Mid Cities OPC Sermon Podcast
- You Are Not Able (Joshua 24:14-28) July 26, 2021On Sunday, July 25, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "You Are Not Able" from Joshua 24:14-28. "God keeps his side of the covenant, and, through Christ's death, burial and resurrection, God keeps your side of the covenant as well." 1. Covenantal Charge 14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. […]
- Organized Religion (1 Peter 5:1-14) July 11, 2021On Sunday, July 11, 2021, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached "Organized Religion" from 1 Peter 5:1-14. 5 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, […]
- Blessed by the Firstborn Son (Matthew 19:13-15) July 4, 2021On Sunday, July 4, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Blessed by the Firstborn Son" from Matthew 19:13-15. “Jesus Christ died in place of each of you who believes in him, and he shares with you the blessings he has received from his Father.” 1. Seeking a Blessing (v. 13) Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and […]
- True Israel (Galatians 3:6-9) June 27, 2021On Sunday, June 27, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "True Israel" from Galatians 3:6-9. "Everyone who believes in Jesus Christ is a child of Abraham, and so is a member of True Israel." 1. By Faith, Abraham (v. 6) . . . 6 just as Abraham 'believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”'? 2. By Faith, You (vs. 7-8) […]
- The Steadfast Love of the Lord (2 Samuel 2:1-11) May 23, 2021On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Steadfast Love of the Lord" from 2 Samuel 2:1-11. 1. King of Judah (vs. 1-4a) After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” 2 So David went up there, […]
The Scriptures’ Guardrails on Divine Sovereignty, Human Responsibility, etc.
Westminster Seminary California has posted what is probably my favorite article by Dr. Michael Horton, their J. Gresham Machen professor of apologetics and systematic theology. The title is “Reformed Theology vs. Hyper-Calvinism.” It deals with how Scripture presents passages that relate both concepts. The great contribution of Reformed theology has been to attempt to properly interpret each in the light of the other, allowing, for example, the passages on the sovereignty of God to prevent us from falling off one side into sheer Pelagianism, and the passages on human responsibility from falling off into Hyper-Calvinism.
Many foes of Reformed theology are guilty of mis-characterizing it in terms of what is formally classified as Hyper-Calvinism. They refuse to notice that Calvinists are just as critical of Hyper-Calvinism as moderate Calvinists and Arminians are. This article helps the reader see the difference between the two.
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