Previous Post of the Week 6/13-6/19

So, some of you may be thinking, what has happend to Lenny? Has he fallen off his rocker? Did he forget to pay his electric bill? Has he forsaken the faith?

The answer to all of this is "no"--except possibly the one about falling off my rocker. I have just been busy as of late and so I have had no time to write anything. I was preaching for the past couple of weeks at a small church, I am currently in the 'eye of the storm' between two week long classes, I have been working, doing homework, talking to really cool persons, and trying to ascertain an apartment for August. Through all of this, I have found coffee to be a true friend and fellow laborer in the faith.

And so, with no further ado, here is this week's highlighted previous post: Sin and the Mercy of Election

Probably one of the greatest reasons people object to the doctrine of God’s sovereign right in unconditionally electing some, by His great mercy in Christ Jesus, to eternal life is the misunderstanding about sin that persists. This is not the only reason for people’s rejecting of this wonderful Biblical truth (that would be an oversimplification of the matter, as some truly reject unconditional election due to exegetical reasons (misunderstandings of certain texts, such as 1 Timothy 2:4-7, 2 Peter 3:9, etc), and others due to other reasons that are not based upon ill-philosophy stemming from an incorrect world-view (by this I mean the misunderstanding of sin)), but I think that it is quite a hindrance to many. A proper understanding of sin (this implies its moral wretchedness and corruption, its complete control and enslavement of the will and the intellect (besides God’s common grace), and how it condemns us rightfully to be accursed of God under the standard of the Law) will show us God’s mercy in electing any to salvation, why election is necessary, and why God, even in His absolute mercy, is not required to save every single human being that has ever lived.