The Blind Watchmaker Thesis
When forced to think about the “blind watchmaker thesis,” a thesis that says God is not necessary for biological creation because the impersonal material forces...
Month: August 2016
A Harmonization Of Romans 3:28 And James 2:24
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law (Rom. 3:28). You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by fa...
A Critique Of The “Once Saved, Always Saved” (OSAS) Doctrine
To Calvinists and many Evangelicals, salvation is a one-time event that takes place when one “believes that Jesus is the Christ and accepts Him as his or her pe...
What Does Being “Not Under Law But Under Grace” Look Like?
Although God-given law always had the potential to justify the one who was amenable to it, God knew beforehand that all would sin and fall short of His glory (c...
1 Corinthians 1:17, Baptism, And The “Not-But Construction”
Notice the following scriptures: Matt. 10:34—I did not come to bring peace but a sword. Matt. 20:28—The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Mark 9:37...
Starting At The Beginning
If we will let it, God’s word, when properly interpreted, understood, and believed, will make us “complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Tim 3:17...
The Principle Of Qualification
The ancients wisely declared, “Scriptura scripturam interpretatur,” or “Scripture interprets Scripture.” If the Bible is God’s word, then it must be consistent ...