The Bible gives us a glorious vision of God’s sovereignty in saving
sinners. “Calvinism” is a kind of nickname for this Christian body of
doctrine on salvation that so appropriately humbles humanity and so
magnificently exalts divine grace.
In a new eight-hour course on Calvinism, or “the doctrines of grace,”
John Piper walks through the historical “five points,” digging into
text after text of Scripture and responding to many of the most common
questions.
“The doctrines of grace,” Piper explains, “give the lowest view of
the saved person as utterly depraved and hopeless in himself, and the
highest view of the saved person as individually chosen and loved and
purchased at infinite cost.”
These truths expose our desperate neediness, such that the subtlest
form of boasting in ourselves becomes ridiculous. And at the same time,
they highlight the grace of God such that we marvel with the apostle
Paul, “To him be glory forever” (Romans 11:36).
Stream or download the entire seminar in six parts: Continue at John Piper
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