“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Luke 5:32 NKJV Much is often made about the call of God within the Arminian and Calvinist frameworks. The Calvinist insists…
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Roy Ingle, “The Father is Seeking”
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”– John 4:23 ESV Calvinism…
Roy Ingle, “Tozer On God’s Holiness (And Our Own!)”
A.W. Tozer writes this powerful statement about God’s holiness and the fact that He requires His children to be holy as well (1 Peter 1:15-16). This no doubt is a great statement about holiness and…
Roy Ingle, “The Amazing Sovereignty of God”
But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. – Genesis 45:5 (NKJV) And God sent me before you…
Roy Ingle, “Theology Should Ignite Passion (But It Often Doesn’t)”
When I was in college students would sit around and debate theology. They would debate nearly every aspect of theology. On my hall there were two students who were not Christians though they both entered…
Roy Ingle, “Arminianism is Not . . .”
I was visiting a Calvinist brother’s Facebook page and found that he had a few lines attacking Arminianism. At first I brushed off his attacks as simply another Calvinist misunderstanding Arminianism, but the more I…
Roy Ingle, “Book Review: The Scofield Bible – Its History and Impact on the Evangelical Church”
I would not classify myself as a dispensationalist. For the most part, I don’t know where I stand. I sometimes find myself leaning toward dispensationalism on some issues but then I turn around and can lean toward covenantal…
Roy Ingle, “Why Doesn’t God Just Elect Us All?”
One of the mysteries of Calvinism is the struggle Calvinist theologians have had since Calvin as trying to understand the mystery of election. Probably one of the most difficult areas is the issue of God’s…
Roy Ingle, “The Wonder of Prayer”
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. – Psalm 3:3-4 It…
Roy Ingle, “Is Faith a Gift from God?”
Within the Reformed Calvinist ordo salutis, regeneration precedes faith since it is impossible for totally depraved humanity to respond to God’s gift of salvation through His Son apart from the work of the Spirit in conversion…
Roy Ingle, “But I Want To Sin”
I was listening recently to a radio program that is hosted by an antinomian who teaches that since all our sins were forgiven in Christ Jesus at the cross (John 19:30), then it logically follows…
Roy Ingle, “What Scripture Says, God Says”
I have been reading Norman Geisler’s excellent book A General Introduction to the Bible and he includes a chart in his book that compares what Scripture says in both the Old and New Testament and what God…
Roy Ingle, “God and Haiti”
Question: Where was God when the earthquake hit Haiti [on January 12th, 2010]?* [It was a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and left more than a million homeless.] How…
Roy Ingle, “How Easy It Is to Swerve From the Faith”
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you. –…
Roy Ingle, “Passing From Death To Life”
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” – John 5:24…
Roy Ingle, “Acts 14:2 – An Interesting Verse”
For my Bible reading this year, I have been using the M’Cheyne Reading program and today I was reading in Acts 14 when I saw Acts 14:2. I have read this verse many times but today I…
Roy Ingle, “A Summary of an Arminian View on the Depravity of Man”
In many ways the Arminian view of humanity’s total depravity is much the same as that of Calvinists (although this is not true of all Arminians since some Arminians such as some of our brothers…
Roy Ingle, “Be Wary of Not Resisting Sin”
In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. – Hebrews 12:4 For it, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of…
Roy Ingle, “The Drawing Power of the Holy Spirit”
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. – John 6:44 Therefore I want you to understand that no…
Roy Ingle, “The Overcomers of Revelation 2-3”
The English Standard Version is my preferred Bible translation but the ESV follows the RSV in Revelation 2-3 by using the term “conquer” or “conquerors” in passages such as Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5,…
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