What separates man from God?  Sin.  What is sin?  The transgression of the Law.  What Law?  The Law that God has given at the time. For Adam and Eve the Law was ‘Don’t eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil’. With Noah it was build the ark. With Abraham it was believing the … More Sin: what is it? Should we do it?

Why would there be a focus on whether you could sin or not after baptism?  What is significant about baptism that would place it in the central position of the Christian’s life? At Pentecost when Peter preached and the crowd cried out what must we do to be saved Peter told them in Acts 2:38: repent … More Why is baptism central to the consideration of our sins

John Calvin teaches in his Institutes of Christian Religion in Chapters 1 – 10 his beliefs concerning God’s revelation to man in a post fall state , it’s implications on man’s response proving ultimately man only believes in God and offerers Him true reverence and love by the convicting and persuading power of the Holy … More John Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion Chapters Summary of Chapters 1 – 10

Studying theology is a joyful labor of love as it leads to the knowledge of our great God and Savior and delivers us from deceitful men who would take the seed of divinity placed within each of us to lead us astray from our kind and righteous God our Creator. On this site you’ll find … More Bill Adams’ Theological Writings

Calvin and Baptism: Baptismal Regeneration or the Duplex Loquendi Modus?   ARTICLE BY JAMES J. CASSIDY  AUGUST 2016 I. Introduction “What is the relation between baptism and salvation in the thought of John Calvin?” This is a timely question, given that there has been much discussion over this very subject of late. On the one hand, there … More Calvin & Baptism: Baptismal Regeneration or the Duplex Loquendi Modus?