What I Learned When I Preached the Doctrine of Election
Every pastor knows that when he preaches on the doctrine of election, he is in for a rough morning and faces a week (at least) of emails, calls, and conversations. I recently preached on a passage that drew me to touch on election and I found what many before me have found; some people loved it and some people were (very) uncomfortable with it. I learned a lot about why the doctrine of election is so hard to accept, and why it is supremely comforting, and why preachers need to preach it despite the backlash that it may bring. Election...