Biblical Talks with Elder Michael Tolliver Podcast
When the term Reformed theology is used, it often refers to something less historical. Often it refers to a theology that acknowledges the doctrine of predestination and holds to a high view of the Bible as God’s inerrant Word. Sometimes it is also identified with the so-called five points of Calvinism: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and the perseverance of the saints. These are all important teachings of the Reformed tradition, but they do not fully encapsulate or describe Reformed theology. A better starting place is five statements that have been called the five solas of the Reformation. These five solas (sola is the Latin word for “only” or “alone”) are sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), and soli Deo gloria (God’s glory alone). Put together, these solas clearly express the central concerns of the Protestant Reformation, which was about worship and authority within the church as much as it was about individual salvation. The “alone” in each is vital, and they emphasize the sufficiency of God’s Word and the gracious nature of salvation, received by faith alone, in Christ alone. The last of the five solas, soli Deo gloria, is the natural outworking of the first four. It reminds us that Reformed theology understands all of life in terms of the glory of God. To be Reformed in our thinking is to be God-centered. Salvation is from the Lord from beginning to end, and even our existence is a gift from Him.
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If we live our lives as people pleasers, we are not pleasing the Lord.
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This is a spotlight on the Scripture Daniel 3:24-25 then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son o...
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Biblical talks Encouraging Word for the Week I am Rachel Tolliver, Alistair Begg said this, So many of us live carelessly when it comes to our spiritual lives, walking about in a kind of moral dream, failing to stay awake and alert to the dangers around us. That leaves us vulnerable. Consider just two reasons why it is vital that we stay awake and alert in our pursuit of purity.
Your adversary the d...
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When we want the satisfaction of our desires above all else, we commit idolatry and worship something other than God.
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This is a spotlight on the Scripture, Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
God's love for us is eternal and unchanging an everlasting love that is truly profound. It’s a love that is unwavering and eternal, no matter how we feel, at any moment. God’s love is a constant, even...
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Biblical talks Encouraging Word for the Week, I am Rachel Tolliver. We’ve made Earth too big. We’ve made Satan too big. We’ve made people too big. And as a result, they ruin our day. Prefer to think of heaven, and you will be okay on earth, a heavenly perspective gives calm in the midst of chaos and trials. Listen sometimes, focusing too much on the challenges and negativity around us can magnify th...
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To love your enemies is to reflect the character of your Father in heaven.
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This is a spotlight on the Scripture, Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said We will not walk therein.
The text says, "Ask for the old paths, where the good way is." These words are symbolic, representing true religion as a journey. If you a...
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Biblical talks Encouraging Word for the Week I am Rachel Tolliver, “ There is no such “mother” as Mother Nature. Nature itself is powerless to produce a life of any kind. In itself, nature is barren. The power to produce life resides in the Author of nature – God. To substitute nature as the source of life is to confuse the creature with the Creator. All forms of nature worship are acts of idolatry ...
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The attributes of God are glorious. Everything that makes him who he is compels all of creation not just to see his glory but to give him praise.
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