Covenant Reformed News – June 2018 • Volume XVII, Issue 2
This article defends the Reformed doctrine of reprobation against the well-meant offer by clarifying that God's wrath toward the non-elect is compatible with His eternal love for the elect. The author refutes the claim that God must have a universal saving desire for all people, grounding the discussion in scriptural passages and Westminster Confession teaching on God's sovereign decree.
Does God Change? (2) The question addressed in the last Covenant Reformed News brought up Ephesians 2:3, which describes believers prior to their conversion: “Among whom [i.e., the ungodly] also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” Some wrongly understand “wrath” as the equivalent of hatred. Thus they teach that God hates the elect before He...