Rejoicing over a Task Completed: Reading Calvin’s 1,328 pages on the Synoptic Gospels
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As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
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Several passages in Revelation (Rev. 1 4; Rev. 3:1;Rev.5:6) refer to the “seven spirits of God.”
Interpretations vary.
To what do the “seven spirits of God” refer?
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To whom do the “seven spirits of God” refer in Revelation?
Below is Part 3 of an ongoing series on “The Meaning of Matthew 5:17-19.”
With my last post, I argued that “the Law or the Prophets” and “Law” in Matthew 5:17-18 referred to the Old Testament in its entirety. This is contrary to the popular idea that Jesus was addressing the Mosaic Law only, especially with Matthew 5:18. The purpose of this post is to examine the term, “abolish,” in 5:17. What did Jesus mean when He said that He did not come to “abolish” the Law or the Prophets?
“I have heard many people arguing—simplistically—about theological or ecclesiological ‘reasons’ for sexual abuse, usually in the context of defending the arguer’s own particular theological tradition or church polity.” - Russel Moore
From Faith Pulpit. Read Part 1.
Reformed theology sees all the elect from Adam onward as part of the universal church.
From Faith Pulpit, Spring 2019. Used with permission.
The term Reformed theology means different things to different people. For some, this term simply refers to the “doctrines of grace” which are also known as the five points of Calvinism. The five points of Calvinism are:
“Priests of Mother of Church parish in Gdansk, a city in northern Poland, drew criticism after books and other objects were burned to cleanse parishioners’ homes of evil forces.” - WRN
If you ask a conservative Christian how many wills Christ has had since the incarnation, he will likely respond, “one will!” This sounds good, but is it true? Orthodox Christology teaches that Christ, the Divine Person, has eternally existed.
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