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Tag Archives: Theology
Two People, One Saved, One Unsaved: What Made the Difference?
Differences in theology often come down to articulation. Take the mechanics of salvation and damnation as an example. To reduce the number of variables, let’s imagine twin brothers. Of course, being twins, they both have basically the same upbringing, they … Continue reading
Tagged Theology
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You Have Misunderstood the Nature of the Law
In Romans 3:19-20 Paul says the following: Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before … Continue reading
Tagged Romans, Scripture, Theology
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A Parable for Hyper-Calvinists
To those who say, “if God has ordained all things, then what does it matter if I witness since all who will be saved will be saved regardless what I do?,” you would do well to consider the parable of … Continue reading
Pleased and Displeased Without Contradiction
II Peter 3:9 reads as follows: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. And this is … Continue reading
Tagged Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Reformed, Theology
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Turning Our Nation Around II: The War at Home
If a man would change the world, let him begin with something that is right before his eyes, let him lead his home. My church hosted a father/son retreat this weekend, and I was fortunate enough to attend several of … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Life in general, Sons, Theology
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God for a Day
Here’s a thought experiment for you. Imagine for a moment that you are given the infinite power of God to do with as you please. For all intents and purposes, you are God. What would you do? Think about it … Continue reading
Tagged God, Jehovah, Scripture, Theology
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The Lord’s Supper, Food, Nourishment, Grace, and Symbolism
There is a tendency in modern Christianity to think of the sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper) as purely symbolic acts. I believe this tendency is largely due to an overreaction to the Catholic position of transubstantiation and baptismal regeneration. … Continue reading
Tagged Baptism, Church, Faith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, The Lords Supper, Theology, Virtue
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Christ’s Death: A Solution to an Unexpected Problem?
This will be a short post, but here’s a question for you: Was Adam born to die? Personally, I find it hard to believe that he wasn’t. If Jesus Christ’s earthly existence could be so determined, if we can say … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Salvation, Sin, Theology
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Meet Paul Washer
This three minute long video is series of edited excerpts from a sermon delivered by Paul Washer to 5,000 Southern Baptist teenagers. It is quite simply phenomenal. [Note: the editing and the addition of music and video was not done … Continue reading
Tagged Church, Evangelism, Faith, Salvation, Theology, Video
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The Disconnect
Subtitled: Moral Immorality, the Music and Movie Industry, Disney’s Double Standard, and the Duke Lacrosse Team and Honest Strippers I’ve been meaning to post something along these lines for some time, but for a million insignificant reasons, I haven’t. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Movies, Music, Obedience, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sin, Theology
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