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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The trouble in the Corinthian church didn’t just come from the outside world—it was rising up from the inside. Yes, the culture around them was pressing in, but the flesh within them was giving way. Worldly pressure met human weakness, and the result was a church wrestling with its own carnality.
Paul says these believers were no longer “natural,” but they weren’t truly “spiritual” either. They weren’t walking under ...
This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
This is the glorious exchange! Not a bargain. Not a deal. Not a compromise. But a divine transaction sealed by grace and signed in blood. In exchange for our sin, Jesus gives us His righteousness. We bring guilt—He gives glory. We bring shame—He gives son...
This text explores the sovereignty of God through the lens of divine election and providence, specifically examining the theological arguments found in Romans 9. The author asserts that salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace, where He exercises His divine prerogative to choose individuals according to His eternal purpose rather than human merit. By referencing historical figures like John Calvin and Charles Spurgeon...
Welcome to Biblical Talks Encouraging Word for the Week, I am Rachel Tolliver, Beloved, don’t you ever forget—what separates you from the vilest soul that walks this earth, or from the darkest demon chained in hell, is not your goodness, not your wisdom, not your strength. It’s the free grace of God! That grace snatched you from the pit, washed you in the blood, and set your feet on solid ground. Saints if it had not be...
Beloved, Jesus lays it out with no hesitation and no confusion. He says there are two gates, two roads, two destinations, and two kinds of people walking them (Matt. 7:13–14). There are two trees bearing two kinds of fruit (Matt. 7:17–20). There are two groups standing before Him in judgment (Matt. 7:21–23). And there are two builders, raising houses on two very different foundations (Matt. 7:24–28).
In other words, Chris...
This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures: John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Abide in Christ. Stay close. Stay connected. Stay rooted. This ain’t just about religion—it’s about relationship. Jesus is not a weekend appointment—He’s your lifeline. Your source. Your sustainer. He said, “I am the vine, you are t...
Biblical forgiveness doesn’t play by the rules of modern psychology. No—Scripture isn’t first concerned with how you feel on the inside; it’s concerned with how we live with one another on the outside. Forgiveness, in the Bible, is a relational act—God’s holy work of mending what sin has broken. And real restoration always costs something. Real reconciliation always hurts somewhere.
Human forgiveness stands on a divine pa...
Welcome to Biblical Talks Encouraging Word for the Week, I am Rachel Tolliver, John MacArthur once said, Human pride loathes the suggestion that God order everything, control everything, rules over everything. The carnal mind, burning with enmity against God, abhors the biblical teaching that nothing comes to pass except according to His eternal decrees. Beloved, human pride naturally resists the idea that God is in...
Is there unrighteousness with God?” Paul raises the question before his critics can even open their mouths. He knows what they’re thinking. “Paul, if God chooses some for salvation and passes over others—without regard to their merit, their works, or their worth—doesn’t that make God unfair?”
But Paul reaches back into Exodus 33:19 and brings Moses to the witness stand. And the text thunders with authority: God is so...
This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures: Mark 8:38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
C.T. Studd wrote “Only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.”
So don’t trade eternal purpose for temporary pleasure. Don’t let the glitter of thi...
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