Sermons

  • Election & Free Will: TULIP (Part 3)

    Bible Study, Trinity Bible Church Cypress, May 31, 2026 I was not born a Christian. I was not born again a Calvinist. It was limited atonement that troubled me most. At first, I didn’t like the term, because I didn’t like election overall. The whole arrangement felt presumptuous of God. Then, in college I came…

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  • Election & Free Will: TULIP (Part 2)

    Bible Study, Triniy Bible Church Cypress, May 24, 2026 III. Unconditional Election A. Summary Statement “God the Father chose to save specific individuals without basing his choice on the condition of faith.”[30] B. Alternate Names C. Scriptural Basis John 1:12–13; 6:44, 63, 65; 15:16; Rom 8:28–29; 9:10–14; 1 Cor 1:26–28; Eph 1:4–11; 2 Thess 2:13;…

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  • Election & Free Will: TULIP (Part 1)

    Bible Study, Triniy Bible Church Cypress, May 24, 2026 I. Why TULIP? A. Historical Flyover The Reformation in the Netherlands—or, as it was then known, the Dutch Republic—was magisterial, just as in the other major European contexts (e.g., Germany, Switzerland, Geneva, England). It was also “utterly entangled in disputes over the Republic’s foreign policy.”[1] The…

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