This should be a rather straightforward topic but it is funny how often people treat Christ's full name as 'Jesus Christ' when 'Christ' isn't a name, to begin with. Jesus is the (English) name of the savior. We are given no further information as to whether he had any additional parts to his name. If … Continue reading Christ Is Not a Last Name
Month: December 2021
Quote #91 – Spurgeon
Christ did not die to make men savable, but to save them.C.H. Spurgeon
Quote #90 – J. Calvin
“True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.”John Calvin
Predestination
Merriam-Webster.com 1: the act of predestinating: the state of being predestinated 2: the doctrine that God in consequence of his foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation Etymonline.com mid-14c., predestinacioun, "the action of God in foreordaining certain of mankind through grace to salvation or eternal life," from Old French predestinacion and directly from Church Latin praedestinationem (nominative praedestinatio) "a determining beforehand," … Continue reading Predestination
Quote #89 – Sidney Greidanus
Awareness of our helplessness and dependence makes us stand in awe before God.Sidney Greidanus
Quote #88 – John Calvin
“We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.”John Calvin
Monergist Gratia 