Category: Grammar

  • >John 6:44-45 – A Grammatical Note

    >One of the key texts on which Arminians and Calvinists disagree is John 6:44-45. That passage states: John 6:44-45 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all…

  • Dan on Pluperfects Again

    I had previously pointed out how Dan was misunderstanding the pluperfect tense as applied to Acts 13:48 (link). Unfortunately, Dan does not listen to me and has chosen instead to prove by his actions how a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing (link). Dan thinks I’m mistaken and provides the following evidence:…

  • Grammar Lesson for ChristianTruthHammer

    This is a response to ChristianTruthHammer and his “simple grammar lesson for James White and his followers.” In this response I respectfully suggest four grammatical-exegetical points that our critic should have thought of before he posted his video. 1) “Active” is a voice, not a tense; 2) The verb to know is not a “being”…