The effectual call comes to specific individuals and is not just a divine “group hug.” Effectual calling is specific, personal, and individual—not merely corporate.
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No Salvation Outside the Church? Yes and No | Quinn Privette
Reformed Baptists agree with Calvin’s assessment that it is especially through the preaching of the Word that God builds up believers unto salvation.
No Salvation Outside the Church?: What is the Church Anyway? | Quinn Privette
Reformed Baptists reject not merely the authority, but the very existence of such an episcopate which exercises quasi-apostolic authority over various churches.
No Salvation Outside the Church?: What Reformed Baptists Cannot Affirm | Quinn Privette
Reformed Baptists maintain that true “apostolic succession” is the passing down of the faith which the apostles taught.
Death, Hell, and Christ’s Descent: Biblical Arguments against a Descent to Hades | Ben Habegger
The first biblical doctrine which I will use to argue against that idea is the doctrine that Christ completed his work of atonement on the cross.
A Great Awakening | David Bess
Can another Great Awakening occur today? Absolutely! It’s critical to understand, however, that a great awakening is not something we work up, but something God sends down.
Death, Hell, and Christ’s Descent: Answering Proof Texts for a Descent to Hades | Ben Habegger
Those who, like a good number in church history, believe that Christ’s disembodied soul descended to the netherworld at his death, have various proof texts for their position. We have already encountered such texts in earlier blog posts, so we’ll move through these rather quickly.
Death, Hell, and Christ’s Descent: Christ’s “Descent into Hell” in the Apostles’ Creed | Ben Habegger
We should accept creedal tradition to the degree that it conforms to truly apostolic doctrine, which can be found infallibly in scripture alone. Creeds can helpfully instruct us in scripture, but they must never be believed simply because of their antiquity or wide acceptance.
1689 10:3 Elect Infants | Sam Waldron
What shall we say to those who mourn the death of an infant? The Scriptures may not be explicit, but there is much by way of implication that may be of comfort to grieving parents.
1689 10:1-4 Of Effectual Calling | Sam Waldron
I suppose that someone studying the Confession might be surprised that it contains no chapter on regeneration. That subject is, however, dealt with under the heading of effectual calling.