Search results

Come on guys... that passage is obviously referring to the grave... not the after life. Jews and the OT didn't talk about the afterlife like neo-platonic western Christians do. There was life, death, and resurrection life in the world. They didn't care about heaven. Plato has screwed evangelicalism.

So as a Calvinist, choice is the issue??? This is not consistent calvinism. I stand by the logic that the same criteria that applies to children and adults in God's unconditional election also applies to babies... it is based on his unconditional free choice based on his good pleasure...

The problem isn't that words have meaning. The issue is how we assess and apply word meanings. Even this morning I heard major lexical fallacies b/c the person's extent of exegesis was word studies. It was 2 classic examples: one from John 21 and "love" and the Hebrew word "bowels" or...

Get on this train... you'll be Amil before long!!!

Read it again... wolves w/ lambs... and this is why we don't trust your theology. There is more to it than what the OP had. The kingdom/reign of God has begun in Jesus. New creation has broken into the world. But the present evil age continues as well until the return of Jesus. The time...

Before any of us enter into the realm of word studies (an oft' abused discipline)... we should be well read in books like Silva's Biblical Words and Their Meaning. Then maybe move on to Louw and Nida's Lexical Semantics of the Greek New Testament. Just sayin'

I look forward to watching the entire convo tomorrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8

Have you read Osborne's Hermeneutical Spiral? Do you even know what that means? That is not the light reading you are normally accustomed.

I'm looking for the verses that state a 7 year tribulation period.

You base that on Scripture of course... 2 Coronas 3:16??? How about when Jesus explained why he taught in parables... to REVEAL and conceal (not illustrate). Matt. 13 was some brand new doctrine. Not just illustrations.

I'm going to copy and paste a bit here from another thread. Beforehand, let me say I don't see Israel accomplishing her mission to bless the nations the same way the church is to do so. That in part is primarily b/c where Israel failed, Jesus as the new Israel, the new Adam was successful. And...

I think Exo 19:5-6 is the most informative on Israel's mission. As God's special elect nation (out of all the nations I chose you), you will be my kingdom of priests (this is mission in that the duty of a priest is to represent people to God). That means your job is to bring the nations into my...

Plagiarism is a tricky issue b/c some people who haven't done much tertiary research won't realize that there is nothing new under the sun. Having a unique idea these days is very rare. The question is, should this be considered plagiarism? Also, I have read so much and my thinking influenced...

Here is some good reads if you have the time: Jesus as Israel: http://www.leithart.com/pdf/jesus-as-israel-the-typological-structure-of-matthew-s-gospel.pdf & http://feedingonchrist.com/jesus-true-israel-of-the-first-gospel/ Israel's mission (which is actually God's mission)...

I believe Jonah is a type of Israel and Jesus. This works because Jesus is the embodiment of Israel. He fulfills the mission granted to Israel to be a light and bless the nations.

Not really, but I like their degree completion plan. They are trying to make thinkers... which is what we need.

Yes... though it is not the "timing" so much as the events leading up to and/or following the coming that there is disagreement.

Of course.

Just finished my ThM at SEBTS... I am all for it! When the SBC wanted to change the name, I voted for the Southeastern Baptist Convention just so I could call my school THE Southeastern Baptist Theo Sem ;) The profs there are great. Facilities are outstanding. And Dr. Akin is doing a good job...

My question was rhetorical. Of course he is a calvinist. I like him. One commendable feature of his syst theo book is that it ends each section with a practical point and hymn implying that doctrine is cause for worship.