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Don’t Give Up on Me by Mercy Me (with Lyrics)
06 April on News & Current EventsOne of my favorite songs, by Mercy Me. It’s good to be reminded that God doesn’t give up on us and will always be there for us. (Includes lyrics) Enjoy!...
Atheist History: The Cult of Reason & the Reign of Terror
16 April on Atheism & Agnosticism, History & ArchaeologyMilitant atheists Hebert and Chaumette initiated the dechristianization of France by murdering and deporting tens of thousands. Today atheist want to ban religion so that peace and tranquility reign....
Predestination & Free Will is Debatable – But Election is Clear
16 July on Doctrine of Election, Free Will vs PredestinationThere are many points to make when talking about predestination. When one thinks of predestination, what comes to mind is that God is so sovereign and that He randomly picks...
17 Bible Verses that Support Predestination (& The Doctrine of Election)
10 July on Bible Studies, Doctrine of ElectionBelow are 17+ verses that support the Doctrine of Election (sometimes referred to as predestination, but technically not the same). These are verses that don’t need other verses to support...
10 Reasons You Can Know the Bible is the Truth
21 June on Bible Evidence, The Sword of the SpiritIf you find yourself wondering if its possible to find God through the Bible or if it’s true, check out these 10 reasons why you can know that the Bible...
Live the Word Apparel Encourages its Buyers to ‘Live the Word’
11 June on News & Current EventsBryan Robinson of Live the Word Apparel aims to be more than just another Christian clothing designer. His goal is to equip Christians to live the Word in order to...
What are Your Goals in Studying the Bible? by Paul Mallison
28 May on Bible Studies, Guest PostsThe goal or aim of studying the Bible for me is not just simply to know the Bible better. The religious authorities in Jesus’ day knew their Scripture very well,...
A Memorial Day Tribute – Don’t Forget the Real Purpose for Today
27 May on Marriage & FamilyWhile many are using this day to bar-b-que, drink and celebrate the day off from work, we must not forget the true purpose of Memorial Day. That is to mourn...
Real Marriage by Mark & Grace Driscoll – Week One Notes
26 May on Bible Studies, Marriage & FamilyMy wife and I just started the Real Marriage series by Mark & Grace Driscoll. We’re in our off season for weekly life groups, so we decided to do our...
Isaiah 55:8-9 – My Thoughts are Higher than Your Thoughts
24 May on Logos VOD Commentary, Old Testament, The Almighty GodAny verse with God speaking directly to you is awesome (not to say that all Bible verses aren’t awesome). But when God tells you “my thoughts are not your thoughts”,...
Luke 8:25 – Even the Winds & Water Obey Him
23 May on New TestamentThis has always been one of my favorite verses. Just imaging the disciples with giant eyes and mouths dropped in amazement after seeing Jesus stop a storm is a picture...
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17 Bible Verses that Support Predestination (& The Doctrine of Election)
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Predestination & Free Will is Debatable – But Election is Clear
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Atheist History: The Cult of Reason & the Reign of Terror
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The Heart is Deceitful – Man Up Bible Study Notes
14 May on Existence Church, Prayer & Discernment
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Don’t Give Up on Me by Mercy Me (with Lyrics)
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Atheist History: The Cult of Reason & the Reign of Terror
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Predestination & Free Will is Debatable – But Election is Clear
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17 Bible Verses that Support Predestination (& The Doctrine of Election)
10 July on Bible Studies, Doctrine of Election
- Jeff Hemley: sorry Charity, I just got to your message. Yes I would be glad to help. I will get in touch.
- Charity Haigler: To JD I have been in great confusion and torment like none other after learning TULIP over ten years ago! I am now terrified that I am not elect and no longer have peace about my salvation. PLEASE get in touch with me if you can! I have many questions!! Thank you if you can. 704-294-8365
- Gerhard: Logic, I have watched you debate. It is quite clear you behave in an arrogant way. You don't read responses. You insist on having greater insight whereas the opposite is true. Note to you - grace is only available to the humble. Now please consider how and who is responsible for humbling anyone whatsoever. Blessings.
- Doug Brents: Before I begin, I must make it clear that the Word of God is infallible, does not contradict Itself, and is Its own best commentary. For any question we have about something said in Scripture, we can go elsewhere in Scripture to find the answer. That being said, these passages are wonderful, and show us the mighty, awe-inspiring power of God, but to take them out of context and use them to try to say that God made all the choices of who would go to Heaven and who would go to Hell before He created the world is gross negligence of the Word. Just looking at the concept logically, there would be no reason for God to send messengers, preachers, angels, or any other thing to teach about Him if there was no choice on our part. Those chosen by God would be born knowing Him, and those not chosen by Him would be lost even if they did believe the preacher. Yet God did send messengers and preachers. Just take Jonah for example. Jonah was commanded to go and preach to the city of Nineveh. God had decided to destroy the Ninevites, but He gave them a chance to repent through the preaching of Jonah. They did repent and so God spared their lives. Does this mean that he spared their souls as well? Not necessarily, but the example of a merciful Lord is carried over into the NT by the life of Jesus. Jesus (like Jonah) came to preach to a condemned people, telling them to repent and obey God. Why send the Apostles to preach if nothing the people to whom they preached did would make any difference in their eternal destiny? Further, we are told in many places that anyone who believes will be saved, anyone who repents will have their sins washed away, anyone who confesses the name of Jesus then Jesus will confess them before the Father, etc. What if the person who believes is not one of the "chosen"? What if a person who was chosen doesn't believe? You see, there are many sides to the idea of predestination, and they don't always fit nicely into our human understanding. One of the best passages to help us understand how free-will and predestination fit together is one you mentioned yourself. Romans 8:28-29. Here Paul tells us that, "... whom He foreknew, He also predestined..." I now I am just taking a small part of the passage, but reading it in context you will see that everything in the passage is based on God's "foreknowledge". You see then that because God is outside of "time", he can see all of time. Consider that you had seen a particular movie 10000 times. Would you imagine that you knew everything about that movie? You could tell what was going to happen, you could quote every line, you could describe the scenery perfectly in every shot before the scene changed, etc. That is how well God knows all of "time" from beginning to end, because he is outside of it. The difference between us with the movie and God with Creation is that He has the power to reach into creation and change things at His will (like He did with the Flood or sending Jesus). Now, Scripture is clear that some have been made for the purpose of showing God's power (like Pharaoh (Rom 9:21)). But that is, I believe, the exception not the rule. I think that because God foreknew that they would not love Him, he used them (by hardening their heart) to show His power through their downfall. The full passage above, Rom 9:9-24, does show that God can and does show mercy where He will, but elsewhere in Scripture we are told the conditions upon which He determines where He will show mercy, and where He will not. So the idea of predestination locking us into an end result no matter what we do on Earth is not a Biblical doctrine.
Psalm 150:6 – Let Everything Praise the LORD!
31 May on Logos VOD Commentary, Old Testament, The Almighty GodAll of creation (plants and animals) already praises the LORD (Ps 96:13) and all of mankind should (and eventually will Phil 2:10, Rom 14:11, Isa 45:23, Rev 5:13-14). We know...