(Please Note: The title of this article is intended to be "tongue-in-cheek" rather than anything of a political statement of allegiance to a particular political party) It feels like we’ve lost ground and Christians face many trials in our present culture. It's no wonder so many Christians feel...
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God & Government | Exegetical Considerations on Romans 13:1-7
In recent times, with COVID mandates and restrictions affecting all areas of society, it has gotten a lot of Christians talking about Romans 13 and its application to the relationship between Church and State. I've seen many poor expositions of the passage and even more lamentable applications of...
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY & MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY | Implications, Objections & Resources
Listen to the audio version of this article here. We’ve covered a lot in this series of articles. We’ve looked at the conundrum of reconciling the truths of God’s sovereignty and our responsibility - considering the Arminian concept of Libertarian Free Will and the Calvinistic doctrine of Biblical...
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY | Over Who Comes to Faith and Over Evil
Listen to the audio version of this article here. In our previous article, we looked at Romans 8-10 and considered the doctrine of God’s sovereignty over salvation. We saw that God ordains all of salvation from predestination and election to final glorification, that He has the right to show mercy...
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN SALVATION – An Exposition of Romans 8-10
Listen to the audio version of this article here. In our previous articles, we looked at the issue of God’s sovereignty and our responsibilty, taking a look at the Arminian concept of Libertarian Free Will and how it doesn’t hold up logically. Next, we considered the Calvinistic understanding of...
BIBLICAL COMPATIBILISM | How Does Human Freedom & God’s Sovereignty Fit Together?
You can listen to an audio version of the first two articles in this series here. In our first article, we introduced the topic of God’s Sovereignty and Human Responsibility. These two truths in Scripture seem to pose a conundrum for us to understand - how do these two things work together? We...
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY & HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY | What About Free Will?
You can listen to an audio version of the first two articles in this series here. Loraine Boettner, in his book, “The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination” has said: “This is a doctrine which deals with some of the most profound truths revealed in Scripture and it will abundantly repay careful...
The Nature of Tongues | A Historical Analysis
You can listen to an audio version of this article here: In our first article in this series, we explored theology behind the nature of tongues. That is, "what is the content of the spiritual gift of tongues in the Bible?" We argued from Scripture that tongues, Biblically defined, is the...
The Nature of Tongues | A Theological Analysis
You can listen to an audio version of this article here: The debate concerning the continuation or cessation of the gift of tongues is one that has brought more than its fair share of confusion and division among Evangelicals. This was a topic I wrestled with personally in my journey of faith, and...
THE INCARNATION | Our Worship & Witness
In the previous article in this 2-part series on the incarnation, we looked at the wonder of the incarnation in the narrative of the Bible's redemptive history. In this article, we take a look at its significance in Systematic and Historical Theology and then look at some implications for us in...