Tabletalk Magazine, March 2001: Marked for Life, Unconditional Election

by Ligonier Ministries

Publisher:

Ligonier Ministries

, 2001

Overview

For more than thirty years, Tabletalk has existed as a magazine for laymen. Generally speaking, laymen receive either very little instruction in the weightier matters of the faith, or the instruction is too academic, thereby making the material largely inaccessible to average laymen. This is the reason Tabletalk exists — to bridge the gap between these two poles, to explain to the people of God important, biblical doctrines and events while admonishing them toward holy living.

Contributors include R.C. Sproul along with R.C. Sproul Jr., Carl Bogue, Iain Campbell, Morton Smith, Harry Reeder, Brent Bradley, Scott Smith, O.Palmer Robertson, and Tony Carter. Tabletalk features articles about topics central to the Christian faith and daily, in-depth Bible studies.

Contents

• "Just 'Cause" by R.C. Sproul Jr.
• "Supernatural Selection" by Carl Bogue
• "Witness to History" by Iain Campbell
• "One by One" by Morton Smith
• "Electoral College" by Harry Reeder
• "Divine Discrimination" by R.C. Sproul Jr.
• "Surrender or Die!" by Brent Bradley
• "Good for Everything" by Scott Smith
• "The Day the Sun Stood Still" by O. Palmer Robertson
• "Without Wax" by Tony Carter
• "The Cultural Mind"
• "Tolle Lege"
• "Right Now Counts Forever"

Top Highlights

“The glory of election lies precisely in the fact that those whom God ordained to eternal life are made willing by His power (Ps. 110:3a, kjv) to come to Christ, their faith in Him the result, not the cause or condition, of God’s divine decree. It is those whom the Father gives to the Son who come to Him (John 6:37).” (Pages 12–13)

“But for a sinner to blame God for his damnation is not an excuse; it is an aggravation of his sin.” (Page 10)

“If I have any presence of mind at all, this much I know: I do not want what I deserve! If God gave me what I deserve, I would be without any hope. Wrath, hell, damnation, curse, eternal punishment—those are the words that describe what I deserve.” (Page 54)

“When men reject Jesus, they do so willingly and freely, because of the power of sin in their lives. When men accept Jesus, they do so willingly and freely, because of the power of grace in their lives.” (Page 13)

“God did not choose us because He foreknew that we would do good things; we do good things because God elected us for that very purpose.” (Page 12)

Praise for the Print Edition

Tabletalk has been a key ingredient in the diet of Christians conscious of their spiritual vitality.

—Michael S. Horton

Month by month, Tabletalk represents an oasis in a desert of false spirituality, mindless Christianity, and vapid conviction. Tabletalk represents theological rigor, biblical Christianity, and authentic Christian devotion. It is an antidote to the world of superficial Christianity. Read it and grow.

—R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Tabletalk has been a wonderful resource in my own daily walk with the Lord.

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: Tabletalk Magazine, March 2001: Marked for Life, Unconditional Election
• Executive Editor: R. C. Sproul
• Editor: Burk Parsons
• Series: Tabletalk
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
• Publication Date: March 2001
• Pages: 62

About Ligonier Ministries

R. C. Sproul is founder and president of Ligonier Ministries and president of Ligonier Academy. He also servers as the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he has written more than seventy books including The Holiness of God, The Intimage Marriage, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, Following the Cross, and the R. C. Sproul Exposition Collection.

Burk Parsons serves as editor of Tabletalk and associate pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he is editor of the books Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology.