Graham, Since there currently appears to be room for a few posts on the board, I hope you don't mind if I continue this thread. ... without ... we ... or ... ...
Hi Jamin, I'm going away in the morning, possibly until around the 12th. If you can wait till then, I'll be happy to respond to ur post. Otherwise, if you want...
Jamin, ... Again, good post. I was thinking of something else yesterday. It was argued before that since there are philosophies (Zen, for example) that reject...
Did Jews believe in the afterlife? Did they have a concept of heaven? I'm trying to figure out why it says in 2 Timothy 1:10 that Christ brought to light life...
Brian, I don't know about 2 Tim. 1:10 but I know that Scripture tells us the Saducees did not believe in the resurrection. Other sects, I'm not sure. Rosa...
[Jamin said] My corollary would be that most apparent contradictions are really a failure to recognize the "same time" or the "same respect" aspects of the...
I am preparing to preach expositionally through I John and am currently gathering sources. Any good recommendations? It would be immensely helpful if you could...
I don't have time to dive deep. But let me say I have preached thru I John twice. I have found it difficult to outline the book. Now, I am not the greatest...
Just recently one of my professors (Dr. Steven Ortiz, archaeology) brought this up in class and talked about the graves that are along the entrance to the...
Brian, The best commentary on 1 John that I have found is John Stott's in the Tyndale NT commentaries series. D.A. Carson's book -- A Commentary Survery of...
Brian, For what it's worth, here is a short list from my own library; however, I have not as yet preached through the book, only having touched the odd subject...
Thank you that does help, I had learned wrong information somewhere. Thank you for taking the time to help me out. Brian ... __________________________________...
Brian, You may want to add four other commentaries to the lists others have already suggested. Thee of the four are critical expositions of the text. Colin G....
Ardel, Of the four you listed, which do you think grasps the structure and flow of the book best? I have Kruse and have started on the introductory material - ...
I recently finished preaching through 1 John. The resources I found helpful were: The five volume set my D. Martyn Lloyd Jones. It is his actual sermons ...
Brian, For preaching purposes, I think Burdick's commentary lays out the structure quite well. He makes the case that there is a cyclical or spiral nature to 1...
Hello all, I experienced a wonderful illustration of the grace of God over the past few days, and wanted to share it with you. Although I am still wrestling ...
please don't send any more church stuff.that you Rosa Edwards <rosa@...> wrote:Hello all, I experienced a wonderful illustration of the grace of God...
... I am still wrestling through this issue of election G'day Rosa I have just finished re-reading Packer's Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Have you...
please don't send any more church stuff thank you Rosa Edwards <rosa@...> wrote:Hello all, I experienced a wonderful illustration of the grace of God...
From Don Whitney's site: http://www.spiritualdisciplines.org/mindset.html I was thoroughly discouraged after reading this article. While much of its content...
I would value the imput of this list. I have been struggling with the doctrines of grace. It seems everything I get a grip on it. I am confronted with...
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Jeff, Of course the human will is active. We're not robots. We're creatures made in God's likeness. When we act, God is not passive. When God acts, we are not...
Pardon the broken record, but I think Packer's Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God is very helpful, too, Jeff. He points out that all Christians believe in...
I am very interested. I was raised in home that lean toward Arminian home. At times it is every difficult to leave that doctrine, behind and move on to the...
Jeff Thomas
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Jeff, David is right. Packer's "Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God" is an easy and short read that is absolutely great. The only thing you will want to do...
Tang, The passage in Romans 8 refers to having one's mind "set on what the Spirit desires". I would suggest you use the excellent word study tools available ...
Hi Tang, I skimmed the article you mentioned, and was very disturbed that somebody would make such oversimplifications and misuse the biblical text. I would...
Eric, In your post you infered that baptism brings salvation. Did I understnd you correctly? Or Did I misunderstand you? If you baptism brings salvation...