By: Jesse Stiemann You have heard it said, “I came to Christ,” but God say s to you, “By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of your own doing; it is a gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we might walk in them.” The overall emphasis in Scripture is not that which we as corrupt humanity bring to the table, or what we did to get us there, but that God Himself saved us when we could not save ourselves. There is truth in the phrase, “I came to Christ,” but only if that phrase is preceded by the fact that God worked in our hearts to bring us near . There are many problems with A rminianism . These problems, however, are not what will be addressed. We as the Reformed , who hold to these doctrines of grace so tightly and dogmatically, have many problems of our own. Inevitably, we end up at the same problem which the
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.