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To whom is the offer made to drink freely from the water of life? Is this an “altar call” verse? Or is it reserved for the elect? That’s the subject of this video from Pastor Jim McClarty.

Is it true that God is not willing that any should perish? That’s certainly what we hear from the Arminian pulpits. But, is that a proper reading of what Peter actually wrote? That’s the question Jim McClarty explores in this video.

A listener asked why God put the tree in the garden and why Adam and Eve sinned. In this video, Jim McClarty seeks to answer that question by looking at the “big picture.” God had a plan, designed since before the foundation of the world, and the Garden of Eden set the stage for the...

Is John 3:16 “the gospel in a single verse”? And does it effectively counteract the Reformed notion of God’s sovereignty in salvation? That’s what Jim McClarty discusses in this short video, with a bit of exegesis and word study.

What did Jesus mean when He told people who were prophesying in His name, driving out devils, and doing miracles, that they were workers of iniquity and He never knew them? That’s the question that Pastor Jim McClarty seeks to answer in this short video.