If election were solely based on what God wanted and not anything in us that might differentiate the chosen from the un-chosen and thus account for why this one and not...

by Sam Storms

Apologetics

Questions I hope no one asks

Soteriology

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Questions I Hope No One Asks: Why Doesn’t God Save Everyone?

The first in my new “Questions I Hope No One Asks” Series As an evangelical Christian, I seek to share Christ with others. Often, in doing so, people have a lot of...

by C Michael Patton

Anthropology

Current Issues in Theology

Soteriology

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Is the New Birth in the Old Testament? or Why Was Christ So Hard On Nicodemus in John 3:10?

John 3:1-10 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a...

by C Michael Patton

Soteriology

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Does One Have to Forsake all Known Sins Before they Are Saved?

I was watching a Gospel presentation on the web the other day. You know, one of those dynamic slide presentations that have a nice piano playing in the background, warm...

Was I Really a Christian?

I think one of the toughest questions to address in Christianity is the actual determination of one’s genuine faith. Typically we draw conclusions based on external...

Why I Reject the Arminian Doctrine of Prevenient Grace

It is no secret to most that I hold strongly to the Reformed doctrines of grace. But it is equally no secret that I have deep respect for the godly character and scholarship...

An Eastern Orthodox View of Predestination

The Synod of Jerusalem (different than the biblical “Council of Jerusalem”) was an Eastern Orthodox council which was convened in 1672 to deal with the influences...

by C Michael Patton

Calvinism

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Soteriology

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Corporate Election (Dan Wallace)

A good friend who is also a pastor wrote to me recently about the nature of election. He wondered if it were possible for Christians to be chosen in Christ—that is, for...

Baptist Seminary Professor Roger Olson Headed Toward Rome

Roger Olson is my favorite Evangelical Arminians. He has a unique ability to be an anchor of doctrinal stability and a provocative juggernaut of theological inquiry that...

The Gospel is Not Just for Beginners

The conversation in Michael’s recent post on Life Church highlighted one crucial element of the church – the preaching of the gospel. The gospel is the backbone...

by C Michael Patton

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