Theology
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A Brief Consideration of Ephesians 2:1-10 Last week I started a two-post look at Ephesians 1-2:1-10. As I explained last time, “Those that struggle with this portion of Scripture do so not because the language is difficult, but rather the concept that the language conveys is difficult. However, our theology should be derived from the…
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“To God be the Glory great things He hath done…” This opening of the popular hymn entitled To God be the Glory emphasizes the fact that God alone deserves glory. The reason He deserves praise above all others is emphasized in the portion “great things He hath done….” Well, what are those great things? In…
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Recently fellow blogger Haden Clark wrote an article (here) attempting to refute the biblical doctrine of predestination. Using a few key proof-texts found in Ephesians 1 he sought to offer what he believed are key reasons why Christians should reject the Reformed1 (i.e. Calvinist) understanding. According to Clark, “Ephesians 1 is not a Calvinist proof-text…
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How does God will for things to be done? What is meant by the “will of God?” Theologians tend to define the will of God in two specific categories: decretive and preceptive. The decretive will of God is the eternal decree that He has purposefully set to do in history for His own good. Here…
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All people sin. There is not a righteous person on the earth (1Kgs 8.46). The only one that ever existed in the history of human beings who did not sin is Jesus of Nazareth. That might not sound appealing to you. You may even want to say that I am exaggerating the truth a bit,…
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