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Without the gospel everything is useless and vain; without the gospel we are not Christians; without the gospel all riches is poverty, all wisdom folly before God; strength is weakness, and all the justice of man is under the condemnation of God. But by the knowledge of the gospel we are made children of God, brothers of Jesus Christ, fellow townsmen with the saints, citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, heirs of God with Jesus Christ, by whom the poor are made rich, the weak strong, the fools wise, the sinner justified, the desolate comforted, the doubting sure, and slaves free. It is the power of God for the salvation of all those who believe. Read more here: https://www.monergism.com/without-gospel-everything-useless-and-vain-john-calvin [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122119893278602293&set=gm.1125041019170946&idorvanity=704858027855916] |
I came across Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries by Jim Webb on YouTube. I enjoyed his teaching on the Bible and how he defends the Doctrines of Grace. I enjoy every video he made, especially that I also believe in Sovereign Grace myself.
Please go to his channel to watch the videos:
Christian doctrine preaching & teaching, focusing on God's sovereign grace & the sovereignty of God, as well as pointing out biblical error & false teaching.
“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” — Matthew 7:14
https://www.youtube.com/@NarrowPathDoctrine
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HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS OF HIS MINISTRY:
Did Christ Die For the Sins of the Whole World?
Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries
Jan 26, 2026
VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/bx3QiPioxVM?si=x_UXZlw7wH0rK56C
Is Gene Kim A False Teacher? | EXPOSING ERROR
Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries
Mar 31, 2025
VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/smsW4pOAbqQ?si=fU-P_OrlnR0T9VIm
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3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us[b] for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known[c] to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. – Ephesians 1:3-10 (ESV) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1021360263369226&set=a.563324335839490] https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-pastor-of-reconciliation-geri.html https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/03/george-muller-on-doctrines-of-grace.html |
A Response To Faith On Fire On Calvinism
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qttt1oHIU&t=4s
Jeff Dollar also did a good job - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8-DmblCDIc&t=20s
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Response to David Bercot on Original Sin
Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries
https://youtu.be/jnw0QAmn8HI?si=_8P8rlMWhXiq2R01
BELGIC CONFESSION ARTICLE 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin We believe that by the disobedience of Adam original sin has been spread through the whole human race. It is a corruption of all nature—an inherited depravity which even infects small infants in their mother's womb, and the root which produces in humanity every sort of sin. It is therefore so vile and abominable in God's sight that it is enough to condemn the human race, and it is not abolished or wholly uprooted even by baptism, seeing that sin always boils forth as though from a contaminated spring, even though it is not counted against the children of God for their condemnation but is forgiven by his grace and mercy. This is not to put them to sleep but so that the awareness of this corruption might make them often groan as they eagerly wait to be set free from the "body of this death."
1 Romans 5:12-13,19
2 Romans 3:10; Job 14:4; Psalms 51:5; John 3:6; Romans 5:14
3 Eph. 2:3,5
4 Romans 4:7
5Romans 7:24
Therefore we reject the error of the Pelagians, who say that this sin is nothing else than a matter of imitation. https://belgicconfession.com.au/article/15-the-doctrine-of-original-sin/
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If you believe that salvation is all your choosing, have the courage and conviction to stand before God and tell Him you would like to pause from thanking Him, and thank yourself. — Derek Thomas [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1017332907105295&set=a.563324335839490] https://disntr.com/2024/12/30/lord-lord-did-i-not-jimmy-carter-passes-away/ |
The Good Pleasure of His Will: The Sovereign Foundation of Election
Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries
https://youtu.be/GetVe46Y2sM?si=REkwGcSpFH0vMCb9
Response to David Bercot on Calvinism
https://youtu.be/kg_wdJ0vBxU?si=Lxt5d7IV6EoNh5m7
Links refuting David Bercot:
https://beggarsbread.org/2021/09/26/countering-the-error-of-david-bercot/
https://www.tektonics.org/af/bercot01.php
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Dr. William Lane Craig is one of the most influential Christian philosophers and apologists of our time, but many believers and theologians have raised serious concerns about several of his theological positions. This post highlights 7 teachings that critics argue depart from historic Christian orthodoxy — including his views on Christology, free will, original sin, God’s relation to time, Calvinism, and the salvation of the unevangelized. Whether you agree or disagree, Christians should test every doctrine by Scripture and the historic teachings of the Church. “Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:21 What are your thoughts on these issues? [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HdVLoUVyR/]
Adam and Eve are NOT Human? William Lane Craig denies Creation and the Bible #williamlanecraig
16.4K subscribers 127 views Oct 29, 2025 Also check out VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/XoM2nZ27WVs?si=MAU3pRz8yJVbXjT5
The False Doctrine of Molinism | A Response To William Lane Craig
Narrow Path Doctrine Ministries 2.1K subscribers 457 views Jan 10, 2026 Craig's Video - VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/AuHvz-Qq85s?si=PCags_LpaWePY0tk |
Here are some comments that are good to refute the ACDS:
Leighton just can't handle if God runs his own creation.
