I am genuinely grieved at the way we have let the doctrines of free will and election divide us as followers of Christ. Can we find common ground? Let me start with some common ground, two foundati…
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” Unfortunately, for many people, H. L. Mencken’s witty quip is still winning the battle of perception over the Puritans. Intolerance, dogmatism, and bigotry are the common synonyms for “Puritan” in today’s parlance. A band of serious, dour do-gooders, rigid and fastidious, snuffing out any flicker of joy. But is this who the Puritans really were? The real Puritans lived in England and the American colonies for about 120 years.
Revive Our Hearts(Photo: Unsplash) Whether or not you have a golden calf hanging out in your backyard, you are an idolater. So am I. Pastor Brad Bigney defines an idol this way: “An idol is anything or anyone that begins to capture our hearts and minds and affections more than God.” This...
By Elizabeth Prata There’s a meme going around where people post photos of the men who have been part of your spiritual journey. It’s interesting. Of course the moment I posted mine, a …
By Elizabeth Prata PODCAST/AUDIO here My literal, autistic brain always saw things in black and white. I like it that way. Only problem was, for the first 43 years of my life as a heathen, I sought…
It seems the church has never been without some sort of divisive issue. The worship wars over allowing drums, guitars, and praise songs in the sanctuary. The original 16th-century worship wars: sho…
Gud frestar ingen, än mindre orsakar någon att synda Det finns verser som gärna tas ur sitt sammanhang för att försöka bevisa att Gud på något sätt vill att människor ska synda – såsom tankeg…
Is God making people wicked, or are they wicked against his will? This is a hard question to answer for someone who believes that God forces no one to sin while at the same nothing comes to pass ag…
God is sovereign, but what does it mean? Calvinists have a huge focus on God’s sovereignty, which would not be a bad thing had they not interpreted this unbiblical word in a very unfortunate …
Gud frestar ingen, än mindre orsakar synd Om Gud inte frestar en enda människa så kan man heller inte anklaga honom för att orsaka så att människor syndar. Detta är kalvinisternas dilemma, eftersom…
In the second episode of a two-part series, former Calvinist Tim Stratton helps us understand Molinism, which seeks to resolve the apparent tension between the theological ideas of predestination and human free-will. In this week's podcast, we learn more about Tim's journey out of Calvinism, the three different views of...
Se upp för kalvinism och gnosticism En del kristna kanske använder sig av websidorna gotqestions.org samt carm.org för att finna svar på diverse bibelfrågor och spörsmål om kristen tro. Ibland kan …
Pelagius hade samma teologiska syn som kyrkofäderna före honom Pelagius levde ca 354-418 e.Kr. och var en brittisk präst och en respekterad teolog med goda kunskaper i latin och grekiska (till skil…
“I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven” (Acts 26:19) We can read about Paul’s meeting with Jesus Christ in Acts. 9 in the Bible. Paul was a zealous man, and he even thre…
Why is it so important for Calvinists to believe in Calvinism, and that God predestined people to be elect and non-elect before they were even born? Do they LIKE this story and the way it turns God…
Jesse Morell demolished Matt Slick due to a more Biblical theology view as well as superior debate ethics The entire debate can be found here, together with an outline of Jesse’s presentation in case you missed it. I do not believe there will ever be a debate with a Calvinist...
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, YE DO ALWAYS RESIST THE HOLY GHOST: as your fathers did, so do ye. Acts 7:51 15 examples of failed attempts to show that God’s will always…
Here is another thought for Calvinists – who believe that God is micromanaging all of our steps. The Bible tells us what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing to him, and surely a behav…
Calvinism is a confusing set of doctrines based on the five points of Calvinism in TULIP. Calvinists are famous for complicating the Bible, for reading Bible verses in a vacuum and for reading the …
Gud väljer inte ut ett antal människor och ger dem TRO och FRÄLSNING Hes. 36:26 Jag skall ge er ett nytt hjärta och låta en ny ande komma in i er. Jag skall ta bort stenhjärtat ur er kropp och ge e…