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Dr. James White, Jason Engwer, John Bugay, justification, Steve Hays, theologyLeave a comment

Sola Fide

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This will be a collection of resources on the topic of Justification by faith alone. This is the witness of the New Testament that men are justified by faith alone and saved by grace alone. This is the position of the Christian faith: Clement (80-140 A.D.): So all of them received honor and greatness, not through themselves or their own deeds or the right things they did, but through his will. And we, therefore, who by his will have been called in Jesus Christ, are not justified of ourselves or by our wisdom or insight of religious devotion or the … Continue reading Sola Fide

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Death

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Today, my dog that I have had almost my entire life passed away. This year a theologian that I used to help understand Sola Fide passed away(R.C. Sproul). Death is indiscriminate. It doesn’t choose things on the basis of ethnicity, class, or abilities. It shows us our mortality and shows the curse that is upon this world(Rom. 5:12-19, 8:20-22). I am getting to the age of where those things that played a key role are starting to pass and return to the dust. That doesn’t make them all equivalent, but they have played a role in my life and as … Continue reading Death

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Can we know we are saved?

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An anti-Calvinist friend of mine presented the following argument: Calvinist can’t know they are saved because they don’t know if they were elect or not. Assurance is only obtainable if universal atonement is true. The Bible doesn’t say that you are elect. I think that this argument doesn’t work: i) That’s not a strong argument. The objection cuts both ways. How do you know you have saving faith? The Bible doesn’t say that anyone in the 20th and 21st centuries had or have faith. This system ends up with the same problems Clarkians have. ii) The other factor is that Romans 8:16 answers this. … Continue reading Can we know we are saved?

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Biblical Debates: Lying?

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This will be another group of articles on the topic in the title. That is whether lying is always sinful or not. I’ll try to provide resources both pros and cons. Dr. Vern Poythress: Why Lying Is Always Wrong: The Uniqueness of Verbal Deceit Dr. Wayne Grudem: Why It Is Never Right To Lie: An Example of John Frame’s Influence on My Approach to Ethics Dr. John Frame: Must We Always Tell the Truth? Steve Hays: Too hot to handle-1 Tactful lies Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes? Lying and dying Liars and deceivers Lies … Continue reading Biblical Debates: Lying?