As Protestants, we get accused of many things, but one of the most common accusations is that we all just interpret the Bible to be whatever we want. Statements like "Protestants are their own pope and just get to choose and pick whatever they want to believe; that's why there are over 600 Protestant denominations."... Continue Reading →
I remember my original excitement as I purchased Gibson's Be Thou My Vision devotional, hoping for something to standardize and assist in my personal devotion. As I was reviewing my new devotional, I was surprised that despite every day having a unique and robust offerings each one ended with the Lord's Prayer. I was personally... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election refers to the theological doctrine in Christian theology, particularly within Reformed and Calvinist traditions, which asserts that God's choice of who will be saved is not based on any condition or merit in the individual. In this view, God's election is entirely based on His will and grace, and it occurs independently of... Continue Reading →
Total Depravity is the Reformed View of the Fall and effect of Sin. Virtually every church has, at some point, recognized or adopted the effect of original sin to some degree - also known as the Fall of mankind. "We are not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are sinners."
