The Aquila Report

The operative word in Augustine’s view is that regenerating grace is monergistic. It is the work of God alone. Pelagius rejected the doctrine of monergistic grace and replaces it with a view o...

https://theaquilareport.com/the-battle-for-grace-alone/

Discussing the “saccharin-like” preaching of Joel Osteen, Wells says this of the kind of God he presents: “The dominant view, even among evangelical teenagers, is that God made everything a...

https://theaquilareport.com/salvation-out-self-help-in/

If God says sound doctrine is good for us, then that’s the way it is. If He says meditating upon His law day and night is what makes a man prosper and mature (Ps. 1:3), then that’s simply wha...

https://theaquilareport.com/nourished-on-the-words-of-the-faith/

Praying comes last after we Seek God and Praise God. Praying comes as a result of seeking God by His Word, and Praising God for who He is and what He has done. We come to God through words after ...

https://theaquilareport.com/praising-god-during-the-wait/

In the course of his book, Swinnock considered at least sixteen specific attributes of God. He defined God’s attributes as “those perfections in the divine nature which are ascribed to Him so...

https://theaquilareport.com/knowing-god-according-to-his-self-revelation/

The Scriptures are clear that governments act per the will of God (Romans 13:1, Colossians 1:16). The U.S. prides itself on democracy, independence, and freedom for all. America is not perfect; i...

https://theaquilareport.com/isolationism-a-historic-and-christian-take/

The Christian who wraps his soul in the objective truth of Scripture shapes his subjective heart for the wiles of war. He takes the divine word deep into his human center, for transformation and ...

https://theaquilareport.com/wrap-your-soul-in-truth/

As we weigh in the options to leave or keep fighting we can do what Jesus did. We can pray. I know that doesn’t sound like the solution we are looking for. But although the cup wasn’t removed...

https://theaquilareport.com/sometimes-it-takes-more-courage-to-stay/

There is no doubt that Peckham is a gifted writer, and his intentions motivating his work are noble. He seeks to provide an account of the divine attributes that is biblically faithful and theolo...

https://theaquilareport.com/have-we-made-god-in-our-own-image/

God is not simply a big person, sharing our imperfections with us or exalting the supposed virtue of dependence, as if God is somehow glorified in His need. Rather, His divine life is marked by a...

https://theaquilareport.com/wholesome-protestant-doctrine/