Does God Really Desire to Save the Reprobate?
Rev. Angus Stewart examines the theological question of whether God genuinely desires the salvation of the reprobate, challenging common evangelical statements about God's universal love and salvific will in light of Reformed doctrine. The article grounds this discussion in God's eternal decrees of election and reprobation, presenting these doctrines as essential to properly understanding God's character and the gospel message.
Rev. Angus Stewart (slightly modified from articles originally published in the British Reformed Journal) “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to...