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The Forgotten Attribute of Wrath

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A. W. Pink once wrote: It Is Sad To Find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology; or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on the divine character, yet they are far from regarding it with delight. They like not to think about it, and they rarely hear it mentioned without a secret resentment rising up in their hearts against it. Even with those who … Continue reading The Forgotten Attribute of Wrath

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The Light by Andrew Spry (Rated : PG 13)

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The Light Little light filtered into the alley from the neon signs on the street. Trash cans and stacked boxes, moldering into the cracked pavement littered the sides. A small streak of sickly pink light splashed against the back wall as a man in a dark shirt, the collar turned up, and a hat with the bill pulled down, leaned against it. A scraping sound made him lift his eyes slightly, as the man he came to meet shuffled toward him. He pushed off, the bottom of his left sneaker scuffing down the wall as he put his foot back … Continue reading The Light by Andrew Spry (Rated : PG 13)

Atonement, Calvinism, Calvinist Klein, Church History, justification, Roman CatholicismLeave a comment

Empty Rhetoric and Inconsistency for the Sake of Tradition

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I recently had a discussion with a Roman Catholic in the comment section of a video by Dr. Leighton Flowers. It appeared that he was attempting to convert Dr. Flowers to Roman Catholicism. I would like to briefly note that this seems to be the trend among synergists: those who subscribe to a false gospel (Rome, the Orthodox Church, etc.) will make contact with synergists within the body of Christ (arminians, traditionalist southern baptists, etc.) in an attempt to either join with them or convert them. I have spoken before on the common betrayals of reformed brethren by the synergists … Continue reading Empty Rhetoric and Inconsistency for the Sake of Tradition

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Is Southern Baptist Traditionalist Soteriology Synergistic?

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What is synergism? [Synergism] is the teaching that we cooperate with God in our efforts of salvation. This is opposed to monergism which is the teaching that God is the sole agent involved in salvation. Cults are synergistic in that they teach that God’s grace combined with our efforts are what makes forgiveness of sins possible. (Synergism Carm.org) In other words, God is the only efficient cause in the bringing about of regeneration. Dr. Leighton Flowers and I had a discussion on one of his Facebook Live videos called, “Q&A on G3 and Synergism,” on his Soteriology 101 facebook page. At … Continue reading Is Southern Baptist Traditionalist Soteriology Synergistic?

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The Realization of Reformed Theology

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When a person realizes that Scripture reveals the level of sovereignty that God has over His creation (especially in the area of salvation), I believe that there are two reactions to this realization. These two reactions could also be brought out by asking the question, “if I could demonstrate to you that reformed soteriology and anthropology are both biblical, would you still trust Jesus, honor, serve and love God?” The two reactions are the following: Accept what Scripture teaches This is the difficult path (I know from experience). This response is likely indicative of a regenerate heart.      2. … Continue reading The Realization of Reformed Theology