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So sincerity, not a proper understanding that doesn't need the prompt of another, is the key factor in the acceptance of the gospel?

How do you judge sincerity???

BINGO!!! :wavey:

The NIV'11... because it is new and I want to say I've read through it. next year will be a different translation.

But a personal prayer to God for salvation is not the "sinner's prayer". The latter is the repeatable formula that a person says to God (in theory). What is the point of this repeatable formula? Are we saying that the person who is going to pray to God for salvation does not know what to pray...

Again, I would ask, "What is the purpose for the sinner's prayer?"

What is the purpose of the sinner's prayer??? "a guide help put rational organization to what a new believer may actually be expressing out of their heart for the first time" If that is so, then shouldn't that person no how to confess such as a repentant person? Why do they need to repeat a...

Sinners prayer is a practice that Christians needs to stop practicing! My opinion... Not a Calvinist issue, but an issue of a proper gospel and gospel presentation.

But then how do you determine the meaning of "another passage"??? Seems a bit circular to me.

What is your definition of biblical theology? Is it a theology that is biblical or the sub-category of a theological discipline like systematic theology or historical theology? If the first, then to ascertain a theology that is "biblical" means you must use exegesis as well. You end up w/ a...

Especially over non-essentials that really only affect what we confess we believe. It is not the gospel and nothing on it hinges sanctification. It is just a matter of which doctrinal statement sounds best.

I would argue that part of the kenosis of Jesus in Phil. 2 is that he will forever remain the God-man. Such a prospect would make his incarnation all the more an act of humility, to be ever in the form of man. The good news is that Jesus also goes before us as the firstfruits of the new...

I'm not saying the ontological/identity distinction is wrong. But it does seem to philosophize and theologize eloquent to define things in western terms of philosophy (platonic mostly) when these concepts were probably not on the minds of the writers of Scripture. This is partly what I...

B/c if there truly is a distinction between the persons of the Godhead, then your presentation lacks that distinction and thus blurs the essential characteristic of the doctrine of the Trinity. You presented 1 person in 3 modes. But the Bible definitely presents 3 persons. My problem is that...

Is that to imply that confessional belief in the Trinity is a fundamental to the faith, and therefore a "gospel issue"??? I ask b/c I believe it to be a major part of Christianity, but I'm not sure I can square it w/ another gospel of sorts. Heresy, yes. But to what extent, I do not know.

Watch news report here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/church-stages-fake-kidnapping-youth-group-students/story?id=16012844#.T6CxlZ9YtOG What do you think? Good idea, bad idea, or whatever else? Saw the story from the Gospel Coalition...

I am currently a ThM student at SEBTS. I have no experience w/ SWBTS so my comments will be restricted to SEBTS. I actually applied to the PhD program at SEBTS, but felt a bit overwhelmed by the lack of academic rigor I had previously experienced. So I figured I would beef up my research...

Though I'm not sure you'll read it since it is not by Lutzer or Jeremiah ;), Truth is stranger than it used to be might be what you are looking for.

I don't think Erickson is dispo. But he is pre-mill. Could be wrong on that, but I am fairly certain.

Did they teach you to pontificate in seminary? Just because you disagree does not mean they are unbiblical... that is unless you have a further revelation from God that the rest of us don't. And anyone afraid to entertain other views is lacking confidence in his own view. It is not about...