Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: I would like to take a moment, dear reader, to explain why ranked-choice-voting is a really bad idea. I am doing this because certain malevolent forces have managed to get the option of approving said ranked-choice voting onto the ballot this November in Idaho. I said that this was a really bad idea, but …
“This corporate regeneration of the people of God in no way lessens the need for individuals to be born of the Spirit of God. How could a call for omelets be taken as opposition to eggs?”
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for doing the debate. It has hard to endure that much of an abolitionist of absolute certitude, but it had to be done.It seems to me his argument is ...
“Simply put, the objectivity of the covenant does not mean that a man does not have to be born again.”
“The Lord said to my Lord sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool” (Psalm 110:1). After the Lord Jesus completed his perfect work of salvation He ascended into heaven, and on clouds of glory He approached the Ancient of Days. The Lord Christ, the Great High Priest, presented His perfect …
“Hidebound tradition and spontaneous innovation do not go together, but there is another combination which does. We desire to see the Church reformed—zeal for novelty is a sinful desire. Our deep desire should be to walk in the old paths in the right way. But we also desire to see her always reforming—Jesus taught us that faithfulness is the basis for godly originality and not some spark of ‘creativity’ (Matt. 13:52). When a tree grows, it is not innovating. But it is not dead either.”
“In no way am I backing away from high-octane Calvinism. There will be things written later in this book which may look as though this is happening, but the reader should be assured that it is not. The point of this section has been to establish foundational Calvinistic bona fides. Doctrinal prejudice may still refuse to see how the harmonization works, but the harmonization is still there”
Another Smashmouth Reminder: When the Apostle Paul first arrived in Rome, he didn’t pay any attention to the gladiatorial games at all. He did not have his followers start circulating petitions to “end the games now.” He had other fish to fry. He needed to do what he could to establish and encourage the… pic.twitter.com/JOpFHqm6FO— …
“External badges of Christian obligations do not get someone ‘halfway there.’ They are not ‘better than nothing.’”
