Several years ago, a friend asked why one would believe in Reformed doctrines – not why as in “what’s the Scriptural support,” but why as in “what’s the benefit?” At the time, my husband and I struggled to articulate an answer. (We had an answer. We just “sense” the difference. But we couldn’t put a […]
Reformed Beliefs Misunderstood: Are “Elect” & “Saved” Synonyms?
Very often, those who are not Reformed/Calvinist/Sovereigntist demonstrate a misunderstanding of what it is that we believe and teach. (It doesn’t help matters that many have been exposed to hyper-Calvinists or others who hold to perversions of these historical doctrines.) One of the primary misunderstandings is just what it means to be elect. So let […]
Does God intend…? part 2
In my last post*, I promised viable explanations for 2 Peter 3:9 and 1 Timothy 2:3-4. So, let’s take them one at a time. 2 Peter 3:9 The first thing to note about 2 Peter 3:9 is that we rarely hear the whole thing – or even a full sentence – quoted. Typically, we hear, […]