so repugnant as goats but rather benign animals such as doves or little bunnies or even little mice before they became Christ Jesus sheep. Needless to say, this model also excludes the unadulterated Gospel of Jesus Christ to the extent that it has become a redefined Gospel with no power (1 Corinthians 1:18). It cannot save because lies are from the devil (John 8:44) and cannot redeem anyone. Samowns himself the right to misrepresent me on his blog and spread a pack of lies about me and my beliefs in public. How can this ignorant article possibly harden anyones heart when Calvinists believe man is as dead as a corpse in sins and transgressions and therefore completely unable (because of their total depravity or inability) to understand the Gospel and respond to it in faith? I must stress once again that the verse is no indication whatsoever that the Holy Spirit makes the elect willing and able to come to Jesus so that they may take and partake of the Living Water (Revelation 22:17). But at some point along the line, I really do believe there was a transformation in my heart, but I think it may have been to some degree imperceptible to me because I didnt ever have a rebellious time, I didnt ever revolt against, you know, the gospel or not believe. I did not know what a false gospel it was back then and was unwittingly poisoned all these years. God gives the salvation himself Charles Spurgeon (SOURCE: (Charles Spurgeon, from a sermon titled, REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE, preached at the New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, on Sept. 23, 1855). Scripture alone = philosophy alone Their right to have been the only ones elected and predestined by God was, as they said, their kinship to Abraham. Preach where no one knows you except God and hell. So that all that wonderful training found some level of fertile soil in my heart and none of it was wasted. John MacArthur (American pastor) Donald Macleod (theologian) Peter Masters. How do you know you are one of the elect? Nevertheless, some, He restrains so that they may not sin as grossly as others, especially the elect. Christ alone = election alone (Hebrews 11:6). In stead, they are twisting and distorting the Gospel in their loving relationship of brotherhood with Satan and teaching the world that God does not love everyone and that Christ did not die for everyone. God is exceedingly angry with the heathen nations because of the false security they so precariously enjoyed whilst his people (the Jews) suffered so much. Were you saved by Gods absolute sovereignty or by your willing choice? As an increasing number of Christians know, the answer is c. The acronym summarizes John Calvins so-called doctrines of grace, with their emphasis on sinfulness and predestination. (Jude 1:3). And five years ago, people were talking about the missional church. And now new Calvinism. I dont want to say the new Calvinism is a fad, but Im wondering if this is one of those things American evangelicals want to talk about for five years, and then theyll go on living their lives and planting their churches. The people recognized that Jesus was saying God had a requirement for them. They believed that they could please God and thus obtain eternal life by doing good works (cf. He and his wife, Maghan, have three children. Arminianism (free-will), be it embraced as a stronghold of Popery, many blood bought believers do errantly hold to. The spiritual antecedent of this undeniable truth is Hebrews 11:6: But without faith, it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. This is precisely what the publican ventured to do as opposed to what the Pharisee had done. I can already hear a chorus of objection among Calvinists singing: We do not base our election, predestination and limited atonement on physical kinship to Abraham or anyone else. First, because you do not confess that God can regenerate infants, even though Gods Covenant with Abraham decreed that every male was to be initiated by circumcision on the eighth day, and that those who remained uncircumcised were cut off. Mr. Dever, 53, said that when he took over in 1994, about 130 members attended on Sundays, and their average age was 70. It, therefore, has eschatological rather than salvific significance. To the glory of God alone = to the glory of God correcting theologians alone , Reformed theology = Manachean gnosticism dressed in clever philosophical presuppositionally front loaded pre text for proof texts to explain why the Bible doesnt mean what it says, Your email address will not be published. 3v15; Ep. There is only one passage in the whole of Scripture that uses the word goats as a metaphor to depict rebellious human beings (Matthew 25:32-33). Self-appointed gatekeepers of evangelicalism tear apart what could be a noble, diverse movement of the Spirit. As weve seen earlier, this is called effectual drawing or calling. If we were to assume that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross for the non-elect, it follows that He does not love them and if He does not love them He must hate them. However, make sure that you do not preach heresy like Calvinism to them because that definitely wont get them into heaven. They will be judged individually, not as national groups. He answered me as follows: The bible never says that Gods people were ever bound for hell, it says they were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. (Ephesians 1:4). Matt Smethurst is lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia; editor at The Gospel Coalition; and author of Before You Share Your Faith: Five Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (2022), Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (2021), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching Gods Word (2019), and 12 Thessalonians: A 12-Week Study (2017). Discerning the World 2008 - 2022. At that particular time, when He returns at his Second Advent to the earth at the end of the seven years tribulation period, the Lord will send Davids Lord, the Messiah, to subjugate his enemies. The fact that the Pharisee went to the temple to pray, proves that God even draws His Sons enemies to Him (John 12:32). God never multiplies his grace to some so that they may sin less than others and withholds it from the non-elect so that they may run to the utmost lengths of sin, and dive into the very depths of evil. God poured out his grace on all men (Titus 2:11) so that whosoever believes in Him and his finished work on the cross may be pardoned and receive eternal life.
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