Exodus 4:11
“Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?”
John 9:1–3
“This man was not born blind because of his sin or his parents’ sin, but so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”
2 Samuel 12:15
“The LORD struck the child… and he became ill.”
Romans 9:18
“So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.”
Deuteronomy 29:4
“The LORD has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.”
Isaiah 6:9–10
“Make the heart of this people dull… lest they see with their eyes.”
Psalm 139:13–16
“You knit me together in my mother’s womb… all the days ordained for me were written.”
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”
Job 12:10
“In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.”
1 Samuel 2:6
“The LORD kills and brings to life.”
Job 14:5
“Man’s days are determined… you have set limits he cannot exceed.”
Ecclesiastes 7:13–14
“Consider the work of God: who can straighten what he has made crooked?”
Exodus 9:12
“The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh.”
Joshua 11:20
“It was the LORD’s doing to harden their hearts… that they should be destroyed.”
Proverbs 21:1
“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.”
Proverbs 16:9
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.”
Ezra 7:27
“The LORD… put such a thing as this into the king’s heart.”
Acts 16:14
“The Lord opened her heart to pay attention.”
Philippians 2:13
“It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”
John 6:44
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.”
John 1:12–13
“Born… not of the will of man, but of God.”
Proverbs 20:24
“A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?”
Jeremiah 10:23
“It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.”
Romans 8:7–8
“The mind set on the flesh does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.”
Genesis 50:20
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
Acts 4:27–28
“To do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.”
Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick.”
Genesis 6:5
“Every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
Genesis 8:21
“The intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth.”
Isaiah 53:6
“All we like sheep have gone astray… every one to his own way.”
Psalm 143:2
“No one living is righteous before you.”
John 8:34
“Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.”
Romans 6:16–17
“You are slaves of the one whom you obey.”
Job 15:14–16
“What is man, that he can be pure?”
Proverbs 20:9
“Who can say, ‘I have made my heart pure’?”
Ecclesiastes 7:20
“Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”
The problem with most of these people who fight against God's sovereignty in creation, is that they just don't have a proper perspective on God's ultimacy and man's depravity. God's will, power, control, authority, sovereignty, election, decree, all have to be cut down so man's version of those can be elevated. We have to have a bit more power, a bit more control, a bit more free will, a bit more authority, a bit more autonomy, and God have less. "God couldn't be THAT controlling!" "Humans can't be THAT bad!"
Calvinism does not teach man can't make decisions or we have no ability to think and make choices. It teaches that God's will is supreme, and it works right on through our behaviors and choices. God works out his will such that it's compatible with our own. "Compatibilism" is the key word. God does have a decree, and we do have a will which makes us responsible for our actions, and by our actions God accomplishes his will through us as he does. It's both/and.
Calvinists don't "reject" verses that talk about people making choices or being told to obey something, of course we make choices.
What Calvinists seek to answer is how to reconcile both eternal decree and human will and responsibility. Both are in scripture.
I find the Calvinist system far more biblical without dragging in goofy illustrations that Leighton does ALL.THE.TIME to try and make emotional appeals and rhetorical statements that don't represent what scripture or Calvinism teaches.
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“If we do not preach about sin and God’s judgment on it, we cannot present Christ as Saviour from sin and the wrath of God. And if we are silent about these things, and preach a Christ who saves only from self and the sorrows of this world, we are not preaching the Christ of the Bible. We are, in effect bearing false witness and preaching a false Christ. Our message is ‘another gospel, which is not another.’ Such preaching may soothe some, but it will help nobody; for a Christ who is not seen and sought as a Saviour from sin will not be found to save from self or from anything else. An imaginary Christ will not bring a real salvation; and a half-truth presented as the whole truth is a complete untruth.” –J.I. Packer, “The Puritan View of Preaching the Gospel,” in Puritan Papers, Vol 1. https://tinyurl.com/5cpxezmk [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1415392203953134&set=a.558547422970954] https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/01/universal-redemption-most-hideous.html https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/05/endorsing-narrow-path-doctrine.html |
Assigning a label to certain people such as "Calvinists" is just a convenient way to ignore what the Bible teaches concerning the sovereignty of God, Among other teachings.
"oh you're just a Calvinist".
It's not only lazy but it's a way to not have to face the truth and then one can easily dismiss it.
I can understand why people want to believe in the loveable freewill doctrine where God has a wonderful plan for everyone or that God has covered the sins of everyone because it's a sweet sounding doctrine that appeals to the masses because it leaves salvation up to the person to choose God or not.
