Things New and Old: The Original TULIP restated, simply.

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Original TULIP restated, simply.

The original TULIP - loathed by many, and admired and cloned but twisted by others - restated, simply:

T: Man's native state by nature

U: Salvation eternally purposed by God for the elect

L: Salvation perfectly accomplished by Christ for those elected

I: Salvation effectually applied by the Holy Spirit to each elect personally

P: Man's new spiritual state by God's free and sovereign grace

It is BY the free and sovereign activities of the Triune God ALONE, PLUS NOTHING, that a man is brought out of his native state of sin and death to that state of grace and salvation, from T to P

Restated this way, it shows clearly the free and sovereign activities of the Triune God to bring a man out of his native natural state of sin and death and condemnation to that new spiritual state righteousness and eternal life and justification.

Man, in his native natural state (T),

IS TRANSLATED OUT OF IT,

by the divine activities of the Triune God ALONE (U, L, I),

INTO

his new spiritual state (P)

WithOUT the free grace of God, a man immutably remains in his native state of sin and death;
BUT by the free grace of God ALONE, PLUS NOTHING, a man is immutably brought into, and IMMUTABLY REMAINS in the state of righteousness and salvation in Christ Jesus.

When the Triune God has freely and sovereignly brought a man out of his native state into that state of grace and salvation in Christ Jesus, then he is enabled to respond to the ministry of the word; the ministry of the word has relevance to him.

"EXCEPT a man is born again, he CANNOT... CANNOT..."

The new birth takes place when a man is effectually called out of his native state of sin, condemnation, and death to that spiritual state of righteousness, justification, and eternal life. The effectual call requires the distinct divine activities of justification, regeneration, and adoption; without these, a man is not called out of his native state.

It is a popular error to equate regeneration as the effectual call.