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Patristic References to 1 Timothy 4:10
So far, these are the patristic references to 1 Timothy 4:10 that I have been able to find: And, indeed, the old Hebrew wanderers in the desert received typically the end of the threatening; for they are said not to have entered into the rest, because of unbelief, till, having followed the successor of Moses,…
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A thought on Acts 4
Acts 4:23-20 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the…
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Hebraism in Ephesians 1:11?
Earlier today, I was considering Ephesians 1:11 and my friend, Dan, pointed out that the word for “obtained an inheritance” is derived from a word that means to select by lot. This came up because we had been discussing Ezekiel 24 and the non-choice there: Ezekiel 24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to…
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It's all about the Exegesis – Matthew 24:36 (Mark 13:32)
Too much digital ink has been spilled over the recent call by my friend, James White, to people to learn and apply the skills of exegesis to the text of Scripture, instead of rushing to glib answers without carefully studying the text. James is right – adherence to Scripture is of the first importance. Our…
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Jude 7, Sodom, and Eternal Fire
Some annihilationists see Jude 7’s comment about Sodom and eternal fire as lending support to their view that the fire of the final judgment may be eternal, without the punishment lasting forever. Jude 5-7 (KJV/NA28) (5) I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the…
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Jeremiah 18 and the Potter/Clay
Instead of appealing to the obvious biblical antecedent of the potter analogy in Romans 9 (namely Isaiah 29:16 and 45:9) or the most logical intertestamental literature (namely Wisdom 15:7), many non-Calvinists will turn to Jeremiah 18. Jeremiah 18:1-10 (1) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, (2) Arise, and go down to…
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Response to Kappes "Part 2"
Dr. Christiaan Kappes has graciously provided a multi-part response to my previous post (here). His first post, which dealt with mostly irrelevant matters, has been addressed in a video (here). “Part 2” was supposed to get to the substance of the matter. I’ve done my best to separate the wheat from the chaff. CK: “Provided…
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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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The Too Long; Didn't Read Version of Wishful Exegesis, Jephthah's daughter edition
In case you don’t have time or interest in reading the more complete response (here), here’s a nearly twitter length response to the false claim that Luke quoted verbatim from Judges 11. 1. Luke was Quoting Mary Luke 1:39 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?…
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Wishful Exegesis – Jephthah's Daughter and Mary Example
There was a rather glaring error repeated over and over again in the recent debate on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. I don’t think it was a lie: I think the debaters believed their own book, which makes the same mistake over and over. The error arises from the hermeneutical principle of wishful exegesis. Many…