What does it mean to be a Jew if it doesn’t gain salvation from God?

The doctrine of God’s unconditional individual election / predestination unto salvation is ever-present in Scripture.

The doctrine of election is not obscure; it is not hard to prove. It is only hard, for some, to accept.

We don’t like verses like Romans 9:13. They make us feel uncomfortable.

For one to be a part of spiritual Israel one must be chosen by God of his free grace and come to Jesus in faith.

These verses are a personal prologue to the problem as outlined in the previous blog.

I would like to take some time introducing and exegeting Romans 9 in anticipation of preaching through Romans 9-11 in February.

I admire Friedrich Nietzsche - not for his theology, intellect, or piety, but for his persistent commitment to work hard.

Once again it has been far too long between blogs. Once again, I apologize to all of you who have been waiting. Due to the distance...

My students know that I have two tenets which guide my scholarship and theological thinking; and I demand that it guides theirs as well....

We have covered the nature of Reformed theology (hereafter RT) - it's history and theology - over the last number of blogs. Now I want to...

Let's start by making sure we understand one important point. There is a difference between Reformed theology and Reformed soteriology...