Theology (40)

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My Journey Out of Calvinism

I distinctly remember the warm and sunny drive back home to Montreal from my Pentecostal Bible college in Massachusetts. It would be the last of many I had made over the years. Most of the drive was spent with windows down and music loud;…

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What's the Point of Prayer?

What do you think about when you think about prayer?I have a confession: throughout my life I’ve had moments of skepticism regarding the value of prayer. Does prayer accomplish anything or is it simply wishful thinking? Over the years I’ve learned that a lot of…

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The Good News of Election

It was on my 6 hour drive home from my Pentecostal Bible College of which I had recently graduated, that I got serious about being a calvinist.I was listening to a series of lectures on TULIP, and by the time I arrived home, I walked…

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Ratzinger on Holiness and Interpreting the Bible

"The Saints are the true interpreters of Holy Scripture. The meaning of a given passage of the Bible becomes most indelible in those human beings who have been totally transfixed by it and have lived it out. Interpretation of Scripture can never be a purely…

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Dallas Willard on Grace

“Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.” Dallas Willard

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