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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved,"
 (Eph. 1:3-6, NASB)

 


 

 
     Calvinism, also known as Reformed theology, is a system of biblical interpretation that focuses on the supreme sovereignty of God, His majesty, His holiness, etc.  It relates this to man's fallen, sinful nature.  Because of the great chasm between God and man and because of man's fallen nature, God must predestine people into salvation...or none would be saved.  Therefore, salvation is the work of God and we are the mere recipients of His gracious election.
     To God be the glory.

  • COMMENT ON CALVINISM

    • A comment about believing or not believing in Calvinism.

  • THE FIVE POINTS OF CALVINISM

    • A brief look at the five points of Calvinism. It is short and sweet but has plenty of scripture references.

  • WHAT I BELIEVE

    • In the world of the internet, many people accuse others of believing things they really do not.  Therefore, this is what I believe.

  • WE CALVINISTS

    • A paper dealing with some of the attacks of the anti-Calvinists, their misrepresentations, how they bring division in the body of Christ, and what we Calvinists actually believe.

  • CALVINIST HELPS

    • A collection of short helps, notes, comments designed to aid people in defending Calvinism when on the Internet.  You can cut and paste much of it into various rooms.  Enjoy.

  • PREDESTINATION

    • A paper giving a strong case for predestination. Also covers the Eternal Covenant, Total Depravity, Free Will, the Affects of Sin on Man's Free Will and includes a section answering objections. Lots of Scripture references.

  • ALL MEN SAVED

    • A paper on answering the question, "If God predestines people, then why are there verses that say God wants all men to be saved?" You might be surprised by the answer which is, to say the least, intellectually stimulating. Lots of Scripture references.

  • IS IT GOD'S WILL THAT ALL PEOPLE BE SAVED?

    • A paper dealing with the "God wants all to be saved" verses in light of other verses that show God hardening people's hearts and hiding the gospel from them.  How do we make sense of these verses?  Can we?  Yes we can. 

  • ROMANS 9 AND PREDESTINATION

    • A paper on Romans 9:9-24. Paul answers many of the objections to predestination with a powerful insight into God's divine sovereignty. There is also a test you can take that is built right into the biblical text. Read this paper and see how you do.

  • RESPONSE TO ROMANS 9 AND PREDESTINATION

    • Someone wrote a response to my Romans 9 paper above.  I reproduced his paper with an answer to his objections, further establishing the sovereignty of God over groups of people as well as individuals.

  • ROMANS 9 AND ELECTION

    • My notes for a debate on Romans 9 dealing with whether or not it teaches individual election as well as corporate election.

  • COVENANT

    • This paper examines what a covenant is, its patterns, and some of its manifestations in the Bible. I believe without understanding God's covenant pattern in dealing with Man, you will not be able to have a proper theological understanding of the Bible.

  • THIS AGE AND THE AGE TO COME

    • A paper dealing with the Millennium. The dominant evangelical view is that the millennial reign of Christ is yet to come. But when you examine the biblical evidence concerning "this age" and "the age to come" some interesting information develops. Lots of Scripture references. 

  • VERSES SHOWING GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, SALVIFIC WORK, AND MAN'S NATURE

    • The title says it all.  It is in outline form with hyperlinks.  If you want to know more of what the Bible says about this topic, go here.

  • DEFENSE OF TOTAL DEPRAVITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN FREE WILL

    • In outline form, used in a debate, this is a defense of the position that man's sinful free will is restricted so much by sin that the unregenerate will not come to God on his own. 

  • ABSOLUTES

    • This is not for the faint of heart. Don't tackle this one unless your brain is fresh. It is a short and simple outline of conclusions drawn from God's three main attributes: omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. Hopefully, I show good logic and "prove" that God is in absolute and sovereign control...sorry Arminians.

  • EXPERIENTIAL CALVINISM AND THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS

  • LIST
    • Would you like to included in a list of Reformed Churches and or people that believe in the Charismatic Gifts?
  • KJV ONLINE
    • The KJV in HTML format for referencing the scriptures on this site.
  • DISCUSSION BOARDS
    • A good place to discuss the Reformed Faith.

  • Please check out Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry by the same author.
    by the same author.

Web Page by Matthew J. Slick, B.A., M. Div.
I welcome your comments via E-mail at matt@carm.org