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Note: Baptism is one of the issues that I disagree with Arminius over.  Yet I find comfort in the fact that he was not perfect (and neither are we).  As fallen creatures, we seek to know God from His Word but our knowledge is so limited.  This should not keep us from seeking God in His Word and seeking to preach and live the truth of God (1 Timothy 4:16).  Jesus prayed that the Father would sanctify us by the Word because the ...

In Acts 19:9 Luke records that "some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation."  The context is Paul's preaching in the synagogue of the Jews in Ephesus.  Paul had just seen the power of God fall on the disciples of John the Baptist (Acts 19:1-7) and now he is heading into the Jewish synagogue to reason with them about Jesus being the Messiah and the way of salvation (Romans 10:1-4). An...

This is a bit off the normal subjects that I write about but with the MLB All-Star game tonight in Phoenix, I wanted to write a bit about why I just don't care for Major League baseball. As a kid, I loved the Majors.  I grew up in the South and around here you are either an Atlanta Braves fan or you are the enemy.  I grew up loving the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Why?  Well for one, my mom bought me a Jackie Robinson picture book wh...

Before we examine the doctrine of justification and how Moral Government Theology (MGT) views the teaching, let me first allow MGT teachers to say what they believe about the atonement of Jesus Christ.  I personally believe in the penal substitutionary view of the atonement of Christ and I believe this was the view held by Arminius and by John Wesley and most Arminians.  MGT rejects the penal substitutionary view. So what do MGT teacher...

Scot McKnight recently posted about the issues around sola scriptura and how he prefers to use the term, "prima scriptura" to describe his own view of the Bible.  In McKnight's words, prima scriptura means that the Bible is the primary source of theology, teaching, truth, etc. but this doesn't mean that we don't look at what others have said on issues such as the early Church Fathers, the creeds, traditions, etc.  There is certainl...

Hebrews is one of the debated books when it comes to the issue regarding the perseverance of the saints.  Calvinists hold two main views regarding the so called "warning passages" in the book of Hebrews such as Hebrews 6:4-6 or Hebrews 10:26-31 and that is A) they are addressed to people who are not yet Christians but are still Jewish or B) they are hypothetical and can never happen.  They are not real warnings but only meant to spur th...

Here are a couple of links featuring Dr. Phil Fernandes on Calvinism.  The first link found here is Dr. Fernandes speaking for a few minutes on the issues regarding Calvinism and Arminianism. The second link found here features a debate between Dr. Fernandes and Chris Comos on the five points of Calvinism.  It is an excellent debate handled by both gentlemen in love and respect. Subscribe in a reader...

In continuing my look at Moral Government Theology and how it differs from Arminianism, I want us to look at the issue of free will.  Free will is a major point of MGT.  In fact, MGT holds that all sin is done so by the power of contrary choice whether the person is saved or not.  MGT points to passages such as Ezekiel 18:4 where God says that the soul that sins shall die.  MGT in turn says that such passages as the commands t...

I rarely talk about money.  In fact, I can't remember the last time I posted on the issue.  I know that money is an important issue to many in the Church as pastors, evangelists, etc. often beg for money as they need the support to survive!  Jesus talked much about money but I believe this was an issue of idolatry, trying to get people focused on serving the one true God and not the god of money (see Matthew 6:24 NKJV). However, I ...

I recently posted on the issue of altar calls, the sinner's prayer, and baptism.  You can find the post here.  However, I wanted to point my readers to a book written by Iain Murray called, The Invitation System where Murray examines the modern practice of altar calls and the usage of the sinner's prayer as means to conversion.  Murray makes great points that the gospel of Jesus Christ is what produces salvation in the hearts ...