Mining Grace

I’ve decided to post small sections of the Synod of Dort on Sundays.  The term Synod of Dort is actually the name of a meeting that took place in 1619 in the Netherlands to refute some bad teaching on how someone is saved from their sins through faith in Jesus Christ.  This meeting solidified the divide between the two different teachings on Christian salvation known as Calvinism and Arminianism.

If at this point you’ve begun to yawn and are about to switch tabs, wait and read on.  I know that I have written a number of very boring and crusty words like Synod, 1619, Calvinism, and Arminianism.  I promise, I won’t do it anymore.  What I think you’ll find as you read successive portions of this document is how devotional the material is.  Yes, it is the document from which we get the five points of Calvinism.  Just remember that points, point somewhere.  These five points point to the cross of Christ.  As you read the conclusions of the Synod of Dort the Christian can’t help but cry out, “Praise to you, Lord Jesus!”

That is my purpose.  That we would learn from godly men in the past on how to articulate the doctrines of grace in a way that humbles the sinner and exalts the Savior.

I’m not going to comment on each section.  Rather, I want the work to speak for itself.  But I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section.  We’ll being with Article 1 tomorrow.