3 False Comfort and Discovering You Might Not Be Elect Once you've been among Calvinists for a while, rejoicing and thinking you've found the grace of God, you'll discover the idea that you might not be one of the "elect", and whether you believe has nothing to do with it. This is tied up in […]
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4 Don’t Be Offended at Biblical Predestination Predestination is a scriptural concept. Don’t be offended by it! On the other hand, where does the offense from predestination come from? There is an element of rebellion there. There’s got to be something amiss if you’re offended at the goodness of God, and that you have an
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1 Predestination in the Extremes of Calvinism and Arminianism While teaching Ephesians, I have received several questions regarding predestination. This is a loaded term for Christians, as we come to it with preconceived notions. Both sides of the debate, taken to extremes, can lead one into heresy. Calvinism and Arminianism are two such heresies. At
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2 Christ. How God Knows Us God is like a time traveler; He has already "spent" those ages with us. He knows us and knew us beforehand. That doesn't mean, as Arminians argue, that in 1993 David Benjamin was going to "choose" to follow God and be saved. No, He knew me in the sense
Christ vs. the Flesh In my view, this is the best part of Phillippians. This is the “Galatians” of Phillippians, or the “Romans” of Phillippians. This is Paul’s description of a spirituality that is increasingly free from legalism and instead, full of Christ. Christ is versus everything. In the New Testament Christ is presented as
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I want to talk about recognizing New Testament ministers — genuine stewards. Understanding God’s economy is incredibly profound — it has truly changed my view of the Bible. Knowing what God is doing has set me on a different path to reveal Christ as the center. Christ is everything. God’s intention is not to require
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I want to talk about God’s economy – where it’s discussed in scripture. Much of the language I speak comes from Ephesians 3 where Paul gives an autobiographical introduction to his ministry and his calling. When I did my Ephesians study last year, I began in Ephesians 3. In a way, Chapter 3 is really
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Everyone in Christianity has a sense that the church is in apostasy. Many even say that it is because the Gospel has been lost. However, there is a strong disagreement about the nature of the apostasy, and more importantly, what is the Gospel? The definition of the Gospel is where the “rubber meets the road.”
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