From the blog of Thabiti Anyabwile we read:
I’ve slowly read this section from Horatius Bonar’s The Everlasting Righteousness (pp. 33-36) several times. My heart sings each time I read it. I hope your heart breaks forth in praise for the Lamb.
We are never done with the cross nor ever shall be. Its wonders [...]

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Consider this great sermon series by Dr. Steve Lawson. He explains the Doctrines of Grace, following the familiar acronym TULIP, with crystal clarity, Biblical integrity, and contagious passion.
The MP3s are provided below:

Session 1 – Total Depravity
Session 2 – Unconditional Election

Session 3 – Limited Atonement
Session 4 – Irresistible Grace
Session 5 – Perserverance of the Saints

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Derek Thomas on Reforming Our Understanding — Oct. 5-6, 2007
Download the sessions here:

Reforming our understanding of God
Reforming our understanding of Evangelism
Reforming our understanding of Justification
Reforming our understanding of Holiness
Q & A

(HT: OKCRT)

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In Our Sovereign God (p. 34) Roger R. Nicole discusses the Perseverance of the Saints.
Dr. Nicole writes:
The last point [in TULIP] is called “the perseverance of the saints,” and the emphasis is that those who have been won by the grace of God will not lose out but will be preserved by God’s grace to [...]

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Stetzer is posting the audio of the Building Bridges Conference available through the LifeWay podcast. Here’s the audio available thus far (this will be updated as more are available). Also, Dr. Nettles’ presentation is also now available (click here).

Calvinism and SBC Leadership (Stetzer) – PDF
The Historical Record (Nettles) – PDF
The Historical Record (Dockery) – PDF
[...]

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From John at Reformation Theology: (Original Source)
The New Birth (.pdf) Essays by William Plumer, Octavius Winslow, Arthur W. Pink, John Gill, James Buchanan, J. C. Ryle, John Owen, Charles H. Spurgeon — These are very helpful essays from the Free Grace Broadcaster’s Winter 2007 edition. Very edifying and crucial to understand if one is to [...]

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‘Edwards cherished the Calvinist doctrine of the sovereignty of grace. He agreed that Christ died only for the elect and that they alone would experience the supernatural and sovereign “divine influence and operation, by which saving grace is obtained.’
E. Brooks Holifield in ‘Edwards as Theologian’ in The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards, 149.

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I recently had the opportunity to talk with Michael Gaydosh at Solid Ground Christian Books about some of the great works they are making available to a new generation of readers. There is a resurgence of interest in Reformed Theology and SGCB has made it there goal to provide God-centered, Christ-exalting, Scripture-saturated Reformed and Calvinistic [...]

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From Benjamin B. Warfield: Selected Shorter Writings, 2 Volumes

I believe that my one aim in life and death should be to glorify God and enjoy Him forever; and that God teaches me how to glorify and enjoy him in His holy Word, that is, the Bible, which He has given by the infallible inspiration [...]

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Two Lectures on Monergistic Regeneration (MP3s)
Last week we held our Reformation Society of Oregon meeting and Dr. Art Azurdia III gave two expositions/lectures on the subject monergistic regeneration. We have posted the MP3s for free download. IMHO, they are superb biblical exegesis and I highly recommend them for your personal edification.
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Dr. Daniel Akin, president of Southestern Baptist Theological Seminary, provides the following article for SBC Life (April 2006) discussing how Southern Baptists should respond to the relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibilty.
Although this article is addressed to ‘Southern Baptists’ I find it relevant for all Christian denominations.
Dr. Akin concludes the article with an excerpt [...]

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