At the heart of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over the doctrine of election is the understanding of God’s act of predestination. Within Calvinism, God predestines the elect for salvation and and the “reprobate” are elected for damnation. In other words, God chooses some …
Read MoreHow Tom Wright is Saving Evangelicalism
Well looky here! A new blog post. I realize that I have not been posting here very often , but I am preparing to lead a six-week small group study of The Day the Revolution Began by N.T. (Tom) Wright and I had some thoughts …
Read MoreMy New Book: Through the Eyes of N.T. Wright is Here
I am proud to announce the release of my new book: Through the Eyes of N.T. Wright: A Reader’s Guide to Paul and the Faithfulness of God. It is now available in paperback and on Kindle. Everyone has heroes. When I was growing up, mine …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 9: Paul in History
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the ninth and final blog in this series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 8: Eschatology and Romans 9-11
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the eighth of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 7: Eschatology and Ethics
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the seventh of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 6: Election, the Spirit, and Justification
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the sixth of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 5: Election, Righteousness, and Faithfulness
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the fifth of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 4: Monotheism Redefined in Light of Jesus and the Spirit
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the fourth of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Faithfulness of Paul: Part 3: Paul’s Worldview
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, creating an outline of the book as a part of a class I am teaching at our church. This is the third of a nine-part series. All quotations followed by a number in parenthesis are …
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