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Is God a Deceiver? Response to Tim Stratton’s Argument

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Tim Stratton has repeatedly argued that Calvinism—if consistent—renders God a “deity of deception.” The idea is simple but alarming: if God determines all beliefs, and some of those beliefs are false (including beliefs about God Himself), then God must be directly causing theological falsehood—and thus functions as a deceiver:

“If exhaustive divine determinism is true, then God causally determines all false theological beliefs—even those about Himself. That would make Him the ultimate source of deception.”

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Unraveling Ferris: The Structure of John 6 in the Greater Narrative of the Gospel of John

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📖 Series: Responding to Ferris (How to Be Christian) 🥖 Part 1 – The Bread of Life & John 6 Metaphorical Musings: Analyzing Ferris’ Approach to John 6 in “How to Be Christian”An introduction to Ferris’s Eucharistic claims and flawed … Continue reading Unraveling Ferris: The Structure of John 6 in the Greater Narrative of the Gospel of John

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Misreading the Bread of Life: Ferris and the Flesh-Spirit Divide in John 6

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📖 Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 Analysis of Ferris’s Eucharistic Interpretation: Challenges and InconsistenciesA final critique addressing logical, doctrinal, and scriptural inconsistencies in Ferris’s view. Metaphorical Musings: Analyzing Ferris’ Approach to John 6 in “How to Be Christian”An … Continue reading Misreading the Bread of Life: Ferris and the Flesh-Spirit Divide in John 6

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The Role of the Law in Relation to the Promise: A Pauline Perspective

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I was in a conversation regarding whether my interpretation of Gal. 3:19-25 is a good interpretation or not. Here are the contents of that conversation: http://spirited-tech.com/Council/index.php/2020/12/10/why-then-the-law/ 19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to … Continue reading The Role of the Law in Relation to the Promise: A Pauline Perspective