They don't want to believe in a God who created many to ultimately perish and only a few out of the many would be saved.
It is a sad truth that many will perish and only millions out of billions will live forever.
But you can't just choose want you want to believe based on how it sounds but rather it's what does the Bible teach. It comes down to am I truly taking an honest look at the Bible and what it has to say on the subject or am I just choosing what I want to believe it says because it's easier on ones itchy ears?
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What God
Decrees and What Man Does
I was sent a meme with Jeffrey Epstein’s face that mocked Calvinism by claiming
that God “decreed every minute detail of every horrific act.” The implication
was clear. If God is sovereign, then God must be morally responsible for evil.
If God ordains all things, then monsters like Epstein are merely puppets and
their guilt dissolves into divine causation. That accusation sounds clever, but
it collapses the moment we let Scripture speak rather than human emotion.
The Bible begins with a simple, inescapable reality. God is God and man is man.
“Our God is in the heavens; He does all that He pleases” Psalm 115:3. His
sovereignty is not a theological invention of Calvinists. It is the very air
Scripture breathes. From Genesis to Revelation, God rules absolutely, without
competition, without surprise, without limitation. Yet this same God is “light,
and in Him there is no darkness at all” 1 John 1:5. Sovereignty does not make
God evil. Holiness defines Him.
Here is the first truth the meme ignores. God ordains all that comes to pass,
but He never commits sin, approves sin, or delights in sin. “You are not a God
who takes pleasure in wickedness; no evil dwells with You” Psalm 5:4. Scripture
holds these two realities together without embarrassment. God is sovereign over
everything, including human evil and God is morally pure in His nature. The
tension is not resolved by reducing God’s power. It is resolved by
understanding that God governs evil without becoming evil.
Now consider Jeffrey Epstein. He was not a mindless robot executing a divine
script against his will. The Bible is crystal clear that sinners act from their
own corrupt hearts. “Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,
sexual immorality” Matthew 15:19. When Epstein exploited, trafficked, and
abused, he was acting according to his own desires, not as a forced agent of
heaven. God did not coerce him into sin. His sin flowed from his nature.
This is where the meme fails the test of Scripture. It assumes that if God
decrees an event, then man must be morally excused. But the Bible demolishes
that logic. When wicked men crucified Christ, it was simultaneously God’s
sovereign plan and their personal guilt. Peter preached this plainly. Jesus was
“delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God,” and yet
the same men “crucified and killed Him by the hands of lawless men” Acts 2:23.
God ordained the cross. Men committed the crime. Both are true.
The same principle applies to every evil act in history, including Epstein’s.
God rules over even the darkest deeds, but human responsibility remains intact.
“Each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire” James
1:14. No one will stand before God and say, “You made me do it.” Scripture
strips that excuse away.
Furthermore, the Bible does not portray God as passively watching evil. He
restrains it. He limits it. He uses it for His righteous purposes. Joseph’s
brothers sold him into slavery, an act of cruelty and betrayal, yet Joseph
later declared, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” Genesis
50:20. God did not inspire their hatred. He sovereignly overruled it. That is
not moral compromise. That is divine mastery.
The meme also misses another vital biblical truth. God hates injustice and
promises judgment. Epstein did not escape accountability by dying. “It is
appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment” Hebrews 9:27.
Physical death did not erase his crimes. He will stand before the Judge of all the
earth, and that Judge will do what is right Genesis 18:25.
This is where Reformed theology, drawn from Scripture, becomes brutally honest.
Man is not a victim of God’s sovereignty. Man is a rebel against God’s
holiness. “There is none righteous, no, not one” Romans 3:10. Evil does not
come from God’s decree. It comes from man’s corrupted will. God ordains the
existence of evil, but He never authors it. He governs it without becoming it.
At the same time, this doctrine should not lead to despair but to worship. If
God were not sovereign over even evil, then evil would be ultimately chaotic
and unstoppable. But the Bible assures us that nothing escapes His hand. “The
Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all”
Psalm 103:19. Even the worst sinners move within the boundaries of His purpose.
The meme tries to weaponize sovereignty against God. Scripture turns it back
toward hope. The same God who ruled over Epstein’s wicked world also rules over
the cross where Christ bore sin. “Christ died for our sins in accordance with
the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:3. Mercy did not arise from human goodness. It
flowed from divine decree.
Therefore, the issue is not whether God is sovereign. That is settled by
Scripture. The real issue is whether we will submit to His Word or judge Him by
our emotions. The Bible leaves us with a sobering conclusion. God is sovereign,
man is responsible, and evil is real. None of these truths cancel the others.
