Total Depravity – John Piper

To follow-up on yesterday’s post, I could not offer a better view than that of John Piper.  This message was given on April 1, 1999 as part of A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute entitled “The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation.”
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When we speak of man’s depravity we mean man’s natural condition apart from any grace [...]

“We shall be like him, because we shall see him…”

Take a moment to read this powerful post by Wyeth W. Duncan on his blog “A Debtor to Mercy.”

When it comes to your eternal soul, don’t rest complacent. Forget about the approval of men and women. What does God think of you? What about your sin? How does your soul stand with God? Don’t ignore [...]

Total Depravity

In a previous post I said I aspired to share my reflections on the Five Points of Calvinism. Well, here goes a feeble attempt at the first point.
de·prav·i·ty : moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.
Moral perversion. When you read those words, what thought crosses your mind? Do you think of the rapist? The [...]

Fighting for Peace

The 4th and final message in the series titled “30 Days to Live” from Life Church.