I did not find myself in any faith communities that exposed me to the “word of faith” teachers such as Joseph Prince (author of Destined to Reign), as I spent the last 30 years in the Reformed (predestination) tradition of faith. They were usually portrayed as shallow thinkers with a simplistic and even dangerous message. But […]
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A dear friend of mine, weary of the intellectual exercises that he had undertaken for many years to create and sustain his faith as a Christian in a certain denomination, confided that he did not have the strength nor the drive to study and explore yet another doctrinal difference – that of ultimate reconciliation or […]
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Few books have been fraught with as much controversy and yet sold as many copies as The Shack. With the release of the movie has come a fresh wave of conversation around its themes as well as rekindled its debate. The reviews have been extreme from testifying to a “life-changing encounter with God” to dire […]
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The following review is by Alex Smith of ReformingHell.com: Four Views on Hell: Second Edition This is the latest book in Zondervan’s(1) Counterpoints―a series that allows 3-5 prominent scholars to each present their view on an important biblical and theological issue, and then respond to each of the others. Thus, in one book, a reader can […]
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The following post was put forth by a Calvinist who was pondering the free-will position/claim. I think he has some valid points! His name is Mark of Here I Blog: http://hereiblog.com/god-is-merely-trying-to-save-everyone/ I was thinking about how some people view God as trying to save people rather than actually saving them. This thought process lead me to […]
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“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent […]
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Do you believe God loves your children more than you do? Do you think our earthly family is an appropriate analogy for understanding eternal Kingdom realities? Can we deduce what God as Father is like by comparing Him with what we know an ideal earthly father should be? Listen in on a “Recent Conversation Between […]
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