As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Yes, Scripture speaks of death, destruction, and perishing in relation to judgment. But in no way does the external philosophy of conditional immortality and annihilationism follow from that.” - Christ Over All
“Though Sprinkle doesn’t provide new arguments for egalitarianism, his book will probably be referred to often because he changed his mind on the issue and states his views clearly. Nevertheless, I’m not persuaded by his argument.” - TGC
“If next week Trump were to give a speech presenting compelling evidence of extraterrestrial life… some people would be terrified….But what about your church? What would happen the Sunday morning after this kind of news?” - CToday
“Saucy is in a difficult position. He has two audiences—he wants to address critique from non-dispensationalists and fly the (modified) dispensationalist flag at the same time…. he pleases nobody and frustrates everybody.” - London Lyceum
“Over a century ago… young Francis Griffiths and her cousin took pictures of fairies dancing in the forest. What began as the imagination of little girls turned into an international sensation known as the Cottingley Fairies incident of 1920.” - Breakpoint
“Entertainment disguised as worship isn’t worship. It’s idolatry. Ignorant worship is not worship at all. The ultimate authority on worship is Jesus, and He explained Himself very clearly in John 4.” - P&D
By William W. Combs1 Reproduced with permission from DBSJ 11 (2006).
Romans 12:1–2 is one of the most well-known texts of Scripture. Its familiarity stems, I believe, from its perceived theological importance. This text is commonly viewed as having great import for the Christian’s spiritual life, and thus it is one of the passages most often memorized by children in Sunday School and teenagers in the youth group.
“… if you search for ‘52-week systematic theology’ on Amazon you will get dozens of hits on books that all say ‘52-week systematic theology’ somewhere in the title, have no real author or an author that is almost certainly AI-generated….
“Consider Ephesians 2:6-7: ‘God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace.’”- Randy Alcorn
“A Christian Realist stance admits the Romans 13 assignment to the state of coercive power while also warning against the constant threat of abusing that power. All people, whether civil authorities, or their critics, have self-interests, blind spots, and often a combination of legitimate aspirations.” - Providence
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