More arguments against Calvin’s view of free will emerge. One from Ecclesiasticus which Calvin, knowing it to be of dubious authority as an apocryphal document, nevertheless patiently answers viewing these texts as “supportive” of his point of view even if…
I finished “The Gospel-Driven Church” series this morning. The seventh message is titled “Mission: Getting the Gospel Out.” You can listen to or download it HERE.
Objections still remain to Calvin’s view of free will. Such as this one, raised in 2.5.13: What about the biblical passages that leave us to our own devices, such as Hosea 15:5, “I shall go to my own place, until…
Thus the gospel is integrally tied to the Bible’s story-line. Indeed, it is incomprehensible without understanding that story-line. God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our…
The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College currently features a show of art by the contemporary Chinese artist He Qi (pronounced huh-chee). He Qi’s vibrant paintings (color on paper) feature scenes from the stories of the Old and New Testament.
I am preaching the final message in “The Gospel-Driven Church” series. The title is “Mission: Getting the Gospel Out.”Here is something I found in Chris Wright’s book The Mission of God: · We ask, “Where does God fit into the…
I will take Carl’s gratuitous appeal to Prov. 26:4 as a concession of defeat to my unimpeachable visual evidence. (I didn’t think such pitiful argumentation qualified for scholarship in England.) Moreover, since our friends Ligon (South Carolina Scotsman) and Derek…
This is a portion of a message by Steve Lawson at this year’s Shepherd’s Conference at Grace Community Church.
A few thoughts: On Rick’s ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies. So I waive my right to a surrejoinder. On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology…
A few thoughts: On Rick’s ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies. So I waive my right to a surrejoinder. On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology…
