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1 John 2:2 (LSB): and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. An Arminian brother and friend made the statement on X back before […]
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A friend on X asked me to help explain the Greek of John 1:1. The Greek for John 1:1 is “Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.” I […]
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Anti-Calvinists typically argue that “in him” in Ephesians 1:4 means that election is conditionally based on foreseen faith in Christ. This is what the poster in the image below was asserting. However, this is not the Calvinism killer […]
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There are roughly 3,036 textual differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in the Gospels:Matthew: 656Mark: 597Luke: 791John: 1022 70-80% of these differences are due to the presence or absence of the movable nu. The movable nu is a grammatical […]
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In this fourth part of my “What is Calvinism” series, I want to address the doctrine of Limited Atonement or Particular Redemption. Some of you have asked why I didn’t begin with Total Depravity and then work my […]
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A KJVO pastor emailed me and asked me the following: Is Matthew 5:18 in the ESV true? ‘…not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law…’ – I ask this because it’s my understanding that punctuation […]
Penal Substitutionary Atonement Defended As a Key to Understanding Calvinism and Limited Atonement – What is Calvinism Series In this third video in my series on Calvinism, I will discuss and defend the death of Christ as a […]
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I had the opportunity to teach debate to an ethics class made up of seniors at a local Christian school today. As part of the class, Nathan Burris and I had a condensed (50-minutes) moderated debate on “The […]
Today I want to cover the importance of understanding different atonement theories and especially Penal Substitutionary Atonement as a prerequisite for comprehending the Calvinist’s understanding of Limited Atonement. In the last video in my Calvinism series, I said […]
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What is the את Cepher Translation and Why You Should Avoid It