A Sanctuary for Biblical Logic

Saving faith or saving belief is an intellectual assent to understood propositions of the Gospel. We first hear, think and understand what the doctrines of the Gospel are. Secondly, we agree or assent to the understood doctrines of the Gospel (in other words, we say yes to the teachings of the Gospel we heard, thought and understood). These are the only two core essentials of saving faith or belief.   It’s all in the mind. The Holy Spirit works in our mind to believe.   Most people reading this would be asking: “we also must trust in the Lord Jesus with our heart, isn’t it?”   Legitimate question.   Intellectual assent to understood propositions of the Gospel has no difference from a common saying: I put my trust in the Lord Jesus Christ with all my heart. Why? Mind (the intellect, thinking) = heart Heart ≠ emotion The heart ≠ a mindless aspect of the soul. The heart is also ≠ the very centre of a person’s being, where fundamental directio...

Me : God does not love everyone Person A : God so loves the world. World includes everyone. What's your definition of love? Me : The world of John 3:16 refers only to all the elect all around the world regardless of ethnicity, nationality, and languages since the time of Adam. It does not mean everyone head for head without exception. God’s love is God’s grace that never fails to save. When He loves someone, that someone definitely will be saved. His love is always saving.  If God loves everyone without exception including Pharaoh, Jezebel and Esau who are already in hell, then His love has failed to save them. But what does the Bible say about God's (attitude) towards the reprobate? 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man . Psalm 5:6 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image ...

Dear Consistory of CERC, It is my pleasure to express my desire to join CERC as a member as I believe it is a biblically sound church and a pleasant church to be in. I also strongly agree with the teachings of the PRCA, which is a big reason for me to want to be a member of CERC. It is my responsibility to state: 1) what my eschatological view is, 2) the origin of my eschatological view, 3) what I am not and my point of agreement with CERC’s eschatological view, 4) my point of disagreement with CERC’s eschatological view, 5) a point of struggle in my eschatological view, and 6) a conclusion.      1) What my eschatological view is I am what I call as Covenantal, Pro-Israel Premillennial. It is famously held by the Bible-Presbyterians, which they combine Covenant theology and Pro-Israel Premillennialism, as distinct to a more common combination of Covenant Theology and Amillennialism.   In covenant theology, I believe that there is only one Covenant i.e. ...