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Jarvis Williams

Jarvis Williams is the associate professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary. He is the author of several books, including his latest, Christ Died for Our Sins.

For Whom Did Christ Die?

For Whom Did Christ Die?

Six Reasons Particular Atonement Is for Your Joy

When you hear the question, “For whom did Jesus die?” what do you think? The answer may seem obvious: for the world. But what does the Bible mean by “world”?

You Can’t Try Out for God’s Team

You Can’t Try Out for God’s Team

Unconditional election means that God chooses some people to be on his team. God graciously elected sinners in Christ before the foundation of the world to be his people.

Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Theology Refresh: Podcast for Christian Leaders

Jarvis Williams explains the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement

Conference Message

Acting the Miracle in the Everyday: Word of God, Means of Grace, and the Practical Pursuit of Maturity

Desiring God 2012 National Conference

In this chapter Jarvis Williams discusses God’s means of grace that lead to acting the miracle of sanctification in everyday life.

Panel Discussion

Speaker Panel

Desiring God 2012 National Conference

The following is a lightly edited transcript of a panel discussion at our 2012 National Conference. David Mathis’s questions are in italics. Jarvis, thank you for taking us in a practical direction with your message. Would you, and the…

The Foundational Action of God

God’s action for us and in us through Christ is the foundation underneath our pursuit of practical maturity in the gospel of Jesus Christ. God’s design for us to pursue practical maturity in the gospel didn't begin after we believed…

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