Sermon IV of Seventeen Occasional Sermons, in The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two, The Banner of Truth Trust, Reprinted 1995, pp. 849-854. ROMANS 9:18. Therefore hath he mercy on…
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THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Since the Holy Spirit is one of the three Persons in the blessed Trinity, it necessarily follows that He is in full sympathy with…
God’s sovereignty, as I am convinced the Bible teaches it, means that God has fore-ordained everything that happens. Before creation, God planned and decided (‘ordained’) the entire course of human…
The sovereignty of God may be defined as the exercise of His supremacy–see preceding chapter. Being infinitely elevated above the highest creature, He is the Most High, Lord of heaven…
I am often asked, ‘If you believe God works all things according to the counsel of his will (Ephesians 1:11) and that his knowledge of all things past, present, and…
The sovereignty of God I take to be the absolute authority, rule, and government of God in the whole of that reality that exists distinct from Himself in the realms…
‘It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.’ (PHIL. 2:13). Concerning the nature and the power of fallen man’s will, the…
Reading Thomas Talbott’s article ‘On predestination, reprobation, and the love of God’ (RJ, Feb., 1983) brought back a grievous experience I had when some of George MacDonald’s sermons were published…
‘Cannot I do with you as the potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.’…
