"Our own assertion, on the contrary, is this: that the human will is divinely assisted to do the right in such manner that, besides man's creation with the endowment of freedom to choose, and besides the teaching by which he is instructed how he ought to live, he receives the Holy Spirit, whereby there arises... Continue Reading →
The Affectual Effect of Calvin’s Institutes
Jonathan Edwards once wrote a book titled "The Religious Affections" highlighting the power God has upon man in the affections. Primarily Edwards speaks of the heart and it's ability to be transformed by the calling God gifts to us through His Son Jesus Christ. Books are few and far between that discuss the matters of... Continue Reading →
The Hinge of the Reformation?
JI Packer states with regards to Luther's Bondage of the Will:"Here was the crucial issue: whether God is the author, not merely of justification, but also of faith; whether in the last analysis, Christianity is a religion of utter reliance on God for salvation and all things necessary to it, or of self-reliance and self-effort.... Continue Reading →
JT Holderman 