Quotes (#14)

"The elect are gathered into Christ's flock by a call not immediately at birth, and not all at the same time, but according as it pleases God to dispense His grace to them. But before they are gathered unto that Supreme Shepherd, they wander scattered in the wilderness common to all; and they do not differ at all from others except that they are protected by God's especial mercy from rushing headlong into the final ruin of death."-John Calvin

Quotes (#6)

"Dismissing the stupid opinion of their own strength they [the elect] come to realize that they stand and are upheld by God's hand alone; that naked, and empty-handed, they flee to his mercy, repose entirely in it, hide deep within it, and seize upon it alone for righteousness and merit"- John Calvin (1509-1564)

Paul Washer on Total Depravity

Paul Washer shares on the doctrine of man's "Total Depravity."

John Calvin once wrote: “Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols” He's also commented: "Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain."

We read in Psalm 14:2-3: "The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one."

And, we read in Ecclesiastes 9:3, which states: "This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead."

Quotes (#4)

"God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation."-John Calvin