Why Calvinism Misunderstands Biblical Election: What about Romans 9?
A lot of people assume Romans 9 obviously teaches the Calvinist doctrine of unconditional election. They think it means that God selected...
top of page
Search
Matt O'Reilly
2 min read
Destruction or Freedom? Thoughts on the End of the World
The rather straightforward story of Christian scripture is that God created a good world to be populated and overseen by creatures who...
Matt O'Reilly
1 min read
Eschatology is Everything
Consider, for Paul that justification is the present faith-anticipation of the eschatological verdict. Sanctification is the Spirit-life...
Matt O'Reilly
2 min read
Richard Bauckham on the History of Universalism
First, Bauckham opens the essay discussing whether Universalism has really been an orthodox option for Christians in previous centuries....
Matt O'Reilly
1 min read
Pauline Eschatology: A Question on the History of Interpretation
Such was not always the case in critical studies of Paul, though. Indeed, it was not until the early 20th century that Pauline...
Matt O'Reilly
4 min read
Life in the Spirit
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.” Romans 8:9 It’s easy to forget...
Matt O'Reilly
2 min read
John Wesley’s Vision of New Creation
John Wesley was no amateur when it came to the composition of English prose. Here’s an exemplary excerpt from his sermon on “The General...
bottom of page