The Cross of Christ (John R.W. Stott; 4)

Stott’s, The Cross of Christ: ==”It is true that he also said ‘no one can come to me unless the Father … draws him’ (Jn 6:44), but only after he had said ‘you refuse to come to me’ (Jn 5:40). Why is it that people do not come to Christ? Is it that they cannot, [...]

The Cross of Christ (John R.W. Stott; 3)

More from Stott’s, The Cross of Christ: “Next, Emil Brunner, the Swiss theologian whose book The Mediator was first published in German in 1927 subtitled A Study of the Central Doctrine of the Christian Faith, defended his conviction with these words: ‘In Christianity faith in the Mediator is not something optional, not something about which, [...]

The Cross of Christ (John R.W. Stott; 2)

Speaking of the cross of Christ, Stott writes: “Why must we proclaim the scandalous, and glory in the shameful? The answer lies in the single word integrity. Christian integrity consists partly in a resolve to unmask the caricatures, but mostly in personal loyalty to Jesus, in whose mind the saving cross was central. Indeed, readers [...]

The Cross of Christ (John R.W. Stott; 1)

John R.W. Stott is very much respected among many professing Christians (I think Calvinists as well as Arminians). Despite Stott’s damnable doctrine of annihilationism he STILL remains highly revered. From “wiki”: Stott supports annihilation, yet cautions, “I do not dogmatise about the position to which I have come. I hold it tentatively… I believe that [...]

Why does He yet find fault?

The following is a Guest post by Marc D. Carpenter: Thanks to C-Dunc for alerting me earlier to the Piper quote (that quoted Morris and Stott)! Amazingly, Piper affirms unconditional hardening, yet he is a hyper-conditionalist when it comes to salvation! After C-Dunc gave me the Piper quote, I was able to do a little [...]