"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

  It is impossible to preach... 1. That a man is both totally and partially depraved, 2. That election is both unconditional and conditional, 3. That regenerating grace is both irresistible and resistible, 4. That redemption is both limited and unlimited, 5. That perseverance is both certain and uncertain. Nor can there be a modification of one by the other; it is impossible to blend the two. History records such efforts in the past; but despite the efforts, sovereign grace and free-willism will not mix, nor can they walk together in peace, nor can those holding either system force the other to their view. - Gospel report by preacher Rolfe Barnard (1904 – 1969 A.D.) “ So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy” (Romans 9:16) . Jesus said, “No man can come unto M e, except it were given unto him of M y Father” (John 6:65) . “ All that the Father giveth M e s...

Universal redemption is the belief that Christ laid down His life and paid the sin debt of all mankind making salvation a possibility for everyone, but an accomplishment for no one. According to this Christ-dishonoring theory, His blood is sufficient to save all, but efficient to save only those who believe. The success of the redeeming work of the Son of God is therefore dependent upon the willingness of man to receive the gift of salvation. Never was there a greater lie concocted by Satan than this heresy and yet the natural man readily embraces this foolish, nonsensical, anti-Scriptural drivel. Universal redemption makes man his own savior . It says that Christ died equally for all men, and the reason some perish while others are saved is because the saved chose to avail themselves of the benefits of His death while the others did not. This would make the will of man, not the death of Christ, the deciding factor in salvation, which is contrary to Scripture. Universal re...