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Some Thoughts on Interpretation

What sort of rules are good for interpretation? It seems the best interpretation is the one that captures the author’s intended meaning. With Scripture, we who believe that it is God’s word, as well as human writing, …

Is Jesus Michael or Jehovah?

Another video responding to the same Jehovah’s Witness on YouTube. This one deals with the argument they make that Jesus is Michael the archangel. I must say, I’d never looked into it and was really surprised …

The New Testament on the Deity of Christ

Just a Video from www.aomin.org that puts some of the best passages in the New Testament to music, showing that Jesus is God.<//www.youtube.com/get_player>

If Jesus is Not God...

Since merely answering questions isn’t enough, I thought I’d pose some of my own, for Jehovah’s Witnesses and anyone else who denies the Deity of Christ. So here they are: If Jesus is not God… Then why does Thomas …

Answers to Some Questions Asked by a Jehovah's Witness

So, it’s been a while since my last post, and I’ve been busy on other areas of life, but I thought this was worth posting. Last week, my wife and I met with a couple of Jehovah’s witnesses, and of …

The Doctrines of Grace Part 4: Particular Redemption

As you may have noticed, the five points of Calvinism, while not in any logical order, are usually expressed in somewhat of a chronological order with respect to the believer. The first point begins at man’s starting …

The Doctrines of Grace Part 3: Unconditional Election

In this article, I’ll be addressing what’s called Unconditional Election. This is the belief that God, from eternity past, has chosen some people for salvation, or that he has chosen to give those people mercy instead of …

The Doctrines of Grace Part 2: Total Depravity (Inability)

In this second article, I will address the first of the five points of Reformed theology. As this is a blog article, and not an exhaustive multi-volume work, I’ll have to keep it a bit brief, of course. And so, briefly, …

The Doctrines of Grace Part 1: An Introduction

Today, I’m starting a series on the Doctrines of Grace, also known as Reformed Soteriology/Theology or Calvinism. It’s probably silly to think that I could add to the truly enormous volume of, well, volumes written on …