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Resources on Calvinism

 

All the materials on the CPRC website proceed from, and develop in various ways, the truth of our glorious sovereign Triune God. The resources listed below are ones especially relevant to the doctrines of grace (Calvinism).

(1) Calvinism vs. Arminianism Debate Video

(a  1-1/2 hour debate between Rev. Angus Stewart and Rev. Timothy Ramsey on Revelation TV)

• "Calvinism vs. Arminianism Debate"—on YouTube.

 

(2) Audio Resources

(Click on a link below to listen to the audio immediately; the MP3 files can also be downloaded from our audio page)

SERMON SERIES

The Most Avoided Chapter in the Bible

(1) Paul's Sorrow Over Unbelieving Israel  (Romans 9:1-5)
(2) They are not all Israel Which are Israel  (Romans 9:6-9)
(3) Jacob Elected and Esau Reprobated  (Romans 9:9-13)
(4) God's Hatred of Esau  (Romans 9:13)
(5) Is God's Election Unrighteous?  (Romans 9:14-16)
(6) Is God's Reprobation Unrighteous?  (Romans 9:17-18)
(7) The Ultimate Theodicy  (Romans 9:19-24)

The New Birth

(1) The Necessity of the New Birth  (John 3:1-3)
(2) The Agent of the New Birth  (John 3:4-7)
(3) The Sovereignty of the New Birth  (John 3:8)
(4) The Revelation of the New Birth  (John 3:9-13)

Christ's High Priestly Prayer

(1) Glorify Thy Son  (John 17:1-5)
(2) Christ Prays For His Own  (John 17:6-10)
(3) Father, Keep Them  (John 17:11-16)
(4) Father, Sanctify Them  (John 17:17-19)
(5) Father, Unite Them  (John 17:20-23)
(6) Father, Glorify Them  (John 17:24-26)

The Election of the Church

(1) Election, the Source of the Church  (Ephesians 1:3-4)
(2) Election, the Fountain of the Church's Blessings  (Ephesians 1:3-4)
(3) Election, Rooted in God’s Eternal Love for His Church  (Deuteronomy 7:1-8)

Isaiah's Vision of Christ's Glory

(1) The Lord High and Lifted Up  (Isaiah 6:1)
(2) Holy, Holy, Holy!  (Isaiah 6:2-4)
(3) A Man of Unclean Lips!  (Isaiah 6:5)
(4) Here Am I; Send Me!  (Isaiah 6:6-8)
(5) Isaiah's Call to Preach (I)  (Isaiah 6:9-10)
(6) Isaiah's Call to Preach (II)  (Isaiah 6:9-10)
(7) Lord, How Long?  (Isaiah 6:11-13)

Romans 8

(1) The Golden Chain of Salvation  (Romans 8:30-31)
(2) If God Be For Us ...  (Romans 8:31b-32)

INDIVIDUAL SERMONS/LECTURES

God's Sovereignty 

• The Glory of God  (Exodus 33:18-34:7)
• God and the Tsunami  (Job 12)
• Our God is in the Heavens  (Psalm 115:3)
• Christ's Cross Foreordained  (Acts 2:23)
• Jonathan Edwards: Why Did God Create the World?

God's Sovereign Love

• God Is Love  - Rev. Martyn McGeown
• God's Doubted Love Demonstrated  (Malachi 1:2-5)
• Christ's Unchanging Love for His Own  (John 13:1)
• Grace Not Works   (Romans 11:6) 
• The Psalms Versus Common Grace
• The Moral Foundations of the Church  (Psalm 11)
• When the Wicked Flourish  (Psalm 92:7)

Election and Reprobation

• Predestination: What the Bible Says  (Romans 8:14-39)
• Israel Hardened by God  (Romans 11:7-8) 
• The Father's Will  (John 6:38-40) 
• David's Prayer Against Israel  (Romans 11:9-10) 
• Does God Desire to Save the Reprobate?  (Matthew 11:25-26)
• Calvin Versus Pighius
• Calvinism, Hyper-Calvinism and Hypo-Calvinism 

Total Depravity

• Total Depravity (I)  (Romans 3)
• Total Depravity (II)  (Psalm 53)
• The Wickedness of Man  (Genesis 6:5)
• Knowing Our Corruption  (Psalm 51)
• All Our Righteousnesses as Filthy Rags  (LD 24; Isaiah 64:6-7)
• Dead in Trespasses and Sins  (Ephesians 2:1-3) - Sem. Martyn McGeown
• The Unregenerate Walking in Accordance to Satan  (Ephesians 2:2)
• Martin Luther and the Bondage of the Will

