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Objection I. "Only the thirsty, the willing, the heavy laden labourers, are invited to receive Christ and his salvation, Isa 55:1; John 7:37; Rev 22:17; Matt 11:28." Answer. The thirsty in Isa 55:1, cannot mean only those who earnestly desire Christ and his righteousness and blessings; for, in...

Objection VI. "It is inconsistent with the infinite mercy of God to leave multitudes of mankind destitute of the necessary means of salvation." Answer 1. We have long ago proved against Deists, that he hath done so in full consistency with all his perfections. 2. God's infinite mercy no more...

Objection I. "The call of the gospel reaches all men, Titus 2:11; 1 Tim 2:4; Col 1:6; Mark 16:15; Luke 2:10." Answer. It is extended to men of all sorts, Jews and Gentiles, and of all ranks, poor or rich, but not to every particular person, Rev 5:9; Rev 7:9. A warrant to preach it every where...

In infants this mystical union with Christ is formed by the Holy Ghost's application of him, or Christ's spiritual application of himself, as made of God to them wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, and thus forming in them a new nature, including faith, love, repentance, and...

Our spiritual union with Christ may be further illustrated from our connection with Adam. In consequence of our legal union with him, formed in the covenant of works, his Fall under the curse drew, that very moment, all his posterity along with him; and lying in threatening's of the broken law...

https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/haddington/The%20Systematic%20Theology%20of%20John%20-%20John%20Brown.pdf The general benefit which Christ, by his humiliation, procures and bestows in his exaltation, is our redemption or salvation, which includes the whole of our deliverance from the...

Before I posted this section I invited people to read and interact scripturally with the posted material with the posted material. Some may have just glanced or read some of it...there is alot to look over, but some just try and brush it off with a sentence or two, then they wonder why they...

1. His upholding all creatures in their existence and particular forms, and in their powers of action, motion, or passion,—and in the actions or motions themselves, Job 12:10; Heb 1:3; Col 1:17; Rev 4:11; Neh 9:6; Ps 36:5 6; Ps 145:15-16; Ps 147:8-9; Matt 6:26-30. 2. His government of...

In this work of providence God upholds and governs all his creatures, and all their actions, Heb 1:3; Rom 11:36; Eph 1:11, Col 1:17; Isa 46:10; Rev 4:11. 1. All irrational creatures—animate or inanimate, great or small, Neh 9:6; Ps 36:6; Ps 104:19-21; Dan 4:35; Job 37 —41; Ps 8; Ps 104-107; Ps...

II. God, by a continued work of providence, upholds and governs all things which he created. 1. As he is infinitely more perfect than they, and hath brought them into existence, he hath an undoubted right, and all-sufficient fitness, to uphold and govern them. Having infinite knowledge to...

God's work of creation is to be improved in contemplating, as we have access, his creatures, in their almost infinitely diversified natures, qualities, and uses: as, light and celestial luminaries, in their mysterious nature, extensive range, fit distances, rapid motion, and powerful influence...

Man was created after the image of God, in spiritual knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, his mind duly discerning every proper object, and his conscience, will, and affections awing or inclining him to perform every part of duty towards God or his fellow-creatures, Eccles 7:29; Gen 1:26-27...

Nor will the Jews' notion of a guardian angel, if they had it, or an angel attending an apostle, be any proof, Acts 12:15. But many angels, abusing the freedom of their will, by pride or some other sin, quickly fell from that holy and happy state in which they were created, 2 Pet 2:4; Jude 6; 1...

They are represented as now either in heaven or hell, Matt 18:10; Matt 22:30; 2 Pet 2:4; Jude 6. They are unembodied spirits, endowed by God with a very extensive understanding and an active will. And though they can assume bodies of condensed air, in which they may appear to men, Gen 18:2; Gen...

CHAPTER 4: Of God's Execution of His Decrees in his Works of Creation and Providence. God's execution of his decrees includes his giving a being to all things in creation, and his upholding and governing that being in providence. His work of creation was chiefly performed by him, without making...

Objection IX. "If faith and holiness be the conditions of men's eternal salvation; if men's unbelief and impenitence be the conditions of their damnation, they must necessarily be the conditions of that decree which fixes their salvation or damnation." Answer 1. Faith, repentance, and new...

Objection V. "It is inconsistent with God's infinite holiness to decree the permission of sin, or to command men to be holy as he is holy, while, by his unalterable purpose, he renders it impossible for them to be holy." Answer 1. Let our opponents reconcile the actual entrance of sin into the...

Glad you have had a chance to see more than the 6 verse you offer over and over.

A PhD is not a guarantee of True bible scholarship. I did not say anything about your Son in particular so you seem to be getting carried away. Bart Ehrman is disgusting, I never said otherwise. he did however make my point. There are others like him.

Some Catholics do read the bible despite the church itself