Tag: limited atonement
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“I Am Not Praying for the World”
Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42; John 17:1-26 (text) * Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 116-117 May 8, 2016 * Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: We come now to Chapter 17 of the Gospel of John, when Jesus spent his last night on earth praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the Gospels of…
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“The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the Sheep”
Ezekiel 34:22-24; John 10:11, 15-18 (text) January 25, 2016 (Big Springs URC & ZCRC Pasig) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: On October 6, 1973, as I was looking forward to the last few days of my college years, news broke out that Egypt and Syria attacked Israel simultaneously on two…
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Did Jesus Pray to Make Salvation Possible to Everyone at the Cross?
Ezekiel 34:11-16; John 17:1-26(text); Canons of Dort II: 3-7 © March 2, 2014 (ZCRC Pasig and Imus) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: Last week, we looked at the Second Head of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort, where we find the doctrine of the atonement by Christ. What is the…
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His Life for His Sheep
The Bible says that Jesus accomplished the salvation of those whom the Father has chosen. He did not just make possible salvation to all—sheep and goats alike—but he actually saved all the sheep. His death is always spoken of as actually making full satisfaction of the justice of God on behalf of the elect. Thus,…