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Tag: Systematic Theology

The Doctrine of the Goodness of God, Systematic Theology

I present to you the communicable attribute of God’s Goodness (aka Bonitas Dei). I also explain the difference between the ad extra goodness of God and His ad intra goodness. How can the elect benefit from His ad intra goodness, and how the non-elect benefits from His ad extra goodness. As I said in this

What is a Reformed Church? Are you a RINO?

No, this presentation is not political. The RINO I spoke of is a church, or person that is Reformed In Name Only. This is a historical overview of a Reformed – Calvinist church. Regretfully I failed to mention the importance of covenant theology over the errs of dispensationalism that have crept into some so-called “reformed”

Doctrine of Who is God & His Eternality

I now transition into the sub-discipline known as Theology Proper, which is the Doctrines of God and His attributes. Here, I discuss two attributes, who is God, and God’s eternality. Recently country singer icon Toby Keith died. Before his death, he described having “faith” in “the man upstairs.” That is a terrible characterization of God.

Doctrine of Simul Iustus et Peccator

In Reformed Theology we enjoy this Latin phrase. This phrase is exclusively for Gods elect…. “In Luther’s language, we recognize ourselves—each one—to be simul iustus et peccator and semper iustus et peccator. So when we disobey Jesus’ commands, whether by failing to do what he requires or by doing what he prohibits, we do not