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1 Divine Election and Reprobation The Judgment Concerning Divine Predestination Which the Synod Declares to Be in Agreement with the Word of God and Accepted Till Now in the Reformed Churches, Set Forth in Several Articles Article 1 God’s Right to Condemn All People Since all people have sinned in Adam and have come under … Continue reading “THE
FIRST MAIN POINT OF DOCTRINE”

Christ’s Death and Human Redemption Through It Article 1: The Punishment Which God’s Justice Requires God is not only supremely merciful, but also supremely just. His justice requires (as he has revealed himself in the Word) that the sins we have committed against his infinite majesty be punished with both temporal and eternal punishments, of … Continue reading “THE
SECOND MAIN POINT OF DOCTRINE”

See: Dark night of the soul; Dryness

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. G.K. Chesterton There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talent. Thomas Jefferson

See also: Calvinism versus Arminianism The Canons of Dordt

Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen. Ralph Waldo Emerson A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty. Seneca

The reader may rest assured that nothing has been found [by archaeologists] to disturb a reasonable faith, and nothing has been discovered which can disprove a single theological doctrine. We no longer trouble ourselves with attempts to “harmonize” religion and science, or to “prove” the Bible. The Bible can stand for itself. William F. Albright … Continue reading “ARCHAEOLOGY”

See also: Argument Just as a blind person is no use as an archer, so a disciple with the mania of contradiction will end in perdition. John Climacus

If you are feeling tired and therefore in need of a spiritual tonic, go to the book of Acts. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

We are in communion with the apostolic churches because there is no difference of doctrine. This is our guarantee of truth. Tertullian