“Grace Always Wins.” Jefferson Bethke Jesus>Religion (page 140) Jeff Bethke is a Calvinist. Contrary to some stereotypes painted of Calvinists I have found Jefferson to be a most down to earth, honest and humble young man. From his gracious tone displayed in his interviews after his viral video (Why I Hate […]
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A remarkable movement toward pure grace is emerging from both the Arminian (freewill) and the Calvinistic (predestination) realms of the Body of Christ. Whether your bottom line for salvation is man’s freewill or God’s sovereign choice the conclusion is the same: anything that adds to the message that Jesus Christ has done it all is […]
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That is the subtitle to N. T. Wright’s book Simply Christian. Wright is Bishop of Durham, England, and author of more than thirty books. Does Christianity make sense? I believe it does–it fits the reality of how we were made, what we desire, what our souls crave: intimacy with God and partnering with Him for […]
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John Piper and “Christian Hedonism.” For those not familiar with this term it was coined by Pastor John Piper back in the eighties with his book entitled Desiring God. The basic premise was that God’s glory is actually intertwined with our enjoyment of Him. In fact he modified the answer to the Westminster Catechism question, […]
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An observation was made recently in an article “Why Arminianism Doesn’t Sell” where they pointed out that Calvinists have a market on the conferences (The Gospel Coalition, Together for the Gospel, Desiring God, Ligonier etc.,). Interestingly the author noted how: “Arminianism, as a theological distinctive, just does not preach. Don’t get me wrong. I did […]
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It was John Eldredge who first drew my attention to St. Irenaeus’s profound statement, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” That was something that I really had to ponder; in fact I found it quite shocking. It was an idea I had never heard or considered before. I could relate to Eldredge’s reaction […]
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Chapter 15 of Scot McKnight’s book The Jesus Creed is called, “Jesus Creed-ers Love Justice”. Are you a Jesus Creed-er? Do you love justice? It all sounds positive. In all the recent controversy over the nature of hell the mantra we all heard most often was “God is love yes, but we mustn’t forget that […]
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One of the most staggering practices in the Church is when something that is rejected in the pulpit is sang with passion within the worship! If you ask your traditional evangelical pastor whether everyone will eventually worship and praise Jesus Christ he will unequivocally say no. Yet here are just a sampling of the words […]
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