Sermon Video Introduction: As God has called different ministries to various aspects of His kingdom work in this world, they have often been characterized by different tag lines or summary statements. ...
Why “All of Christ for All of Life”?
Not Natural
“Some men want to defend ministerial credentials through shibbolethian propositions, making the truth walk around on stilts.”
Two Trees
“Adam disobeyed for us at a tree; the Lord Jesus obeyed for us on a tree.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 90
They’ve Tried Everything Else
A Real Juke Move
“In short, Calvinists know that there is nothing to boast of in man, but some fall into the trap of boasting in that knowledge. They take pride in knowing that there is nothing to take pride in.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 84
No Dead Faith
“For the Reformers, faith was a gift from God, and when God gives faith, He does not give anything other than a living, obedient faith. Being the kind of God He is, this living faith is the only kind of faith He can give.”
The Grease Paint of Orthodoxy
“Many of our staunch Reformed brethren are actually anabaptists in Puritan face paint.”
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A Doctrine Can Point to the Savior Without Being the Savior
“Requiring people to affirm justification by faith alone in order to get saved is like requiring a two-year-old to get a degree in electrical engineering before he is allowed to turn on the lights. Allowing men to be ordained who cannot explain justification by faith alone from the Scriptures . . . is like letting your two-year-old install your electrical system.”
Which Is a Sin
“Now if Rome were correct, and we could sin our way out of the grace of God, then the papists are in real trouble. They pray to pictures, man.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 82