The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 6)
Regeneration and the Freedom of the Human Will So what does all this mean for the doctrine of the human will? Do people have free will or do they not? The testimony of Scripture is this: people have the freedom to do as they please, and God exercises...
The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 5)
God has caused us to be born again  He has caused us to be born again. Now, understand this - He has caused it, as He causes all things! The Scripture is explicit and unequivocal on the sovereignty of God in all things. Psalm 136:5, "Whatever the Lord...
The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 4)
God has caused us to be born again He has caused us to be born again. God has caused this - this was caused by God, not by the human will. Or do you have an Arminian Bible in your hands today - one that says, "Blessed be you who according to your own...
The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 3)
God has caused us to born again We can mean nothing more or less by the term "will" than the entire spiritual aspect of a human being. The human will is the human spirit, and that will, was dead in trespasses and sins, unable to respond to the gospel,...
The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 2)
A Brief Outline In this article, we're going to see the Biblical, compatibilist view of the human will and the sovereignty of God in salvation and some implications of that truth by briefly looking at 1 Peter 1:3. We'll then look at a competing view of...
The Reformation – Bondage of the Will (Part 1)
Introduction - The Grand Turning Point of the Cause "In this, moreover, I give you great praise, and proclaim it - you alone in preeminent distinction from all others, have entered upon the thing itself; that is, the grand turning point of the cause; and...
The Reformation Q&A
Questions regarding the Reformation answered by the elders of Kootenai Church--Jim Osman, Dave Rich, Jess Whetsel, and Cornel Rasor. Some of the questions asked in no particular order: Are Christians other than elders allowed to baptize other believers? In what...