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...
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The Puzzle of Theology
To the uninitiated, serious study of the Bible and theology can be quite daunting. There are so many new terms, so many unfamiliar...
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Wednesday with Wesley: The Character of a Methodist
From “The Character of a Methodist”: “A Methodist is one who loves the Lord his God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his...
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Theoblog Roundup
A few recent and interesting posts from the theoblogosphere: Carl Trueman has two posts on Gregory of Nazianzus, who along with the other...
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Theoblog Roundup
Here are a few interesting and recent posts from around the theoblogosphere: Ben Witherington deconstructs video-satelite churches. Larry...
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Will There Be Time in Eternity?
I’ve met Christians, both lay and clergy alike, who have claimed that time will cease to exist once we enter eternity at the second...
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What is the Gospel?
Here’s a video put together to answer the question. Feed readers click through to see it. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1242559...
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Methodist Related School to Train Muslim and Jewish Clerics
The Claremont School of Theology has announced plans to add training for Muslim and Jewish clerics to its curriculum this fall, as...
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The Great Theologians: A Brief Guide by McDermott
In his well-known introduction to Athansius’ On the Incarnation, C. S. Lewis remarked on the importance of “having the clean sea-breeze...
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New Name for This Old Blog
I’ve never really considered myself all that good at coming up with good names for things like bands, blogs, or even sermons, which is...
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Why I’m not a Universalist – Resistible Grace
I tend to think that Universalism – the view that God will eventually save all people not condemning any – is probably more widespread...
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The Ugliness of Sin and the Beauty of Christ
In many corners of Western Christianity it has become very unpopular to speak candidly of sin and transgression. Critics of sin-talk...
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Politics, News, and Biases: What’s the Big Deal?
I’ve been quite intrigued by the ongoing battle between the White House and Fox News. As I understand it, Fox is playing the role of the...
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Around the Links
Tomorrow’s release of Collision – a documentary debate tour between Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson on whether Christianity is...
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The Grace of God and the Bondage of the Will
“For God is the one who works in you both to will and to work for the sake of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 Arminians often tout...
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John MacArthur Misrepresents Arminianism
At the 2008 Together for the Gospel Conference, John MacArthur delivered a message entitled “The Sinner Neither Able Nor Willing: The...
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A Student’s Guide to Scholarly Advancement
I’ve added a link on the sidebar to an article that I co-wrote with Dr. Fred Long of Asbury Theological Seminary. The article is “A...
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New Blog: Novum Testamentum
I’ve begun a new blog which is more content specific than this one. It’s called Novum Testamentum and, as you may guess, its devoted to...
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Happy Resurrection Day!
“And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves.” Ezekiel 37:13 “But in fact Christ...
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Falling Away in Galatians Five
“You have been cut off from Christ, you who would be justified by the law, you have fallen from grace.” Galatians 5:4 Some of Paul’s most...
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Arminian Theology and Open Theism
Open Theism is a school of thought which believes that God does not have exhaustive foreknowledge of the future. Their view comes about...
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