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My dear friend, whatever we are going through (hard or simple), may we take FULL advantage of the opportunity to exercise the WONDROUS TRUTHS of Almighty God’s Word and choose to have faith in Him (Mark 11:22, Heb. 11:1,6). May we fully endure whatever is thrown at us unto victory and for Almighty God's glory until He comes! In doing so we will be astounded at how much our relationship with the Savior will grow and become stronger as well as our assurance, confidence and boldness in the TRUTH (John 3:32,36). In light of our day as we as a...

ANOTHER difficult question that shrouds the doctrine of predestination is the question of how our sinful nature can be inherited from Adam. If we are born with a fallen nature, if we are born in sin, if we are born in a state of moral inability, how can God hold us responsible for our sins? We remember that original sin does not refer to the first sin but to the result of that first sin. The Scriptures speak repeatedly of sin and death entering the world through “one man’s transgression.” As a result of Adam’s sin, all men are now...

The Father and Jesus are well known - both have starred in movies and have been the subjects of countless books, paintings and music compositions. What about the third member of the Trinity? The Holy Spirit does lots of heavy lifting in the Bible by providing supernatural strength, direction and courage to scriptural heroes. When the world was created, when Jesus was conceived, when he was crucified, the Holy Spirit was there. When Saul was converted, when John baptized Jesus, the Holy Spirit was there. When the early Christian church was founded on the Day of Pentecost nearly 2,000 years...

Why I am a Calvinist by C. Matthew McMahon     There are a variety of theological persuasions in the world. One might say there are too many of them. We may go through denomination after denomination and find a great variety of beliefs and doctrines concerning things about God, things about Christ, things about man and so on. Yet these ideologies are but ripples from the great stone of the Gospel which was plunged into the lake of humanity.     All theological persuasions are not perfect. It is impossible that any theological system of doctrine be perfect for if it...

Dispensationalism and God’s Glory by Greg Herrick, Ph.D. Introduction The glory of God is an ocean in which many have swum, but none have ever touched bottom. It is a great theme in the scriptures perhaps even the central theme or motif. Hence, there are many ways in which this truth is revealed in the bible. Yet, the primary focus of the following paper is to discuss the glory of God as it is seen in the dispensations. In order to accomplish this a definition of glory will be offered followed by a definition of a dispensation. Then each of...