2019-03-132Comments

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...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Soteriology

Suicide

2018-08-23122Comments

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

2013-08-26153Comments

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

2013-08-0848Comments

Twelve Myths About Arminianism

1. Arminians don’t believe in the sovereignty of God. Arminians believe very much in the sovereignty of God. To say that God gives people freedom does not necessarily...

by C Michael Patton

Calvinism

Soteriology

2013-05-09865Comments

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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