Ronnie W. Rogers
Since I coined the term Extensivism, let me briefly explain what I mean by it before comparing it with Calvinism. Extensivism Is the belief that man was created in the image of God with otherwise choice and that God’s salvation plan is comprehensive, involving an all-inclusive unconditional offer of salvation and eternal security of the…
Thanksgiving, quite contrary to political correctness and revisionist historians, began as an act of faith and worship by the Pilgrims. The first Thanksgiving was held in the autumn of 1621 in Plymouth, and it was a celebration of God’s bountiful blessing, which the Pilgrims shared with the Indians. The Pilgrims’ lives had been characterized by…
See part 1 for the first step in church discipline The second step is a semi-private reproof. “But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed” (Matt 18:16). The semi-private meeting only happens if…
God desires that his people be holy. This desire is true in the Old Testament and New Testament, as well as in the present hour. Salvation is the work of God to make people holy by faith in Jesus Christ so that they might know and enjoy God and his works forever. The cross demonstrates…
I believe God is capable of communicating with His creation in a way that makes His message easily and clearly understood. However, Calvinism’s theological and philosophical commitments make God appear to speak in such a way that it seems as though He offers His love and salvation to all, and He desires all to walk…
Following is a link to the message I preached at Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Many have weighed in on how Charlie should be classified. Was he a political operative, a youth communicator, a civil rights leader, or a martyr? Here is why I believe he is a martyr. https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/915251537332661
Calvinists unsuccessfully seek to harmonize their commitment to compatibilism and decretal theology, the presence of sin, and God’s lack of culpability in the following three ways. First, Calvinists argue that God does not cause evil and that he relates to good and evil asymmetrically, differently. Calvinist D.A. Carson writes, “I alone am responsible for that…