A Theological Review of the White vs. Mahler Debate Resolution: “God can sanctify blacks just as much as He does whites.” 1. Framing the Resolution Though provocatively phrased, the debate centers on a precise theological question: Does God providentially sanctify … Continue reading “From One Man”: Acts 17, Image Theology, and the Collapse of Mahler’s Sanctification Hierarchy
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris (How to Be Christian) 🥖 Part 1 – The Bread of Life & John 6 📜 Part 2 – Romans and the Doctrine of Justification Ferris responded to Todd Shannon by suggesting that some elements … Continue reading Analysis of Ferris’s Eucharistic Interpretation: Challenges and Inconsistencies
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris (How to Be Christian) 🥖 Part 1 – The Bread of Life & John 6 📜 Part 2 – Romans and the Doctrine of Justification 1. Understanding Typology in Scripture Typology is a significant method … Continue reading Spirit Gives Life, Flesh Counts for Nothing: Ferris Misreads John 6
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris (How to Be Christian) 🥖 Part 1 – The Bread of Life & John 6 📜 Part 2 – 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
📖 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
📖 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 Why ‘Eating Jesus’ Means Believing: A Biblical Answer to Ferris
📖 Series: Responding to Ferris on John 6 📜 Part 2 – 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 6:44–45 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
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 “Absolute Divine Simplicity.” By using the term absolute, I take … Continue reading Absolute Divine Simplicity
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