This popular Freewill vs. Predestination Pamphlet compares the beliefs of Calvinism and Arminianism on 5 key topics. This Calvinism and Arminianism comparison chart is helpful for personal use, adult Bible study, Sunday school lessons, and homeschool curriculum. This Free Will vs. Predestination Pamphlet Includes History Timeline of Key Events Predestination Timeline: Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Reformed Churches, Synod of DortArminianism Timeline: Pelagius, Erasmus of Ratterdam, Albert Pighius, Arminius, RemonstrantsShows where Free Will vs. Predestination views agreeBiblical passages supporting each view. Helps Christians develop an appreciation and respect for each other’s beliefsGlossary of words: Arminian Points, Prevenient Grace, Regeneration, Remonstrance, Saints, Synod, and TULIP. The Free Will vs. Predestination pamphlet provides a side-by-side comparison chart of Arminianism and Calvinism on: Free Will and Total InabilityElectionAtonementGraceSecurity of the Believer What’s at Stake in the Calvinism vs. Arminianism Debate? The two views have many practical implications. Do people have free will or does God predestine them to be saved? If God elects us, is there any reason to spread the Gospel? Can a person lose his salvation? This easy-to-understand pamphlet compares the teachings of Arminianism with Calvinism and gives the key Bible verses you need to understand this important topic. Some people have strong feelings about salvation via “free will” versus “predestination.” Both sides use Bible passages to state their case and often the discussion can go in many different directions. Used for Bible study or Individual studyDiscipleshipSmall Group or Sunday School classChristian SchoolHomeschoolersNew Believers’ classChurch library Why Buy Easy to read. Explains the Bible visually.Attractive. Full-color, packed with fascinating charts and illustrations.Easy to understand. Uses concise and simple language.Fast. This glossy attractive booklet can take less than 20 minutes to read.Durable. Free Will vs. Predestination glossy coating helps it last.Convenient. This pamphlet’s small size makes it easy to carry inside of your Bible, folder, or binder.Engaging. Free Will vs. Predestination offers fascinating facts and handy study tips that revitalize individual and group Bible studies.Lightweight. Easier to mail than a book, enabling you to uplift and equip friends, family members, and missionaries anywhere in the world.

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

We are living in a time when inspiration is at a short supply. There's tribalism, and everybody seems to have taken some type of allegiance or another; and sadly, this worldview has permeated even the sacred walls of the household of faith—not only Christian churches but Jewish temples and synagogues, Muslim mosques, etc. Everybody has chosen a side and forgotten about the true essence and nature of God's Word—peace, love, mercy, joy, forgiveness, and tolerance for our fellow men and women, providing for the poor, orphan, and the widows.It seems as if we are more inspired by prejudice and bias than the spiritual teachings of our respective households of faith. People have more of a preference to hate than love, to be at war than to live in peace. They are willing to sacrifice decency, righteousness, integrity, virtue, and honor for the sake of a flawed ideology that perpetuates everything contrary to being upright and governed by a godly character. Religion has become infected with the ways of the world instead of the world being impacted by the religions that we all depend on in order to help us strive to achieve righteousness through a faith in something greater than ourselves.What has happened to the moral and ethical thread of our society that once kept us all in reverence of God? We serve our own selfish ambitions, and God no longer gives us the desires of our hearts. We desire what flawed men and women coach us into believing what's best for us instead of diligently listening for and adhering to that still, small voice to guide and direct us through the wilderness that can oftentimes be part of life's journey.Inspiration is a selfless act. It has no selfish intentions. Its only motivation is to enable, encourage, and empower other individuals to realize their true God-given potential and to reshape and refine themselves into being the best possible versions of themselves.For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10 KJV)Glory be to the Most High God!

NOTE TO THE READER: This book represents the large print edition of this title. I, JOHN JEA, the subject of this narrative, was born in the town of Old Callabar, in Africa, in the year 1773. My father's name was Hambleton Robert Jea, my mother's name Margaret Jea; they were of poor, but industrious parents. At two years and a half old, I and my father, mother, brothers, and sisters, were stolen, and conveyed to North America, and sold for slaves; we were then sent to New York, the man who purchased us was very cruel, and used us in a manner, almost too shocking to relate; my master and mistress's names were Oliver and Angelika Triebuen, they had seven children--three sons and four daughters; he gave us a very little food or raiment, scarcely enough to satisfy us in any measure whatever; our food was what is called Indian corn pounded or bruised and boiled with water, the same way burgo is made, and about a quart of sour butter-milk poured on it; for one person two quarts of this mixture, and about three ounces of dark bread, per day, the bread was darker than that usually allowed to convicts, and greased over with very indifferent hog's lard; at other times when he was better pleased, he would allow us about half-a-pound of beef for a week, and about half-a-gallon of potatoes; but that was very seldom the case, and yet we esteemed ourselves better used than many of our neighbours.

Introducing Romans, a kind of introduction-ahead-of-time to Richard Longenecker's forthcoming commentary on Romans, is a major achievement in its own right, the fruit of at least fifty years of scholarship on the apostle Paul and on Romans in particular. It can stand alone as an indispensable handbook for anyone venturing to write a commentary of one's own or for anyone who wants to teach or understand that classic letter. Above all, Longenecker succeeds admirably in putting the many issues surrounding Romans in the broadest possible historical context, encompassing not just recent fashions but the legacy of centuries. Seasoned scholars and beginning students alike have every reason to be grateful. J. Ramsey Michaels, Missouri State University.