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Archive for May, 2008

On Predestination and Calvinism
 
First let me define predestination and Calvinism.

Predestination - 

The action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
The decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation.

Calvinism – the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of [...]

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On Salvation
From the Baptist Faith and Message:
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart [...]

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From the Baptist Faith and Message:
Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. The gift of gender is thus part of the goodness of God’s creation. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by [...]

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[ORIGINALLY POSTED ON BLOG.MYSPACE.COM/MUSICNERDSX2]
Spiritual Gifts
I. Spiritual Gifts are gifts and abilities given to us by God in order to help us further the gospel, witness to the lost, and help fellow believers. These are NOT talents. Whereas talents often play a role, talents are natural born abilities to do certain things. A Spiritual Gift is [...]

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