Reformed doctrine not only gladly sings: “There is Power in the Blood!”
Reformed doctrine teaches it.
Canons of Dordt
The Second Head of Doctrine: Christ’s Death and Human Redemption Through It
Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness of Christ’s Death
“For it was the entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father that the enlivening and saving effectiveness of his Son’s costly death should work itself out in all his chosen ones, in order that he might grant justifying faith to them only and thereby lead them without fail to salvation. In other words, it was God’s will that Christ through the blood of the cross (by which he confirmed the new covenant) should effectively redeem from every people, tribe, nation, and language all those and only those who were chosen from eternity to salvation and given to him by the Father; that he should grant them faith (which, like the Holy Spirit’s other saving gifts, he acquired for them by his death); that he should cleanse them by his blood from all their sins, both original and actual, whether committed before or after their coming to faith; that he should faithfully preserve them to the very end; and that he should finally present them to himself, a glorious people, without spot or wrinkle.”
In contrast, although Arminian doctrine also sings: “There is Power in the Blood!”, their doctrine forces them to admit that there really is not much power in the blood according to their doctrine. According to their “universal atonement” doctrine, Christ died for everyone and shed His blood for everyone. But, that blood does not save anyone. It is up to man to exercise his free will and chose Christ in order to make that blood effective to save. According to the Arminian, there are many in hell for whom Christ died. The blood did not save them, because they did not exercise their free will to choose Christ to make that blood effective to save.
If it is up to man, how can man produce and keep enough faith throughout life to save himself? No wonder Arminians are always anxious and insecure! No wonder Arminians are always focusing on man!
But, the Calvinist knows that he can trust God to produce all that he needs for salvation, including faith. No wonder the Calvinist is secure and at peace! No wonder Calvinists are always focusing on God! There is Power in the Blood!
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