Wednesday, December 25, 2019

The Swiss Reformation 500th - The Greatest Impact of All the Reformations

The Swiss Reformation 500th - The Greatest Impact of All the Reformations, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

For further study...

Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation, by Dr. Peter Hammond
Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation, Part 1, by Brian Borgman
Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation, Part 2, by Brian Borgman

For more study yet...

"'What?' you say. 'Can God make me become a Christian?' I tell you, yes, for herein lies the power of the gospel. It does not ask your consent, but it gets it. It does not say, 'Will you have it?' but it makes you willing in the day of God's power...The gospel wants not your consent; it gets it. It knocks the enmity out of your heart. He makes your will turn around, and then you cry, 'Lord, save, or I perish.' 'Ah,' might heaven say, 'I knew I would make you say that!'" - Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Did John Calvin Write the 5 Points of Calvinism?




"That old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach today, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again." (From Iain Murray's The Forgotten Spurgeon)

If you're looking for a couple of short books on Calvinism, I strongly recommend The Five Point of Calvinism by Herman C. Hanko, and The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray.

Recommended sermons:

The Doctrine of Reprobation, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Romans 9 (Audio)] [Canons of Dort, Article 15]
John Calvin: The Galleons of Grace (The Five Points of Calvinism), by Dr. Ian Brown [Text: Romans 8:29-30 (Audio)]
The Synod of Dort, Part 1, by Dr. Nick Needham
The Synod of Dort, Part 2, by Dr Nick Needham

For more on the Five Points of Calvinism, the following series of sermons was preached in 1982 by Rev. Paul den Butter:

Introduction to the Doctrines of Grace (aka The Five Points of Calvinism) [Text: Jude 3b (Audio)]

Unconditional Election

Unconditional Election, #1 [Text: Ephesians 1:4,5 (Audio)]
Unconditional Election, #2 [Text: Romans 9:18-21 (Audio)]
Unconditional Election, #3 [Text: Acts 18:9-11 (Audio)]
Unconditional Election, #4 [Text: 1 Thessalonians 1 (Audio)]

Limited Atonement

Limited Atonement, #1 [Text: Romans 2:1-16 (Audio)]
Limited Atonement, #2 [Text: Hebrews 7:27b (Audio)]
Limited Atonement, #3 [Text: 1 Peter 3:18a (Audio)]
Limited Atonement, #4 [Text: John 12:31 (Audio)]
Limited Atonement, #5 [Text: Matthew 20:17-28 (Audio)]
Limited Atonement, #6 [Text: John 3:1-16 (Audio)]


Total Depravity


Irresistible Grace

Irresistible Grace, #1 [Text: Matthew 22:1-14 (Audio)]
Irresistible Grace, #2 [Text: John 6:44 (Audio); Acts 16:14 (Audio)]
Irresistible Grace, #3 [Text: 2 Timothy 1:9 (Audio)]

Perseverance of the Saints



How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)