Tulip - The Pursuit of God's Glory in Salvation : A 16-week study with John Piper

tuesdays - 6:00 - 7:30 pm | STARTING JUNE 3rd, 2025

The five points of Calvinism;

T - Total Depravity; through Adam and Eve's fall, every person is born sinful.

U - Unconditional Election; God "saves" those he wishes; concept of predestination.

L - Limited Atonement; Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone.

I - Irresistible Grace; God's grace is given freely; it cannot be earned or denied.

P - Perseverance of the "Saints"; those elected by God have full power to interpret the will of God.

"DOCTRINE DIVIDES; CHRIST UNITES." Many in the church today would echo that sentiment. To them, controversial doctrines simply promote disunity in the body.

No doubt doctrines have, at times, needlessly divided the church of God. But there is another, deeper, more biblical use of doctrine. Paul exhorts Timothy to "Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers" (1 Timothy 4:16 NIV). Peter also exhorts his readers to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18), and what is the "knowledge of Christ" if not another way of describing doctrine?

Piper continues, "Probably the most crucial kind of knowledge is the Knowledge of what God is like in salvation. That is what the five points of Calvinism are about. We do not begin as Calvinists and defend a system. We begin as Bible-believing Christians who want to put the Bible above all systems of thought. But over the years-many years of struggle-we have deepened in our conviction that Calvinistic teachings on the five points are Biblical and therefore true."

This is a weekly study which will begin Tuesday June 3,2025 at 6:00-7:30 pm and run for sixteen weeks at the Church. To register, click the button below. There will be limited seats available.