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Penal Substitutionary Atonement: An Internal Dialogue
Below is an internal dialogue in my own head over the theory of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). For what its worth I think the view can be partially valid, but only to the degree that God is not the Punisher. … Continue reading
What is and what is NOT Christian Nationalism
Time to ruffle some feathers 😬. I’ve been working on a comprehensive book that deals with spiritual warfare, and recent events have brought back to mind part of chapter I wrote last year about the “leaven of the Pharisees and … Continue reading
Posted in Church and Culture
Tagged Christian Nationalism, Christians and politics, Trumpism
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Disavowing media bias while not avowing Trump: Part 2
*I wrote this for my facebook a couple days ago. At the date of this posting, some press outlets are starting to pick up on the NY Post story—but mostly to dismiss it out of hand. This is Part 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Thought of the day
Tagged dishonesty of media, dishonesty of press, media bias, press bias, press vs Trump
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Disavowing media bias while not avowing Trump: Part 1
Time to get slightly political—because that’s always FUN, right? 😅 As someone who voted 3rd party write-in during the 2016 election and will attempt to do so again with an absentee ballot, I’d like to take a middle-of-the-road approach in … Continue reading
Born again prior to faith? John Piper says “Yes.” Scripture says, “No.”
Are sinners “born again” as regenerated people before they believe in Christ or even have a single, God-fearing thought? What about Cornelius, the God-fearing Gentile in Acts 10 who had developed a long-standing reputation for being a devout man who … Continue reading
Was Paul unconditionally called? Paul did not think so and here is why.
Recently I saw something I never noticed before about Paul’s calling. Many Calvinists say Paul is an example of God’s unconditional salvation because he was a persecuting murdering. Moreover they say Paul’s call into ministry was likewise unconditonal and could … Continue reading
Romans 9-11 Part 3: The hardening and blinding of national Israel
Romans 9–11 Part 3: The Hardening and Blinding of National Israel By StriderMTB How should we understand the hardening and blinding of Romans 11:7-8? Romans 9-11 Part 1 can be found here. Romans 9-11 Part 2 can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Critiquing Calvinism
Tagged arminian election and predestination, Arminian free-will defended, Calvinism, Calvinism and evil, Calvinism and sovereignty, Calvinism incoherence, Calvinism Inconsistency, Calvinism ordaining sin, Calvinism refuted, calvinism vs. arminianism, Christianity, Paul and Romans 9, Romans 9
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Romans 9-11 Part 2: The Thriving of Arminianism
Romans 9-11 Part 2: The Thriving of Arminianism and Declining of Calvinism By StriderMTB Introduction: Why is the gospel “first to the Jew” if (according to Calvinism) God hardened Jews so that they would not believe the gospel? At the … Continue reading
Posted in Critiquing Calvinism
Tagged Arminian interpretation Romans 9, Arminian response to Calvinism Romans 9, Arminianism defended Romans 9-11, Arminianism Romans 9, Calvinism, Calvinism and sovereignty, Calvinism ordaining sin, Calvinism refuted, Calvinism Romans 9-11, calvinism vs. arminianism, Rebutting Calvinism, Romans 9
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Romans 9-11 Part 1: Paul’s Battering Ram Against Limiting Salvation
Romans 9 Part 1: Paul’s Battering Ram Against Limiting Salvation By StriderMTB Introduction Lets begin with a multiple choice question. Is Romans 9 a theological explanation about: (A) God’s sovereign choice to limit salvation by unconditionally choosing to love some … Continue reading
An Arminian Analysis of Acts 13:48 as Covenant Transfer
Acts 13:48 is considered by many to be one of the strongest verses in defense of Calvinism’s view of individual election. We read, “And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and … Continue reading
A Theology in Tension 