Monergism.com is an Internet based
ministry with the following goals:

1) To equip Christians in the truth by making available the finest classic articles and resources of historical orthodoxy. This is done in the hope that the church will embrace, and recover the true Biblical doctrines of the historic faith.

2) To encourage the church to always be reforming its thoughts in order to be more God-honoring & consistent with the Word of God. To teach the whole counsel of God and not just aspects we feel comfortable with, that the Gospel would affect and transform all areas of our life. To stress important doctrines that have been lost or set aside in the belief that it will help us in one of the most urgent tasks facing evangelicals today - the recovery of the gospel.

3) Bring glory and honor to God by stressing that the Scriptures are a divine Self-disclosure that is Christ-centered, not man-centered and that the work of salvation is a monergistic work of grace; that, prior to grace, man remains hostile, passive, unable and unwilling to turn to Christ until regenerated by the Holy Spirit. That salvation is not based on the fact that God knew which persons would believe of their own natural free will, for there is no person which fits that description (1 Cor 2:14; Rom 3:11; Rom 8:7; John 1:13; Rom 9:16,18;John 10:26). The decision was based in eternity upon God's sovereign good pleasure alone (Eph 1:4-6; 2 Tim 1:9, Titus 1:2) and enacted in time through the redemptive work of Christ and applied to the elect by the Holy Spirit on those He redemptively set His affection on. Affirming these doctrines did not come through philosophical or confessional routes but through the route of biblical exegesis.

To proclaim the truths of Scripture as reiterated in the 16th century Reformation that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed in the Scripture alone to the glory of God alone.

Where to Begin at Monergism.com

Start Here
Index of Christ-honoring essays at the heart of this ministry which will help get you started

Monergism's Audio & Multimedia Archive
The largest collection of multimedia links on the net from a Reformed perspective.

Site Map.

Theological Distinctives

The Internet Monk Interview: John Hendryx

Other Websites Associated with Monergism.com

Puritanlibrary.com
Extensive but easily navigable sections on Monergism.com with essays and vast resources on and by the Puritans. Includes free downloadable books and resources by Puritans such as Thomas Watson | Thomas Brooks | Thomas Boston | John Bunyan | Stephen Charnock | Richard Sibbes | Thomas Goodwin | Thomas Shepherd | John Robinson | Thomas Case | John Owen | William Bridge | John Flavel | John Howe | Richard Baxter | Hugh Binning | Thomas Gouge | Joseph Alleine | Richard Alleine | William Bates | David Clarkson | Richard Steele | Jerremiah Burroughs | William Gurnall | Thomas Adams | Philip Doddridge | Benjamin Brook | William Guthrie | William Perkins

Hall of Contemporary Reformers
Servants of God whom we think God has raised up to faithfully proclaim the gospel in our time, and whom the Lord is now using to preserve that silver thread of orthodoxy that has existed through the ages.

ReformationTheology.com (Blog)
We are a community of confessing believers from diverse backgrounds with solidarity in Reformed Theology.

My wife and I now attend Intown Presbyterian Church (PCA), a new church plant in downtown Portland , Oregon . We would love to have you drop in if you happen to be in the area.

Biographical Info - John Hendryx

John was born September 20th, 1966 in San Francisco, CA. He spent his formative years in Los Angeles, CA with his adoptive parents. After years of wild living he graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1989 with a degree in International Relations. Never having heard the gospel growing up, it was during that time in college (at age 19) that he had a dramatic conversion out of the occult and eastern mysticism --- There, while reading the book of Romans, the Lord opened his eyes to the gospel to trust in Jesus Christ alone.

As a relatively new (zealous) Christian John lived in China for 10 years and studied Mandarin at various institutions including Peking University, where he met his lovely wife. There he worked in various occupations in Beijing (a city with a mere 15 million people), including the Depatment of Commerce at the US Embassy which eventually opened an opportunity which culminated in being a co-founder of Sohu.com, a Chinese internet portal, not unlike Yahoo!. These opportunities created the opportunity to develop many friendships overseas. The Lord has placed a great love of the Chinese people on John's heart and so you might notice some of the Chinese themes that run throughout the website.

Today John is the Director of Monergism.com, a Reformed Christian ministry featuring classic articles and resources of the historic Christian faith. He also runs an online bookstore, MonergismBooks.com together with his wife Lynn.

For the past few years John has been studying theology at RTS Distance. Theologically, John is Reformed, Covenantal, Amillennial, and most importantly, views the unfolding revelation of Scripture as being Christ-centered from beginning to end. He loves to read and sees a need to advance the gospel by planting more churches in city centers.

As we herald the good news of Christ's life, death and resurrection, God uses our lives and proclamation to work grace in the hearts of those he has sovereignly placed in the midst of our lives. It is God who plows up the fallow ground of people's hearts, so as we cast the gospel seed to all indiscriminately, the Holy Spirit sovereignly brings to faith those who he has chosen from the foundation of the world. We plant and water but it is God who causes the growth. May the Lord richly bless your studies as you mine through our rich heritage on Monergism.com

Soli Deo Gloria
John W. Hendryx
Email: my John [AT} monergism.com

Jesus is Lord and creator of all things both seen and unseen ...and He will soon be invading with His armies. "He is offering pardon in advance of His invasion and should you receive the pardon and ally yourself with Him now before He invades, when he comes you will be considered His ally and He will raise you to Kingship. The alternative is to be under the wrath of the king. We herald this announcement that The True King is on the throne and he'll be invading. The gospel is not merely an invitation to an array of choices, it is a command. Will you heed the command? Jesus is Lord, repent and believe." (William Wilder)