John 11:43-44 – There are many pictures of grace in the Bible, by which God illustrates the gospel message of salvation by grace alone. One of the most instructive of these pictures is the resurrection of Lazarus. Read John 11 and 12, and note these five things about Lazarus: HIS CONDITION (11:4) – Lazarus was […]
Effectual Atonement Isaiah 53:10-12 What happened at Calvary? Did the Lord Jesus Christ redeem His people from all iniquity; or did he merely make them redeemable? Did He actually put away our sins; or did He merely make it possible for our sins to be put away? Did the Lamb of God reconcile us to […]
THE DISTINGUISHING GRACE OF GOD by Don Fortner “ For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” 1 Cor. 4:7 The only difference between the believer and the unbeliever, between the righteous […]
Gospel Distinctives by Don Fortner. I know that the things we believe and preach, place us in direct conflict with the religious world around us. That really shouldn’t surprise us. When our Lord Jesus told the religious leaders of his day the things I am about to tell you, they started grabbing rocks to stone […]
“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” (Romans 11:5) There is absolutely no question about the fact that the Bible teaches the blessed gospel doctrine of God’s sovereign, eternal election of some to salvation before the world began. Those who say, “The Bible does […]