Ron Henzel, Emotional Support Calvinist ☕
@ronhenzel
Co-Author of that Bill Gothard book: http://tinyurl.com/2r5zvxvp. Author, Darby, Dualism, & the Decline of Dispensationalism: http://tinyurl.com/5awuwap4
⁴ ...we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. ⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. —Isaiah 53:4b-5, ESV
Calvin on the Roman Catholic Doctrine Of The Intercession of the (Dead) Saints “Then who, whether angel or demon, ever revealed to any man even a syllable of the kind of saints’ intercession they invent? For there is nothing about it in Scripture. What reason, then, did they…
Start here: ⁴ “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵ You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lᴏʀᴅ your God am a jealous…
“Though it may be painful to admit it, even many people smart enough to become academic philosophers seem to lack the kind of intellectual-cum-aesthetic judgment that consists in finding the right things obvious. It is obvious that there are no male women.” Yes, just as it was…
It seems that sometime in 1552, a couple of visitors from Geneva to the Reformed Church of London, a French refugee congregation established after the beginning of Edward VI’s reign in 1547, caused a bit of a stir there. These newcomers apparently took umbrage at hearing things…
“In the covenant of works man could meet the requirements of the covenant in virtue of his natural endowments, but in the covenant of grace he is enabled to meet them only by the regenerating and sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit. God works in man both to will and to do,…
¹⁴ “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” —Habakkuk 2:14 (ESV); cf. Isaiah 11:9
So, in “This is my body,” the “is” must be taken literally so transubstantiation can be true even though Jesus often used the verb “to be” figuratively as in Jn 10:9, but “brothers” can’t be taken literally despite “cousin” being in Col 4:10 so perpetual virginity can be true? 🤔
You’d think they’d be grateful.
¹⁶ This is what the Lᴏʀᴅ of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are making you worthless. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the Lᴏʀᴅ’s mouth.” —Jeremiah 23:16 CSB
Q.: Who’s really ignoring the context? A.: Not the Calvinists.
“We talk about ministers as if they were public performers, and of sermons as if they were entertainments.” —Arthur Mursell (1831-1914), “Sermon by Mr. Mursell,” in Archibald Brown, East London Tabernacle Pulpit, (London: Francis & Sons, 1873), 341.
¹⁴ “For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” —Matthew 7:14 ESV ¹⁴ “For many are called, but few are chosen.” —Matthew 22:14 ESV ²⁹ For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe…
When you think grace is merely excusing what God’s Law condemns it’s no surprise that you consider those who proclaim that Law abusive and seek hope in their deaths.
¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the Lᴏʀᴅ is the death of his saints. —Psalm 116:15 (ESV)
Our hearts are heavy, yet rejoicing, as we share the news that our beloved pastor and teacher John MacArthur has entered into the presence of the Savior. This evening, his faith became sight. He faithfully endured until his race was run. 2 Timothy 4:1-8