Insight #358 – New Birth
November 2, 2024 What is a “born-again Christian”? Is there any other kind? Is there any connection to water baptism? This is not a fringe… Read More »Insight #358 – New Birth
Calvinism
Insight #357 – Which Baptism?
September 23, 2024 From the beginning of the church in the first century until today, virtually all “versions” of Christianity have believed in something called… Read More »Insight #357 – Which Baptism?
Insight #356 – Calvinism Examined #7 – Faith
August 19, 2024. Which comes first? second? third? – repentance, faith, hearing, baptism, new birth, salvation, confession, preaching, receiving Jesus, or what? Well, that depends… Read More »Insight #356 – Calvinism Examined #7 – Faith
Insight #355 – Calvinism Examined #6 – Predestination
July 14, 2024. Does the Bible teach “predestination”? Yes, it does! However, a more meaningful reply to that question requires some investigation. Unconditional Election? The… Read More »Insight #355 – Calvinism Examined #6 – Predestination
Insight #354 – Calvinism Examined #5 – Are We Robots?
June 3, 2024. Remember the old excuse: “The devil made me do it”? How about an even older excuse: “God made me do it”? That’s… Read More »Insight #354 – Calvinism Examined #5 – Are We Robots?
Insight #352 – Calvinism Examined #4 – Did Jesus Die for You?
April 3, 2024. One day Calvina told her neighbor, “I’m so thankful Jesus died for me, but I don’t know if He died for you… Read More »Insight #352 – Calvinism Examined #4 – Did Jesus Die for You?
Insight #351 – Calvinism Examined #3 – God’s Will – Romans 9
March 6, 2024. Does Romans 9 teach unconditional election to salvation? We need to understand the context first. Keep in mind that this letter was… Read More »Insight #351 – Calvinism Examined #3 – God’s Will – Romans 9
Insight #350 – Calvinism Examined #2 – We Were Dead?
February 1, 2024. “You were dead,” Paul told his beloved brothers and sisters in Ephesus (Eph. 2:1). He referred, of course, to their lives before… Read More »Insight #350 – Calvinism Examined #2 – We Were Dead?
Insight #349 – Calvinism Examined #1 – How Does God Draw Us?
January 1, 2024. Jesus once told His followers, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him” (John 6:44). How… Read More »Insight #349 – Calvinism Examined #1 – How Does God Draw Us?
Insight #293 – Pain and Suffering
July 15, 2019. Why is the world so filled with pain and suffering, both physical and emotional? As we struggle to understand this difficult issue,… Read More »Insight #293 – Pain and Suffering