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The term “Lapsarian Views” notes that the controversy tends to center on the relationship between God’s decree to save some persons and God’s decree to permit the fall and condemn sinners. The Lapsarian Views do not concern the temporal order of God’s saving acts in history, but only the logical order and relationship of God’s ...
Aug 4, 2015 · John Piper Reflects on Mark Driscoll and the Mars Hill Implosion. The following is a transcript of a conversation between John Piper and Norm Funk, lead pastor of Westside Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the recent controversy surrounding Mark Driscoll. Discussing a difficult and discouraging situation, this video helps us see how God ...
Mar 17, 2017 · What’s Really Behind the Russell Moore Controversy. The recent media buzz that Russell Moore’s job was in jeopardy at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission happily turned out to be much ado about nothing . . . for the moment. Certain SBC churches, including Texas megachurch Prestonwood Baptist, have ...
In a conversation late in his life, Goethe commented that the secret of artistic genius lay in self-limitation. One might perhaps apply the same today to theological controversy. Indeed, while knowing one’s limits is important to making appropriate contributions to many areas, it is vital in theology. This is especially true at a time like this, when technology makes the possibility of ...
Jan 13, 2016 · Romans 7:13–25 is one of the most disputed and controversial passages in the Bible. Augustine changed his mind about its meaning, so we have precedent for swinging back and forth in our own interpretation. I recognize that I can hardly give the last word on a text that has been argued over for thousands of years.
May 19, 2023 · The same self-discipline and Christian courtesy invariably showed up amid controversy. The initial Council of what became The Gospel Coalition first met in 2005.
Mar 6, 2023 · Last week, The Gospel Coalition published, then unpublished, an excerpt from the forthcoming book Beautiful Union: How God’s Vision for Sex Points Us to the Good, Unlocks the True, and (Sort of ...
