Preaching the call of the gospel
Rev. Joshua Engelsma articulates the Protestant Reformed understanding of the gospel call as a command to repent and believe, carefully distinguishing it from both the error of the well-meant offer and the charge of hyper-Calvinism. Drawing on the PRC's historical rejection of the well-meant offer doctrine, Engelsma defends the compatibility of a genuine gospel call with the doctrines of unconditional election and sovereign grace. This article will be valuable for those seeking to understand Reformed preaching practice and the theological foundations of the PRC's distinctive position on these matters.
A necessary element of biblical, Reformed preaching is the issuing of the call of the gospel. That call is the command to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Savior from sin. We ought to have a proper understanding of the place of the call of the gospel in the preaching on account of the history of the Protestant Reformed churches. Our origins as a denomination nearly one hundred years ago lie in a denial of the teaching that makes the call of the gospel into a well-meant...
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