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1 Clement and Election
The author of 1 Clement would agree that it is Scripture that is to be our rule of faith. He wrote: 1 Clement 53:1 For ye know, and know well, the sacred scriptures, dearly beloved, and ye have searched into the oracles of God. We write these things therefore to put you in remembrance. That…
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Effectual Calling in Romans
The “call” of God is one of those doctrines that many non-Calvinists seem to underestimate. Paul is especially fond of this term in Romans, and it comes up multiple times in Romans 9, often viewed as one of the most Calvinist passages of the New Testament. What sparked this post was hearing a non-Calvinist who,…
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Exegetical Thoughts on Romans 9:6-13
Romans 9:6-13 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are…