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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Verses Versus Verses: Eternal Security
We’ve been talking about eternal security the last two weeks in our “Life Group.” They have been very gracious with my dissent, and my dissent has not been very strong because this group does not deny the necessity for works … Continue reading
Posted in Verses Versus Verses
Tagged eternal security, faith versus works, judgment, verses versus verses, works
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Far-Fetched: John 15:2
For some reason, faithalone.org sent me a magazine in the mail. I’ve been to that site before, so I knew the magazine would be good fodder for a blog. It did not disappoint. I can’t find the magazine now, which … Continue reading
Posted in Far-fetched, Modern Doctrines
Tagged eternal security, far-fetched, John 15:2, John 15:6
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Far-Fetched Interpretations
In researching how much the Reformers relied on or referenced the early church fathers, I ran across this article on The Old Jamestown Church blog. That particular post defends the Reformation view of salvation by faith alone with citations from … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged clement of rome, faith, faith versus works, judgment, justification, salvation, verses versus verses, works
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Did the Reformers Read the Church Fathers?
This is just a light touch on the subject. I will try to get more specifics about how the Reformers, as well as fathers of denominations such as John Wesley with the Methodists and Alexander Campbell with the Churches of … Continue reading
Posted in Protestants
Tagged early church fathers, john calvin, John Wesley, martin luther, Reformation
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Far-Fetched
You’re probably explaining away more of the Bible than you realize. Baptized in Bickering I became a Christian in northern Florida in 1982. I was excited, filled with joy, and rarin’ to go. I was excited about Jesus, and I … Continue reading
Obama Tricked Me!
Al Francken’s book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them makes a point about how he was fooled into supporting the Iraq war by George Bush. Boy, was he mad about that, and rightfully so. I was tricked into … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged deceivers, heresy, obama, politics, shepherding, wolves
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Christ in Us, the Hope of Glory
What does “Christ in us, the hope of glory” mean? We quote it, but do we think about it? The surface meaning is plain enough. Our hope of glory is the Anointed One living in us. But do we live … Continue reading
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
There is a strong and growing voice against divorce and remarriage in the United States. The case that Jesus, the apostles, and the early churches all forbad remarriage after a divorce is strong. I won’t bother making a case because … Continue reading
Witnesses of the Resurrection
We terribly underestimate the importance of the primary job of the twelve apostles. In fact, most of us don’t even know what it was. It is written in the book of the Psalms, “… Let another take position.” Therefore, from … Continue reading
Posted in Early Christianity, Gospel, History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostles, Gospel, gospel of the kingdom, the twelve
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