Limited Atonement

• God So Loved the World  (John 3:16)
• The Good Shepherd Giving His Life for the Sheep  (John 10)
• Caiaphas' Prophecy  (John 11:47-52)
• Reconciled to God   (II Cor. 5:18-19) - Rev. Martyn McGeown  

Irresistible Grace

• Irresistible Grace (I)  (Ephesians 1:19)
• Irresistible Grace (II)  (Ephesians 1:19)
• Drawn by the Father  (John 6:44) - Rev. Martyn McGeown
• Spiritual Illumination  (II Corinthians 4:6)
• Made Alive in Christ by the Power of God  (Ephesians 2:4-7) - Rev. Martyn McGeown
• Saved By Grace  (Ephesians 2:8-9) - Rev. Martyn McGeown

Perseverance of the Saints

• The Perseverance of the Saints  (I Peter 1:5)
• Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love  (LD 10; Romans 8:33-39)
• The Absolute Security of Christ's Sheep  (John 10:28-30) - Rev. Martyn McGeown 
• Confident of God's Preserving Work  (Philippians 1:6) - Rev. Martyn McGeown

 

(3) Written Resources

(The links under the 5 subsections below are to sections on the "Articles," "Books," "Covenant Reformed News," "Pamphlets" and "Quotes" pages of the CPRC website, which list resources on the doctrines of grace, Calvinism)

Articles

• Sovereign Grace 
• The Five Points of Calvinism 
• Regeneration and Faith  (plus Free Will?)
• God's Effectual Saving Desire (esp. Does God Really Desire to Save the Reprobate?)
• Uncommon Grace

Covenant Reformed News

• Election and Reprobation
• Christ's Atonement (inc. Is Universal Atonement True? [1-8])
• Uncommon Grace

Pamphlets

• Sovereign Grace (esp. A Defense of Calvinism as the Gospel)
• Total Depravity (esp. The Bondage of the Will)
• Unconditional Predestination (esp. Sovereign Election)
• Particular Atonement (esp. Christ's Predetermined Death)
• God's Effectual Saving Desire (esp. The Well-Meant Offer and Reprobation)

Quotes

• Sovereign Grace (esp. Against Free-Will and God's Hatred of the Reprobate)
• God's Effectual Saving Desire

 

(4) Special Issues of the Standard Bearer

• The Doctrine of Predestination
• The Doctrine of Total Depravity
• The Doctrine of Limited Atonement
• The Doctrine of Irresistible Grace
• The Perseverance of the Saints

 

(5) Books

Predestination

• Calvin's Calvinism - John Calvin, trans. Henry Cole
• Absolute Predestination - Jerome Zanchius
• The Sovereignty of God - A. W. Pink
• Sermons on Election and Reprobation - John Calvin

Sovereign Grace

• The Wonder of Grace - Herman Hoeksema
• Particular Grace - Abraham Kuyper
• Saved by Grace - Ron Cammenga and Ron Hanko
• The Five Points of Calvinism - David J. Engelsma and Herman Hanko
• Man's Relations to God - John Kennedy
• Whosoever Will - Herman Hoeksema

God's Effectual Saving Desire

• Hyper-Calvinism & the Call of the Gospel - David J. Engelsma
• A History of the Free Offer - Herman Hanko
• The Biblical Offer of the Gospel - C. J. Connors
• A Power of God Unto Salvation or "Grace No Offer" - Herman Hoeksema
• Modern Moderate Calvinism - A. I. Morgan
• The Disposition of God Toward the Non-Elect - EPC of Australia
• Calvin, Berkhof & H. J. Kuiper - Herman Hoeksema
• The Clark-Van Til Controversy - Herman Hoeksema

Uncommon Grace

• Sin & Grace - Henry Danhof and Herman Hoeksema
• Common Grace Revisited - David J. Engelsma
• Prosperous Wicked and Plagued Saints - David J. Engelsma
• God's Goodness Always Particular - Herman Hoeksema
• A Triple Breach - Herman Hoeksema   (Italian)

 

(6) Texts (Wrongly) Cited in Support of Arminianism

Deuteronomy 10:17-18

• God's Saving Love (1)  (Italian)
• God's Saving Love (2)  (Italian)

II Kings 10:29-31

• The Curse-Reward of the Wicked Well-Doer  (Italian)

