“T”  represents man the sinner.

“U”  represents God the Father.

“L”  represents God the Son.

“I”  represents the God the Holy Spirit.

“P” represents man the saint.

If you are familiar with what doctrinal point each letter represents, it will be easy to see the connection. It you are not familiar with the TULIP, here’s an opportunity to learn a little history of the Protestant Reformation.

And by the way, Calvin did not invent the TULIP. Most folks ascribe it to him, just as they think he invented the underlying doctrine. But that’s another bit of Protestant church history I leave you to discover for yourself, if you haven’t already .