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

Free-will (-false) doctrine teaches that the success of God’s eternal purpose of salvation, the triumph of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the effectual work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration are all dependent upon the will of the sinner.   To those who have been given an understanding of the gospel of free grace, the teachings of free-willism are repulsive because they are so contrary to the Scripture which declares,  “Salvation is of the LORD”  (Jonah 2:9).   The eternal purpose of the Father to save a chosen multitude cannot be frustrated.  The redemptive work of Jesus Christ by which He satisfied divine justice, finished transgression, put away the sins of His people, made reconciliation for iniquity and brought in everlasting righteousness shall never be a failure.   The regenerating power of the Holy Spirit cannot be resisted.  He will quicken dead sinners and grant them repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Je...

  With grateful hearts for God’s free grace, We to the Lord salvation trace;   So lift your voices, let us sing   All glory unto Zion’s King.   Amazing, free and saving grace,   Was given to a chosen race;    The Father gave us to His Son,   Before creation was begun.   Behold free grace Christ Jesus came.   Who would refuse to praise His Name?   From heav’n He came our debt to pay;   And washed our ev’ry sin away.    Adore the Spirit’s saving grace,   Who caused us to the Son embrace;   Within our hearts the seed was sown;   To us the Savior was made known.   So let us sing of God’s free grace,   And Jesus Christ our Hiding Place;   O what a sweet and precious theme,   Grace reigns through righteousness supreme.     Tune:  Doxology LM Words by Jim Byrd

" God be merciful to me a sinner." -Luke 18:13 [KJV] I often reflect on what a perfectionist once said to me, upwards of twenty years ago: “Do not go to hear such preaching; you will get such a notion of sinnership, as though you were to be a poor sinner all your days.” Truly, after being so long in Christ, when I look into the glass of God’s law, I see myself just the same poor sinner I was at first; striving against sin, and looking to Christ for salvation . I thank my Lord, I do not trust in myself that I am righteous: yet am as righteous in myself, as any poor sinner on earth is; and as righteous in Christ, as any saint in glory is.  O the humbling joy of faith! it brings boldness of access to God into the heart, while it destroys self-righteous confidence. Many poor souls are apt to say, I am afraid to approach God, I am such a sinner—I tremble to think what will become of me—I fear God will cast me off for ever; and damn me eternally, for my sins. No , ...