The Masked Arminian Pastor #16

The Subtlety of an Arminian Woman

The Lone Calvinist

A Song of Romans 8:28

I found this stuck in one of my books. I had copied it from some Sovereign Grace magazine years ago. It was written by Daniel Parks and it blesses me each time I read it.

ALL THINGS TOGETHER WORK FOR GOOD

A Metered Meditation of Romans 8:28 - 32
To be sung to the tune of
"There is a Fountain Filled With Blood"

All things together work for good. To them who love the Lord;
Yea, e'en to them who have been called according to God's Word.
God foreknew all His chosen race before the world began.
And purposed for them all things good by His foreordained plan.

Whom God forknew He also did predestinate to be
Conformed unto the image of His Son for all to see.
Then these predestinated ones, though deep in sin and shame.
Were called - and that effectually - when God the Spirit came.

Man's condemnation was so great that soon all should have died.
But for all these the Spirit called, God also justified.
God justified! Yes! He is great! His depths no man can know.
But God's work still was not complete - He glorified also!

What shall we say for all these things? What shall our answer be?
'Tis this, "If God be for us, then, who can against us be?"
He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him to be
The Savior for His chosen race, works good and wondrously.

Calvinistic Square Dances

My very fave on this vinyl disk is "The Calvinist Promenade"

You Can't Handle the Truth!

Choose on First (the lost Abbott & Costello routine)

Lou:   So you're saying that God's choice to choose the chosen was a choice chosen before the chosen could choose to choose their choice because they were chosen before they ever made a choice to choose?

Bud:  That's right!

Lou:  I don't even know what I'm talking about!

The Journal of Cotton Adams #17

August 30, 1739

After eating venison jerky for six days, it was with great praise that one farmer invited me in his home for a large meal of corn, cabbage and beans well greased with fat bacon. His name was Homer Leeds and after dinner he revealed that he was a poet of sorts. Without seeing even one poem, I promised to give them to the first newspaper editor I meet on my journey. It was the least I could do for a man who had hopes of improving his family financial situation with his literary talent. As I waved goodbye and rode off westward, my curiosity got the best of me, and I started reading his poetry. I am afraid his works may never see print, except here, in my journal. All of his poems were lacking in skill, most written unintelligibly. Here is the only one I could permit a hearing (yet I will keep my word):

Hey Mr. Preacher Man

by Homer Leeds

Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a tulip farm
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Planting tulips till the mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Hey, Mister preacher man, preach me some election
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hey, Mister preacher, what's the tulip connection?
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's one point, two point, three point POEM!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Song and a prayer and we
all go HOME!

Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A sermon on Def-in-ite Atone-ment
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Always brings us a Heaven-ly moment
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's one point, two point, three point POEM!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Off-er-ing then we speed on HOME!

Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight commmme and me wannnn goooo hooooome.

Sounds more like a song than a poem to me. I am on my way to Possum Trot. Hope to reach it before the storm.

Bluegrass Calvinism

This here song is to be sung to the tune of

"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow".

Now let's git with it!


(Lyrics by Eddie Eddings)

I believe in Limited Atonement

God chose His sheep from eternity.

I bid farewell to Arminian theories

They're just not right hermeneutical keys.

(They're just not right hermeneutical keys.)

For six long years I've taught that free will

Was what we all had every day.

Now I know that wills are taken captive

We can't escape - there's just no way.

[chorus] Outside of Christ - there ain't no way.

God's sovereign choice and His rich mercy

Brought me from death's captivity.

I would not choose to follow Jesus

I was too busy following me.

[chorus] He was entombed in his psyche.

Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger

My face you'll never see no more.

But there is one promise that is given

The Elect will meet on God's golden shore.

[chorus] The Elect will meet on God's golden shore.

There's a Name

Everything will be back to "normal" when I return home. As for now, please accept these songs I wrote as you would a subtitute teacher or a visiting preacher at the pulpit. Thanks...and we still could use your prayers!

THERE'S A NAME

There's a Name, above all names

The same Name, that sets my soul aflame
He's the One, God's only Son

Every knee shall bow every tongue shall confess His name

The Christ of Revelation is the Rock of my salvation

and with no exaggeration I'll say

Because I was elected, I'll never be rejected

He made my will to want to one day

In His predestination is all Heaven's population

By His holy invitation to go

Whom He calls He justifies
Turns around and glorifies

He has paid for every sin-debt we owe

There's a Man, above all men

The God-Man, Who made it all begin

He's the One, God's only Son

Every knee shall bow every tongue shall confess His name

Lyrical Miracles Chosen One #2

Congratulations Pilgrim Mommy!
Our next challenge is to the tune of "The Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song"
(hint: find the lyrics on the internet, copy, paste, and change)
Read the rules first and write the song!
The chosen one will be announced on February 6th