Pyatcast

From Sojourner. Summary: You’re going to die. Live each day to the glory of God. Scorn death, but be cognizant of it. To God be the Glory!

The present author recently had the pleasure of reading Alister McGrath’s “In the Beginning,” subtitled, “The Story of the KING JAMES BIBLE and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture.” (capitalization as on dust jacket) The subtitle conveys the gist of the book well. The book presents many interesting nuggets of historical…

The present author recently had the pleasure of reading Alister McGrath’s “In the Beginning,” subtitled, “The Story of the KING JAMES BIBLE and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture.” (capitalization as on dust jacket) The subtitle conveys the gist of the book well. The book presents many interesting nuggets of historical…

TJP wrote: If Christ did not die for all men, then… (1) there never was a possibility that all could be saved and hope was limited only to some; (2) obviously some cannot avoid damnation; (3) we must feel the insincerity of inviting all to be saved; (4) unbelief is no longer a sin, especially…

TJP wrote: If Christ did not die for all men, then… (1) there never was a possibility that all could be saved and hope was limited only to some; (2) obviously some cannot avoid damnation; (3) we must feel the insincerity of inviting all to be saved; (4) unbelief is no longer a sin, especially…

Limited Atonement I. Definition The doctrine of limited atonement states that Christ died for the elect in contrast to the reprobate. Sometimes this doctrine is also called particular redemption. II. Point of Controversy Aside from Muslims and Jews, no one has much of a problem with the first half of the equation, it’s the second…

Dear Micah, It seems we may be talking past each other. Let’s see if we can agree (or not) on a few basic things. 1. It seems you try to distinguish between the Old and New Covenants on the basis that everyone in the New Covenant is saved. Is that a fair statement or not?…

I had the pleasure of listening to most of Yesterday’s Baptism between Dr. White and Mr. Strawbridge. Some thoughts: 1) I don’t think that Dr. White was consistent in his exegetical method. Dr. White (it seemed to me) insisted that we have to read the New Testament first, and then go back and read the…