A Theological Review of the White vs. Mahler Debate Resolution: āGod can sanctify blacks just as much as He does whites.ā 1. Framing the Resolution Though provocatively phrased, the debate centers on a precise theological question: Does God providentially sanctify … Continue reading āFrom One Manā: Acts 17, Image Theology, and the Collapse of Mahlerās Sanctification Hierarchy
š Series: Responding to Ferris (How to Be Christian) š„ Part 1 ā The Bread of Life & John 6 š Part 2 ā Romans and the Doctrine of Justification Recently, I was prompted by Ferris from “How to be … Continue reading Unraveling Ferris: The Structure of John 6 in the Greater Narrative of the Gospel of John
š Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 Analysis of Ferrisās Eucharistic Interpretation: Challenges and InconsistenciesA final critique addressing logical, doctrinal, and scriptural inconsistencies in Ferrisās view. Metaphorical Musings: Analyzing Ferrisā Approach to John 6 in āHow to Be ChristianāAn … Continue reading Misreading the Bread of Life: Ferris and the Flesh-Spirit Divide in John 6
š Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 Analysis of Ferrisās Eucharistic Interpretation: Challenges and InconsistenciesA final critique addressing logical, doctrinal, and scriptural inconsistencies in Ferrisās view. Metaphorical Musings: Analyzing Ferrisā Approach to John 6 in āHow to Be ChristianāAn … Continue reading Why āEating Jesusā Means Believing: A Biblical Answer to Ferris
š Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 š Part 2 ā Romans and the Doctrine of Justification 5.2 The Connection to the Last Supper Another common objection is that the language in John 6 anticipates the institution of the … Continue reading The Logic of Life: Faith, Not Flesh, in John 6
Introduction: The Exegetical Battlefield Few verses in Scripture have been as contested in theological discourse as 1 John 2:2: “He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” … Continue reading He Is the Propitiation: Why Assurance Flows from a Finished Atonement
Leighton Flowers, through his platform Soteriology 101, presents a synergistic perspective on salvation, emphasizing human libertarian free will and interpreting the Father’s “drawing” in John 6:44ā45 as an enabling act through teaching rather than an irresistible force. 1. Drawing as … Continue reading Why the Father Never Fails: A Rebuttal to Leighton Flowers on John 6
Many philosophical theists and soft deists claim that logic leads us to God. They affirm that logic is real, that it reflects something objective, and that this objectivity must ultimately be divine. They reason, “Logic must be grounded in God, … Continue reading The Silence of the Sky: When Reason Replaces Revelation
by Jimmy Stephens Introduction In this article, internet apologist Jonathyn criticizes the doctrine of simplicity. Specifically, he is out to refute a Thomist version of the doctrine, what he calls āAbsolute Divine Simplicity.ā By using the term absolute, I take … Continue reading Absolute Divine Simplicity
1. Introduction Paulās heart aches for his kinsmen. At the start of Romans 9, he pours out sorrow that so many in IsraelāGodās own covenant peopleāhave rejected their Messiah (Rom. 9:1ā3). How could it be that those who were given unparalleled privileges … Continue reading Not All from Israel: Paulās Purposeful Silence on Proselytes in Romans 9
The Council 
You must be logged in to post a comment.