Theology
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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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Here’s a text that many Christians are familiar with and rightfully cherish: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good…” (Rom 8.28a; italics added). Unfortunately, this text is abused a bit either because of traditions or lazy reading. For instance, when something tragic happens a person might conclude…
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My previous post was in many ways a bit redundant, as it is a carry-over of things I have discussed before. However, my concern was establishing the right perspective in order to properly view things disclosed in the Old Testament. Difficulty understanding certain biblical passages arises because of an incorrect outlook. Some examples we might…
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“For sin [i.e. law-breaking] will have no dominion over you, since you are not under the law [i.e. curse for disobedience] but under grace [i.e. free gift of God’s mercy]” (Rom 6:14; ESV). Thus, the Christian outlook is no more law-breaking (sinning against God), because we desire to resist giving our bodies over to be…
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Today, I want to take what we learned about the five-point covenantal outline found (used) in Scripture and apply it to God’s covenantal relationship with Adam. This is often denoted the Covenant of Works by Reformed theologians and other orthodox teachers of the past. Some deny that there ever was a covenant between God and…
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