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Ordo Absurdum: The Golden Chain of Redemption (Romans 8:28-30)

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Following on the heels of the argumentation provided for regeneration preceding faith in 1 John 5:1 (which can be viewed here), I would like to provide a defense of the reformed doctrine of God’s unconditional election and predestination in Romans 8:28-30. In order to do this, I have provided another abridged version (the full thread can be read here) of a conversation that I had in the comment section (the same thread as the previous article linked above) of a YouTube video by Dr. Leighton Flowers (which I participated in). This conversation is breathtaking in regards to the level of inconsistency and … Continue reading Ordo Absurdum: The Golden Chain of Redemption (Romans 8:28-30)

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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

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Oneness Pentecostalism: The Real Issue

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I recently ran into a Oneness Pentecostal acquaintance of mine. We talked for nearly 2 hours. We caught each other up on new developments in our lives and we also discussed our differences concerning the nature of God. I am supposed to meet with him as well as a mutual acquaintance (who preaches at the University of Maryland for a particular oneness parachurch group known as “Impact UMD”) in the near future. If you are unfamiliar with Oneness Theology, click here to read more. In light of these recent events, I wanted to post a summary statement of the real … Continue reading Oneness Pentecostalism: The Real Issue

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Ordo Absurdum: 1 John 5:1

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  I would like to begin by stating that the Holy Scriptures teach that regeneration precedes (and necessarily results in) saving faith. (Note: By this, we do not mean that regeneration occurs at a different point in time — temporal sequence — than the initial exercise of saving faith, but that the two occur in a logical sequence; regeneration and faith are contemporaneous.) Many are aware that, when reformed theology seeks to establish this from Scripture, 1 John 5:1 often comes up. As a matter of fact, there has been much confusion concerning why the reformed community points to this … Continue reading Ordo Absurdum: 1 John 5:1