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Revelation 3:7–13 [Session 35]

May 7, 2015 by Mark Trotter

The Letter To The Church of Philadelphia, Part 5

As we continue to talk about the glory days of the Philadelphian Church Period outlined in Revelation 3:7–13, this session will look at how the Devil was working behind the scenes during this time to set the stage for what would become the Laodicean Church Period.

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. Another one of the key pieces that is necessary to complete the Philadelphian puzzle is understanding the rise of Calvinism. #WordStrong
  2. Calvinism is a theological belief system popularized by John Calvin during the Reformation. #WordStrong
  3. Calvinism is, therefore, often referred to as “Reformed Theology” and sometimes Covenant Theology. #WordStrong
  4. The basic tenets of Calvinism were laid down in the writings of Calvin in what he called “Institutes of the Christian Religion.” #WordStrong
  5. Do note that Calvin began writing “Institutes of the Christian Religion” just one year after his conversion from Catholicism. #WordStrong
  6. Time Magazine, Annual Special Issue (04.23.09) entitled, “10 Ideas That Are Changing The World Right Now” ranked Calvinism #3! #WordStrong
  7. The two basic components of Calvinism are: 1) God’s SOVEREIGNTY, and 2) PREDESTINATION. #WordStrong
  8. In these 2 components Calvinism teaches that God decrees any & everything that happens, & chooses who will & will not be saved. #WordStrong
  9. From those two basic overarching components, there are actually five major “POINTS” that explain the teachings of Calvinism (TULIP). #WordStrong
  10. The acronym TUPLIP = Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of the Saints. #WordStrong
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About Mark Trotter

Mark became a Christian in 1972 as a sophomore in high school in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Shortly after his salvation, he felt the call of God on his life, and prepared his life for ministry.

He served as an Associate Pastor in Huntington Beach, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and 20 years as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia. He was the Teaching Pastor at Northwest Bible Church in Hilliard, Ohio for eight years. He serves as the Associate Pastor of One Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mark, and his wife, Sherry have two married children, Justin (Morgan) and Jacie (Justin), and three grandchildren, Jaden, Jantzen and Birkley.

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