At the heart of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over the doctrine of election is the understanding of God’s act of predestination. Within Calvinism, God predestines the elect for salvation and and the “reprobate” are elected for damnation. In other words, God chooses some …
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I’m walking through the summer nights…jukebox playing low…yesterday everything was going too fast…today, it’s moving too slow. Bob Dylan “Standing in the Doorway” Time Out of Mind (1997) I finally feel like I have a moment to post something meaningful. The last few yesterdays have …
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From Sermon 44: Original Sin“Ye know that the great end of religion is, to renew our hearts in the image of God, to repair that total loss of righteousness and true holiness which we sustained by the sin of our first parent.” John Wesley I …
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