• To God Be the Glory: A Brief Stroll through Ephesians 1 & 2–Part II

    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: A Brief Stroll through Ephesians 1 & 2

    “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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  • Chaos, Order and Onions; Or, is it Order, Onions and then Chaos ensues?

    What do we use every day, while at the same time taking it for granted? To be sure that is a loaded question. For the things that we use day-in and day-out being taken for granted is numerous indeed! Think for a moment about a trip that you’ve made to the grocery store, or market—either…

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  • Did John Calvin Believe in an “Unlimited Atonement?”

    Sometimes in our zeal to prove our case we can over emphasis a point, take things out of context, and make erroneous assumptions. Such is the case with the following statement by Haden Clark: “However, if you have followed my writing, you’ll know that I am not a Calvinist and believe in an unlimited atonement,…

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  • The Meaning Christ gives in John 12:32-33 and 17:1-5: Counterargument to Haden Clark, Part II

    The Meaning of “Draw” in John 12:32-33 Today, we return to Haden Clark’s article entitled, “Everyone whom the Father gives” John 6:37 (Read Here). We are going to briefly look at John 12:32-33 and John 17:1-5. In my previous post (Read Here)we saw how the verb helkuo (draw) is used in the Bible in the…

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