Status Updates From The Death Christ Died

“It is no longer a question in his mind whether they will accept or reject [the gospel]; it becomes rather a question of truthfulness in the declaration of the message.”

“It is no longer a question in his mind of whether they will accept or reject [the gospel]; it becomes rather a question of truthfulness in the declaration of the message.” (Lewis Sperry Chafer)

“the believer’s reconciliation as an accomplished thing, both objectively and subjectively, since that had received Christ and thus reconciling work by faith (cf. Rom. 5:10)…. by his use of the present participle in verse 19… while the reconciling took place historically… it is ever going on as men believe and thus appropriate the objectively historical reconciliation by means of faith.”

“From the grammatical standpoint it is important to note the tenses used in 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19… of the believer’s reconciliation Paul uses the aorist tense, which denotes an act that is finished (v. 18)…. of the reconciliation of the world he uses the present tense, indicating the continuous process (v. 19)…

“Faith does not save; Christ saves and Christ alone.”

“While in the experience of the individual, faith in Christ is a result of choice, as act of the human will, it is nevertheless a work of efficacious grace.”

“Men must come of believe to be saved, and yet they will not have the desire or the ability to come unless and until they are drawn by God to do so. (1 Cor 2:14, Eph 4:18, Rom 8:7, 2 Cor 4:4). Therefore, before a man can or will ever come to Christ, the Spirit of God must effectually call him, show him his sin, his need of God’s righteousness in Christ, and bring him to faith in Christ as Savior.”

“We have thus twofold truth concerning salvation in Christ—the sinner must come; yet he will not come unless drawn by the Father.”

“The normal pattern for regeneration is that it occurs at the moment of saving faith… not one sinner, though commanded of God to believe in Christ as Savior for their salvation or suffer the consequences, will be saved unless and until the Holy Spirit brings him to the conviction of his sin and the realization of his need of Christ. John 6:44.”

“…Christ died to provide a basis of salvation for all men. To those who are the elect and who therefore believe in Christ, this provision secures for them their eternal salvation, when they believe. For those who do not believe and thus evidence the fact that they are the non-elect, the provision exists as a basis of condemnation.”

“The benefits of Calvary are realized and applied only to those who believe, but the provision reached to every member of Adam’s race.”

“The question is not, “What did the reformers believe and teach?” Or “shall I be a Calvinist or an Arminian?” Nor even, “what is the historical view of the church?” As important and helpful these matters are; but the crux of the matter is, “What saith the Scriptures.”

“… on the topic of the extent of Christ’s death. In recent years there has been a revival of Reformed Theology. This is largely due, I think, to reading too much of the Puritans and too little of Paul—and Peter and John.“