4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
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Somebody Came Before
For as long as I can remember I have stood outside the fence I wrote a song about it I called it No Fence Holds Me And I told them what I was not which was a member of any camp that ever drew a line a
The War After This One
Why the Coming Enemy Is Not the Atheist - and Why Only a Crucified, Risen, Particular Christ Can Meet Him
More and more lately I keep running across the same strange sermon It does not come from a pulpit It comes from a screen in a calm voice over slow music and it goes something like this You are living
Life Before Understanding
Just shortly after posting my recent thoughts concerning the righteousness of Christ and the fear of compromise I read another post interacting with many of the same themes and I believe the writer di
The Righteousness of Christ and the Fear of Compromise
A brother recently sent me the following thoughts and rather than trying to reframe or summarize them I think it is better to simply let him speak for himself His words are too instructive and self-se
The Other False Gospel
Someone shared a post on Facebook recently that has been sitting with me and I want to write about what I think it is actually doing The post said in essence that no one can come to faith in Christ th
Nobody Would Make That Up
But they did!
Last year I found out that people were saying I believed Christ was a sinner I found it out the hardest way there is A dear pastor friend of mine walked up to me at a public meeting and said it to my
The Arminian in the TULIP Sweatshirt
The Arminian in the TULIP Sweatshirt Those of you who knew me in the early years of my sovereign grace walk can remember when I used to wear the TULIP sweatshirt loud I wore it like a badge of office
There is No Gap
The Hidden Floor Beneath Most Calvinist Soteriology
I have spent twenty six years inside the Reformed and sovereign grace world And in that time I have noticed something most of us never name out loud and yet it shapes nearly everything we say about sa
Eternity is Not an Extension of Time
A Reply to The Neon GasLamp on Justification from Eternity
I have been arguing for the doctrine of justification from eternity for over twenty years I first wrote on it publicly in 2006 after sitting through two sermons at a bible conference in Albany Georgia
He Who Knew No Sin Was Made Sin
For he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him 2 Corinthians 5 21 Paul declared that Christ's impeccability and sacrificial work are insepa
Holiness Is God's Chief Attribute
And one cried unto another and said Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts the whole earth is full of his glory Isaiah 6 3 In this age of Smile God loves you it is imperative that the Biblical view of Go
God's Purpose Is Founded in Absolute Sovereignty
The LORD of hosts hath sworn saying Surely as I have thought so shall it come to pass and as I have purposed so shall it stand Isaiah 14 24 God has a purpose and that purpose is eternal The apostle Pa
Repentance Is God's Gift
Turn thou me and I shall be turned for thou art the LORD my God Surely after that I was turned I repented and after that I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed yea even confounded becaus
The Trinitarian Work of Salvation
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Ephesians 1 4 God's eternal purpose includes the work of the Divine
Life Before Faith: The Biblical Order of Salvation
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him 1 John 5 1 Everyone who believes the truth concerning the d
God's Eternal Purpose Cannot Fail
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Ephesians 1 4 God's purpose in eternity and His accomplishments in
Death Is Gain for the Christian
For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain Philippians 1 21 Every person struggles with the fact of living and dying There are only two theories of life and death Paul described the Christian's ra
Christians Overcome by the Blood of the Lamb
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death Revelation 12 11 Jesus Christ did not overcome after the manner of the r
How are We to Worship God?
Man asks How am I to worship God And he has answered it also in his own way In the gorgeous temple in the pillared cathedral with incense and vestments and forms and ceremonies and processions and pos
5 Solas Unpacked: Sola Scriptura
The Reformation was a turning point in the history of the church For ages upon ages the Body had the Scriptures read to them interpreted for them and preached at them The battle cry of the reformers w
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