Jeffrey Epstein was not a victim of Calvinism. He was a sinner who will face
God. And every person reading this stands under the same reality. “God commands
all people everywhere to repent” Acts 17:30.
If this doctrine unsettles you, good. It should. But let it drive you not to
accusation against God, but to the mercy of Christ, where justice and grace
meet without contradiction.
He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Jeremiah Knight
The
Reformation Resurgence
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“Whenever we find the
Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered
according to the institutions of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, it is
a church of God.” – John Calvin [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14gW1TML2V3/] https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/05/endorsing-narrow-path-doctrine.html
SERMONS ON THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE:
Defending Double Predestination
Redeemer Church of Piketon Ohio
Mar 24, 2025 Redeemer Church TV
In this compelling sermon from Romans 9:10-24, Pastor Jason Boothe of Redeemer Church in Piketon, Ohio, tackles the profound and often debated topic of double predestination. He offers a biblical defense of God's sovereignty over salvation and reprobation, demonstrating that God's choices are rooted in His justice, mercy, and divine purpose.
Pastor Boothe carefully unpacks the key verses of Romans 9, addressing the hard questions surrounding God's election while showing how these doctrines ultimately magnify God's glory. This message is an essential study for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of God’s sovereign will in the salvation of humanity.
Scripture Reference: Romans 9:10-24
VIDEO SOURCE: https://youtu.be/-yEUDzdG_j4?si=4bZ1-7ixCOgbQyoY
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THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE LINKS:
Thus, I say, the electing love of God in Christ (when I have been able to realize it) has often been the means of producing holiness, instead of leading me into sin. It is only the notional apprehension of such truths, the want of having them in the heart, whilst they are in the head, which is dangerous. – George Muller on the Doctrines of Grace
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/03/george-muller-on-doctrines-of-grace.html
I would rather believe a limited atonement that is efficacious for all men for whom it was intended, than a universal atonement that is not efficacious for anybody, except the will of men be added to it. - Charles Spurgeon
UNIVERSAL REDEMPTION: THE MOST HIDEOUS DOCTRINE IN THE WORLD – SERMON BY PASTOR DON FORTNER
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2026/01/universal-redemption-most-hideous.html
Election is God’s decree “whereby on his own free will, he hath ordained certain men to salvation, to the praise of the glory of his grace.” Reprobation is “that part of predestination, whereby God, according to the most free and just purpose of his will, hath determined to reject certain men unto eternal destruction, and misery, and that to the praise of his justice.” – William Perkins
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2020/10/sermon-by-joel-beeke-william-perkinss.html
Erase John Calvin and his theology from church history, and I still believe in the absolute depravity of man, the unconditional election of God, the definite atonement of Christ, the efficacious grace of God, and the perseverance of all the saints. Because the Bible tells me so. – Dustin Benge
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2022/07/dustin-benge-on-erasing-john-calvin.html
PROPONENTS OF THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE LINKS:
https://findlivinghope.com/2025/03/why-i-love-the-doctrines-of-grace/
https://churcheswithoutchests.net/2025/08/21/the-doctrines-of-grace-found-me/
https://www.walkingthroughthegospel.com/2023/09/10-reasons-to-believe-doctrines-of-grace.html
https://www.oakhillspca.com/blog/post/why-i-love-the-doctrine-of-irresistible-grace
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/devastated-and-delighted
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2021/05/john-calvin-on-isaiah-41-verse-10-and-13.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2024/01/540th-birthday-for-zwingli-swiss.html
https://www.apuritansmind.com/tulip/
https://www.apuritansmind.com/tulip/why-i-am-a-calvinist-by-dr-c-matthew-mcmahon/
How I Became A Calvinist Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjSIFDZIs-qdeGX01aYguVUstfiTFwKg1&si=JgdsQfXS-qN1uSgu
Michael Jeshurun:
https://michaeljeshurun.wordpress.com/2023/04/15/biblical-election-a-truth-to-be-preached-2/
https://michaeljeshurun.wordpress.com/2023/05/26/rejoicing-in-the-truth-of-sovereign-election/
https://michaeljeshurun.wordpress.com/tag/calvinism-not-from-calvin/
Frontline Fellowship:
https://www.frontlinemissionsa.org/answers-to-critical-questions
David Kaywood:
https://www.gospelrelevance.com/2016/05/22/john-calvin-burn-michael-servetus-stake/
https://bible.org/article/what-theology-dave-hunt-s-misrepresentation-god-and-calvinism
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-beauty-of-reformed-theology
https://conciliarpost.com/theology-spirituality/im-not-reformed-admire-anyway/
Refuting Provisionist:
https://theparticularbaptist.net/2020/05/29/leightons-ministry-of-selfishness/
https://puritanboard.com/threads/countering-provisionism.106713/
