Jack Hammer

[...] Jerry Bridges published Trusting God in 1991, Transforming Grace in 1993, and The Pursuit of Holiness in [...]

[...] with Romans 9 and we continue, picking up in v. 14. God’s love can be trusted.  The national election of Israel did not assure personal salvation.  Physical descent from Abraham did not [...]

[...] on the condition of personal faith in Him.  Paul distinguishes between personal election and national election in Romans 9, and he makes this crystal clear. God continued faithful and loving to the [...]

[...] God has not left men without a basis for discerning true spirituality.  1 John 4:1 indicates that genuine Christians can test “the spirits whether they are [...]

[...] decisions?  Or is it?  How does the Holy Spirit actually work in these situations? To detect true spirituality, first (part one) we proposed that all believers are spiritual.  Every Christian is [...]

[...] nation do not then guarantee personal salvation for any of them.  Paul deals with the argument that God has been unrighteous to the entire [...]

[...] is a primary point of Romans 9.  God’s national election of Israel did not guarantee personal salvation.  No individual Israelite or Jew should think that his eternity is set just because his [...]

[...] ’t very well merit her choosing before she was born.   So you see, I believe in unconditional election.  Part of being elect meant that Israel had tremendous advantages (9:4-5) that one would [...]

[...] that the election of Romans 9 is national election.  It contradicts a belief in personal, unconditional election unto eternal life or eternal damnation.  Calvinism in its interpretation of Romans 9 [...]

Mormons have their burning in the bosom and Charismatics have their tongues and healings, their signs and wonders.  Is it possible that others— [...]

“I think the Lord is leading me to….”  “I feel the Lord is leading me to….”  “I really prayed about it and [...]

[...] texts to which Paul refers in the chapter. More to Come. Filed under: Brandenburg, The Gospel Tagged: Brandenburg, Calvinism, election, Romans [...]

[...] was elect of God.  He himself needed to believe. To Be Continued Filed under: Brandenburg, The Gospel Tagged: Brandenburg, Calvinism, election, Romans [...]

[...] Baptist Church, El Sobrante, CA.  Two of the Jackhammers participated.  Enjoy. Filed under: Brandenburg Tagged: Brandenburg, church, Purity, Separation, Word of Truth [...]