Rants and Raves

There are plenty of reasons I am a Calvinist. One reason is the tension Calvinism encourages between various Scriptural doctrines, such as God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. Others seek to resolve all tensions within Scripture and generally end up diluting Scriptural doctrines at the expense of humanistic desires to find “neat” solutions.

Calvinism’s focus on the sovereignty of God is well-known, especially as relates to predestination. Yet, while sovereignty is important,...

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I prefer the Byzantine manuscript tradition for my New Testament Bible translations, e.g., KJV or NKJV.

I use the two Englishman's Greek and Hebrew concordance volumes often when working with the Hebrew and the Greek. I often work directly with the The Greek New Testament for Beginning Readers: The Byzantine Greek Text & Verb Parsing and The New Testament in the Original Greek (Greek Edition).

Just in case anyone is wondering, I am not a KJBOnlyist. In fact, I readily...

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When folks toss out the well-worn canard, "I don't believe in the teachings of men" one wonders exactly what they do believe then.

Are they claiming that there own private interpretations are not derived from a man? Are they perhaps a wee bit self-righteously claiming that they are fully capable of understanding all of Scripture without ever standing on the shoulders of those that have come before them?

Hopefully, what they really mean is that the teachings...

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“Frozen Chosen" is a pejorative term used by the "Excited Benighted" to describe Calvinists who don't believe that adding fleshly enthusiasm has anything to do with election. Truth doesn't warm these critics and they do not understand those who love truth.”

Source: Dr. Bud Powell, Academic Dean, Professor of Historical Theology, New Geneva Theological Seminary

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Does the Great Commission apply to all believers?

We find in 1 Cor 14:26, 33, 40, that everything in the church is to be done decently, in order, peacefully, and for edification. Elsewhere we read the office of elder was charged with the leadership and the governance of the church, and to do so they formed a presbyterium (1 Tim. 4:14).

There can also be no doubt that Christ founded the church and entrusted it with certain powers. After all, our Lord spoke of the church...

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