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Two Theological Views Collide: Part 3 :: By Gene Lawley

Two Theological Views Collide: Part 3 :: By Gene Lawley

The doctrine of Limited Atonement in the framework of Reformed/Calvinist thinking seems to spark some very troubling takeoffs from Biblical truth. R. C. Sproul speaks of it as being limited to those who believe, which is correct Bible truth. Springing out of that position, however, is the concept that Jesus did not die for the […]

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Two Theological Views Collide: Part 1 :: By Gene Lawley

Two Theological Views Collide: Part 1 :: By Gene Lawley

In recent decades, the 1960s and 1970s, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) struggled with a faction that wanted to deny the inerrancy of Scripture. Fortunately, those leaders who held to that position of the Scriptures overcame that attack. High-level academia seems to lean toward a rejection of the absolute truth of God’s sovereignty. Proverbs 3:5 […]

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Two Theological Views Collide: Part 2 :: By Gene Lawley

Two Theological Views Collide: Part 2 :: By Gene Lawley

When proponents of Calvinism express their thoughts on Calvin’s five points of theology (TULIP), they seem to struggle with how man is able to get right with God since he is totally depraved. It seems to be a mystery how that gap is overcome. Let’s look into the beliefs of Reformers/Calvinists, as their major icon, […]

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Duane Litfin: The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims

Duane Litfin: The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims

Duane Litfin, “The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims: It’s not about a different God, but a different Jesus” Christianity Today (August 9, 2016). To begin, and in the interest of full disclosure, I have previously written on the question of the identification and relation of the Triune God and Allah being considered by […]

Transgressing Theological Shibboleths

Transgressing Theological Shibboleths

PNEUMA 36 (2014) 432–446 Transgressing Theological Shibboleths Culture as Locus of Divine (Pneumatological) Activity Néstor Medina Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia nmedina@regent.edu Abstract Building…