In the Parable of the Sower, who is saved?

Ed Vasicek

The parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3-9, Matthews 13:18-23), some seed is (1) not germinated and is snatched up right away, some falls on (2) rocky ground and dies int he heat of the sun because it has shallow roots, others grow but then are (3) choked by weeds, while some seeds (4) thrive and produce a good harvest.

Interpretations vary, often affected by the theological assumptions of the interpreter.

So, in your vies, which plants are genuinely saved?

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In the Parable of the Sower, who is saved?

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The Main Point of the Christian Doctrine of Sin: We Are All “Damaged Goods”

TylerR

Roger Olson: The idea that “being born a certain way” automatically makes that “way” right and good is a blatant denial of the biblical-traditional doctrine of sin … What tends to happen … is an elevation of inclusion of everyone (who wants to be included) within the Body of Christ, regardless of their lack of acknowledgement and repentance of their being fallen and sinn

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Christian Leaders Institute

J Johnson

Has anyone heard of this school? It’s reformed, but I’m having a hard time discerning if it’s (otherwise) any good / if it’s a scam.

It has good reviews, but the reviews are in.. unusual places.

I checked a couple of the staff on amazon, and their books have peculiarly low reviews.

Their web presence is minimal, especially considering how many students they claim to have.

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Exodus & The Mosaic Covenant, Part 3

Paul Henebury

(Continued excerpts from the book-in-progress. Read the series so far.)

The Relationship between the Abrahamic & Mosaic Covenants

The covenant with Abraham was, as we have seen, the source from which the people of Israel were created. But a people without a land can never truly be a nation, and Yahweh had promised that very thing (Gen. 12:2; 17:20; 21:18; 46:3; 48:4. cf. Deut. 7:6-8). A nation’s identity is tied to its surroundings; the familiar topography which is recalled in its literature, poetry and songs (e.g. Psa. 137:1-6). So God promised a specific territory to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for an everlasting possession (e.g. Exod. 32:13). In fact, the last mention of Abraham in Genesis is in tandem with Isaac and Jacob and the land (Gen. 50:24). There was an oath-based guarantee of Israel-in-the-land in existence hundreds of years before Moses brought the people to Sinai.

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Theology Thursday - Is Evangelical Theology Changing? (Part 3)

TylerR

(Read Part 1 and Part 2).

A Re-opening of the Subject of Biblical Inspiration

Now just a pebble in the pond of conservative theology, this could expand to the bombshell of mid-century evangelicalism.

Evangelicals, like fundamentalists, believe that the Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God. But evangelicals are making bold to ask, “What does ‘infallible, inspired’ mean?”

Few evangelical theologians believe today the view that it was “dictated” by God much as a business man does when he says, “Take a letter, Miss Brown.” Neither do they deny that errors have crept in as the Bible has passed down to us through translations.

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