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Category Archives: calvinism
Denominations: Congregational Church/United Church of Christ
At the beginning of the 21st century, there were about 2.4 million Congregationalists worldwide (congregationalism, britannica.com). There are about 802 thousand members of the United Church of Christ in the U.S.A. (2020 Statistical Report, ucc.org). The top states for UCC … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, calvinism, Church Organization, denominations, Doctrine, History, Stats
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The Potter and The Clay
“The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying: ‘Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.’ Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, God's Sovereignty, Man, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged adam clarke, adelaide pollard, can one change, character, choice, clay, david lipscomb, destruction of Israel, foy wallace jr., free will, God's Sovereignty, jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, Jeremiah 19, moses, pharaoh, pliable, potter, potter and clay, potter wheel, potters house, responsible, robert taylor jr., Romans 9, song: have thine own way, vessel for destruction, vessel for honor, vessel of glory, vessel of wrath, wayne jackson
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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 2)
Many teach that man is born in sin. Consider: (1) Catechism of the Catholic Church Second Edition – “(Adam) has transmitted to us a sin with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the ‘death of the … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Catholic, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15, adam, born in sin, catechism, Catholics, death spread to all men, GA Quarterly, garden of eden, Grace, Guy N. Woods, in adam all died, in Christ all shall be made alive, inherited sin, Jesus v. Adam, john newton, law, natural body, pareiselthen, physical death or spiritual death, robert taylor jr., Romans 5, roy deaver, sin, song amazing grace, spiritual body, studies in romans, tree of life, universal salvation, westminster confession of faith
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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 1)
Calvinism is a doctrine which has influenced many denominations. It is summed up in five points, known as the TULIP. T = Total Hereditary Depravity. U = Unconditional Election. L = Limited Atonement. I = Irresistible Grace. P = Perseverance of … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin, Textual study
Tagged born in sin, calvinsim, David, Deuteronomy 24:16, Exodus 20, Ezekiel 18, guilt v. consequences, gus nichols, infant, inherited consequences, inherited guilt, inherited sin, jealous God, Job 31, john haley, n.b. hardeman, niv, Psalm 51, Psalm 58, roy deaver, tom wacaster, TULIP, visiting the iniquites of fathers on children, wayne jackson
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 5)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). “Now” means since the redemptive work of Christ (Romans 3:20-21; 7:6; 8:1; … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Textual study
Tagged bruce curd, cannot be subject, carnally-minded, Death, enmity, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, in Christ, in the flesh, in the spirit, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, life and peace, no condemnation for those in Christ, resurrection, robert taylor jr., Romans 8:1, Romans 8:5-11, roy deaver, spirit of Christ, spiritually minded, subject to God, textual varient, the spirit of God, walk according to the flesh, walk according to the spirit, which resurrection is in view?
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Holy Spirit: Bears Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). These Romans, to whom Paul wrote, were children of God. Such had nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or nationality (cf. Romans 1:16; Galatians … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, calvinism, Evidence, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Abba Father, Acts 5:32, bill lockwood, children of God, conscience, double testimony of sonship, ethnicity, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, Galatians 4:6, gentiles, hammer and tongs, Hebrews 2:3, heirs of abraham, Holy Spirit, holy spirit bear witness, human spirit, marion fox, miracles, miraculous in historical record, nationality, paul's defense of his apostleship to the galatians, proof of sonship, Race, revelation and confirmation, robert taylor jr., Romans 15:18, Romans 8:16, roy deaver, Spirit bears witness with our spirit, spirit of sonship, two witnesses, witness
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Holy Spirit: Anointed
The realtor says, “location, location, location!” The Bible student should say, “context, context, context!” Many give too little consideration to the miraculous setting, of the first century, when studying passages about the Holy Spirit. This certainly is the case in … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:20 and 2:27, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21, Acts 10:38, anoint, anoint Spirit, apostles anointed, bill lockwood, corinth, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, guy woods, hammer and tongs, having a gift v. using a gift, Hebrews 2:3, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 61, Jesus anointed with Spirit, Jesus prophet and priest and king, Luke 4:18-19, miracles, power, the Holy Spirit in 1 John, us v. you
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