2023-04-173Comments

How Can God Use Sin Yet Not Be Guilty of Sin Himself?

Why does God use sin to bring about his will? 1 Kings 22:20 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and...

by C Michael Patton

Calvinism

Soteriology

2019-03-133Comments

12 Reasons Romans 9 is About Individual Election

Much theological debate centers around the doctrine of election. No one debates whether election is biblical, but they do debate the meaning of election. I believe in what is...

2018-08-23123Comments

Do People Who Commit Suicide Go to Hell?

Here is an email question that I received with the response to follow: Good Afternoon: I am writing to you under emotional pangs, as I wrestle with the Scriptures, and what I...

2014-03-0324Comments

The Resistibleness of Irresistible Grace

As a Calvinist, I don’t think grace is irresistible. Don’t get me wrong . . . I believe in all the “doctrines of Grace” that make one a certified...

by C Michael Patton

Soteriology

2013-08-26154Comments

This Calvinist’s Problem with “Once Saved, Always Saved”

I have often said that it is easier to tell when someone is a true Christian than to tell when they are not. In other words, some people wear their convictions on their...

by C Michael Patton

Calvinism

Soteriology

2013-05-09867Comments

Doubting Calvinists

No, I did not say “Doubting Calvinism.” Although I am a master of typos, this blog is about something different. First, every reader needs to know that I am a...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Soteriology

2012-04-0827Comments

Sinners in the Hands of a Wishy-Washy God?

Two days before Good Friday, Al Hsu posted a provocative piece in the online version of Christianity Today entitled, “He’s Calling For Elijah! Why We Still Mishear Jesus”. ...

2012-04-04224Comments

Does the Roman Catholic Gospel Save? or “Getting the Gospel ‘Righter'”

It seems that just about every week a new book comes out on the subject of how we are getting the Gospel wrong. I am getting tired of it. Once I read a book and adjust my...

by C Michael Patton

Lisa Robinson

Soteriology

2012-03-3121Comments

Determining If One is Christian Might Depend on the Color

(Lisa Robinson) No, I am not talking about color as in race, although that may play a factor in some cases. I am talking about the colors red and green. Let me explain. ...

by C Michael Patton

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