“I struggled with the doctrine [of election] for at least five years after my conversion, despite my godly and able professors who tried to explain the Scriptures. The built-in resistance to the sovereignty of God’s grace found a root in my soul. Not until I was exposed to a careful treatment of Romans 9 was I brought, kicking and screaming against my will, to an initial acquiescence…. Finally, as I studied the Biblical text, I could only throw up my hands and say, “I can fight this battle no more, and now I have to embrace this doctrine….!   –  Dr. R.C. Sproul

 

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I struggled with the doctrine of election

New Hope Presbyterian Church • Bridgeton, NJ

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