Psalm 145:9

• Does Psalm 145:9 Teach Common Grace?  (Afrikaans)  (Italian)  (Portuguese)

Ezekiel 33:11

• Quotes on Ezekiel 18:23 and 33:11
• Audio: God's Message to Those Pining Away in Their Sins
• An Interpretation of Ezekiel 33:11  (Hungarian) (Spanish)

Matthew 5:44-45

• Love Your Enemies (1)  (Italian)
• Love Your Enemies (2)  (Italian)
• Love Your Enemies (3)  (Italian)

Matthew 9:36

• Christ's Compassion on the Multitude  (Italian)  (Portuguese)

Matthew 18:23-35

• Falling Away of True Saints?

Matthew 23:37

• Christ’s Will to Gather Jerusalem’s Children (1)
• Christ’s Will to Gather Jerusalem’s Children (2)
• Christ’s Will to Gather Jerusalem’s Children (3)
• Quotes on Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34
• Audio: Christ's Will to Gather Jerusalem's Children
• A Candid Confession of the Character of a Conditional Covenant (4) - David J. Engelsma

Luke 6:35

• One Text

John 3:16

• God So Loved the World (John 3:16) (Filipino) (Hungarian) (Italian) (Portuguese) (Russian) (Slovenian)
• All Means All, and That Is All It Means!  (Indonesian) (Russian)
• Audio: God So Loved the World  (John 3:16)

Romans 2:4-5

• Despising God's Goodness
• For a section on "God's Longsuffering," see Herman Hoeksema, Reformed Dogmatics, vol. 1, pp. 166-174

I Timothy 2:4

• Does I Timothy 2:3-4 Teach a Desire of God to Save All Men Whoever Lived?  (Czech) (Hungarian)
• Quotes on I Timothy 2:4
• A Candid Confession of the Character of a Conditional Covenant (6) - David J. Engelsma
• The All of I Timothy 2:4 (A Letter and a Response) - David J. Engelsma

II Peter 3:9

• Does II Peter 3:9 Teach That God Desires to Save Absolutely Everybody?  (Hungarian)
• Video: "Answer to Question After Lecture on Calvinism"  
• Quotes on II Peter 3:9
• A Candid Confession of the Character of a Conditional Covenant (5) - David J. Engelsma

I John 2:2

• The “Whole World” in I John 2:2  (Afrikaans) (Hungarian) (Indonesian)

Revelation 3:20

• The Lukewarm Church (1)
• The Lukewarm Church (2)
• The Lukewarm Church (3)
• The Lukewarm Church (4)
• Audio: Lukewarmness!
• Quote by Gordon Keddie on Matthew 22:1-14 with reference to Revelation 3:20

 

(7) Canons of Dordt (the original Five Points of Calvinism)

• The Text of the Canons of Dordt
• A Brief Outline of the Canons of Dordt
• Audio: The Synod of Dordt

 

(8) Related Resource Pages

• Irresistible Grace
• God's Effectual Saving Desire
• Uncommon Grace

 

(9) British Reformed Fellowship Conference Lectures

• 6 Lectures on "The Five Points of Calvinism" (2006)
• 6 Lectures on "Sovereign Grace" (1994)

 

(10) Correspondence Course

A number of people have expressed interest in a correspondence course on Reformed doctrine (and especially the Five Points of Calvinism). There are many saints throughout the world who have become acquainted with the truths of the Reformed faith, but who are unable to find a church near them that preaches this truth soundly. There are also those who are hearing sound preaching from Sunday to Sunday, but who recognize that they could still benefit from having the fundamentals of the Reformed faith taught to them one at a time, with illustrations and tables that help them to see and grasp these truths. In addition, there are many parents who desire to have their older children instructed in the truths of the Reformed faith, at their level and in a personal way. This correspondence course was designed with you in mind.

The first set of lessons goes through the Five Points of Calvinism. This course is taught by Pastor James Laning of Hull Protestant Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa, USA. It is designed to provide some back-and-forth, personal instruction. The lessons are sent out one at a time. The reader then studies the lesson, fills out the worksheet, and e-mails the worksheet back, along with any added questions or comments. When the next lesson is sent out, a response to what was submitted will be attached. 

Click here, for more information on the Correspondence Course on Reformed Doctrine.

Click here, for Lesson 1: Salvation By Grace Alone.

To obtain another sample lesson, e-mail Rev. Laning.