TULIP, Perseverance and Eschatology

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: John 3:16 “TULIP, Perseverance and Eschatology” Concluding Sermon Relating to the Canons of Dort Sermon Notes by Pastor Dennis Tuuri, September 17, 2007 A. ULTIP I. Unconditional Election - Divine Election and Reprobation Eph. 1, Acts 13:48; Rom. 9 The Golden Chain - Romans 8:29,30 God’s Absolute Sovereignty - The Decree Foreloved (Not Foreseen), Chosen for God’s Good Pleasure The Preeminence of Christ Glory Unchangeable Election- Assurance Unconditional Election - Grace and Humility Uni-form Election - Its Simplicity Covenantal Election and Children Reprobation Serves Election Evangelism Not Deterred, But Encouraged By This Doctrine II. Limited Atonement - Of the Death of Christ and the Redemption of Men Thereby Isa. 53, John 10:11, Eph. 5:25 Particular, Effectual, Just Satisfaction, Redemption, Expiation, Propitiation, Reconciliation Covenant-satisfying At-one-ment The Horrors and Pervasiveness of False Imputation and False Atonement Common Bounty vs. Common Grace III. Total Depravity - The Fall of Man... Ps. 8, Rom. 3, Eph. 2 Man’s Incredibly High Created Estate . Righteousness, Holiness, Knowledge, Dominion and Community Man’s Deep, Deep Fall Pelagianism, Arminianism, Neutrality, and Statist Education We Live In An Arminian World Blinded by the Devil, Born Already Ruined, Stone Cold Dead As I Stepped Out of the Womb (Sharks)- Covenantal Depravity Culpable Knowledge - Rom. 1 IV. Irresistible Grace - ...His Conversion to God, and the Means Thereof 1 Cor. 1, Matt. 22. Rom 8 The Word, Spirit and Church Command All Men to Repent The Chosen Become A New Creation, Wills Are Renewed to Holiness No Stocks and Blocks We Are Carried, Led and Compelled To Enter The Kingdom V. Perseverance of the Saints John 10, 1 John 3, Rom. 8 Our Sins, Small and Great, Demonstrate Our Inability to Persevere God Preserves Us, And We Persevere in the Faith Promise and Command God Uses Sin Sinlessly, Even Pokes in the Face Our New Nature and Life Move In Terms of Holiness, Though Not Perfection God’s Spirit Uses Secondary Causes, the Word, Sacraments and the Church B. John 3:16 – Love at the Heart of the New Creation A Creation Week Meditation on v. 12-21: 1. v. 12 Heavenly things (pure, light) will be declared. 2. v. 13 Jesus is the only Mediator/Firmament 3. v. 14,15 Jesus died for snakes as the first fruits of the new humnaity. 4. v. 16 The Sovereign’s wondrous love is displayed. 5. v. 17 The world shall be saved. 6. v. 18-20 To save the world, the old, Adamic humanity is condemned 7. v. 21 The new humanity moves into the light, living in God. C. John 3:16 - TULIP, Perseverance and Eschatology God Foreloved the World - Titus 3:4 Jesus Reconciled and Saved The World - 1 John 4:14 ; Rom. 11:15 ; 1 John 2:2; 4: 10 , 14, 15; John 1:29 ; 2 Cor. 5:19 The World Needed the Gift of the Son - Rom. 5: 10; 18; Luke 2:14 The Elect World Is Being Effectually Called by Word, Spirit and Church - John 17:23; John 12:32 God is Preserving& & Sanctifying the World - The World Shall Persevere. 2 Cor. 5:17; John 14:21 ; 6:33 ,51; Rom. 8:32 -39 1 John 3:3-10 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness , and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins , and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin . Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil , for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil . 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.