John Chipman

Op-ed contributor

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Dec 3, 2025
Which comes first in salvation order: Faith or regeneration?
Here's how getting the order of salvation wrong leads to a corruption of biblical truth and a serious defilement of the Gospel.
Oct 8, 2025
Is 'once saved always saved' a biblical teaching?
If the doctrine of eternal security is true — that is, the belief that a true Christian cannot lose his/her salvation — the apostle Paul seemed to be unaware of it.
Jul 21, 2025
The faulty foundation of Calvinism is obvious
A theology built on the faulty foundation of Calvinism will fail.
Apr 6, 2025
Do Calvinists worship a different God?
If the beautiful, powerful, omniscient, sovereign god is not good, it is a false god.
Feb 14, 2025
Does God create evil?
A deity whose normative modus operandi is the preplanning and causation of all evil acts and sinful behavior is foreign to the pages of Scripture.
Jan 7, 2025
The Gospel according to Calvinism
Any “gospel” that is not good news for the whole world is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dec 4, 2024
Let's regain our childlike wonder this Christmas
Let’s rekindle an unbridled joy and delight in the true hope that Christmas should evoke in all of us.
Oct 14, 2024
God’s will vs. the will of man
Did John Piper really drop his pencil by his own volition, or was that act — indeed, the entire encounter with the professor — predetermined by God?
Sep 21, 2024
Why are you a Christian, but your neighbor is not?
God makes the first move in people’s lives with benevolent acts of grace, but why hasn’t your neighbor (or brother, or friend) believed?