Tag Archives: election

sovereignty of God in salvation

Posted on June 7, 2010 by bkingr

Brian Lopez has reposted a list from Jonathan Edwards of six ways that God is sovereign in salvation. here are numbers 2 and 4 2. God exercises His sovereignty in the advantages He bestows upon individual persons. “Everyone needs salvation, … Continue reading →

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personal election

Posted on February 2, 2010 by bkingr

here is a beautiful essay by Tim Challies about Mary Magdalene at the tomb of Jesus and what it means for Jesus to have called us to life by name. As I read these words, I think of the way … Continue reading →

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couple of good ones

Posted on January 26, 2010 by bkingr

I have had a couple of windows open the last couple of days in order to post about them. one political and one theological. here we go. first the political: I believe it is crucial to understand that it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Les Lanphere

Posted on December 23, 2009 by bkingr

I found Les Lanphere’s blog through Twitter (@llanphere). He has been doing a series showing God’s sovereignty in everything and especially in salvation in each non-Pauline epistle of the New Testament in order to show that this doctrine is not … Continue reading →

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sovereignty

Posted on April 4, 2009 by bkingr

John MacArthur nails it with the opening sentence of this post (the second and third sentences are excellent as well) which is an excerpt from the book Ashamed of the Gospel. No doctrine is more despised by the natural mind … Continue reading →

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two lines at once

Posted on December 1, 2008 by bkingr

Ramblin’ Pastor man has several quotes from Charles Spurgeon posted. Go take a look. I especially enjoyed this bit here: Not only are there a few cardinal doctrines, by which we can steer our ship North, South, East, or West, … Continue reading →

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speaking of Sarah Palin

Posted on September 6, 2008 by bkingr

here is an article from the Wall Street Journal about what she did in Alaska. first, the general problem to be addressed. Alaska’s politicians—in particular ruling Republicans—roll in oil campaign money, lavish oil revenue on pet projects, then retire to … Continue reading →

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the election

Posted on August 25, 2008 by bkingr

Stephen Nichols has some excellent advice for Christ followers in the United States during this election year. The whole short post is worth your time. His first point is to dial down the rhetoric a notch, here are his last … Continue reading →

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