Category Archives: God

we work all things together with God

Posted on January 17, 2014 by christopher fisher

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Tim Geddert explains that Romans 8:28 is about man working with God: Now … Continue reading →

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augustine on the platonists

Posted on January 15, 2014 by christopher fisher

In City of God, Augustine has entire book dedicated to his love affair with the Platonists. From Book VIII: Let all those philosophers, then, give place, as we have said, to the Platonists… These philosophers, then, whom we see not … Continue reading →

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augustine and his infatuation with the platonists

Posted on January 15, 2014 by christopher fisher

I have wrote before that Augustine only converted to Christianity after his mentor explained to him that the Bible could be taken figuratively and the Platonists were correct in their philosophy. Here are Augustine’s own words: Confessions, Book 6: 6. … Continue reading →

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restraint of free will

Posted on January 12, 2014 by christopher fisher

From the Contemporary Calvinist: I find it strange that Arminians [substitute Open Theists] always focus on whether or not God actively causes men to sin. Why don’t they ever seem to be just as concerned about whether or not God … Continue reading →

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huffpo gets something right

Posted on January 10, 2014 by christopher fisher

From a post titled “5 Common Misconceptions About the Bible“: The character “Yahweh” in the Hebrew Bible should not be confused with the god of western theological speculation (generally referred to as “God”). The attributes assigned to “God” by post-biblical … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – all days were written before there were any

Posted on January 4, 2014 by christopher fisher

Psalms 139 is held by Calvinists to be their strong proof text for various doctrines. In verse 16, depending on the translation, states that “the days were fashioned for me, when as yet there were none” (NKJV): Psa 139:16 Your … Continue reading →

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God kills king ahab

Posted on December 28, 2013 by christopher fisher

In 1 Kings 22 (mirrored in 2 Chronicles 18), the text starts off with the Israelite King Ahab preparing to go to war. Ahab calls all his prophets together to prophesy about the outcome. They all prophesy success. Wanting more … Continue reading →

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justification and salvation in james

Posted on December 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

Those who claim that Paul and James taught the exact same gospel have an understandably hard time understanding the book of James. James outright contradicts Paul on several occasions. The most pronounced example is that of Justification: Jas 2:24 You … Continue reading →

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when God sought to kill moses

Posted on December 4, 2013 by christopher fisher

Exo 4:24 And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. In Exodus 4 we read about the time that God was going to kill Moses. The passage … Continue reading →

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walter brueggemann on a literal reading of the Bible

Posted on December 3, 2013 by christopher fisher

From Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament: Israel’s testimony, however, is not to be understood as a claim subject to historical explication or to philosophical understanding. It is rather an utterance that proposes that this particular past be construed … Continue reading →

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