Did Paul compromise in the Council of Jerusalem? The Council of Jerusalem, as the meeting of major apostles in Acts 15 being customarily termed, was called to address a dissension in the Antioch church caused by the “circumcision party” who came from Judea and were teaching that “unless you are…
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Seventy Weeks of Daniel: Difficulties and Solutions
The prophecy of seventy weeks given to Daneil in Dan. 9:20-27 is one of the most difficult passages in Scripture, yet it is also one of the most critical to the understanding of prophecies in general and eschatology in particular. Who is Gabriel referring to as the “anointed” in verse…
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Review of Shepherds for Sale: Blinded Elites
The recent book, Shepherds for Sale, by Megan Basham has stirred up quite a conversation and controversy in the conservative evangelical world. The book claims to expose the infiltration of progressivism in the church by the deliberate strategy of secular anti-Christian elites and organizations, including billionaires, foundations, think tanks, and…
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Deal with Sin without Undermining Grace
The tension between sin and grace in the Christian life has been the center of many theological discussions and debates, besides the fact that it is at the heart of the function of a Christian life. If we neglect sin or justify sin, we fall into antinomianism; if we ignore…
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How Conservatives Lose a Denomination?
Why do theological progressivism and liberalism always win in a denomination? Because the majority are moderates and moderates do not care. Progressivism and liberalism always start as a minority, a small minority. Then like a leaven, they increase to a sizable minority. When the alarming conservatives, who are also a…
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Yes Be Yes and No Be No: Speak Truth Truthfully
Our God is the God who speaks; our Lord is the Word of God; the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of knowledge and truth. Verbal communication is integral to the relationship between God and man, and between man and man. Christians are commanded by Christ to proclaim the gospel, to…
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Be Angry And Do Not Sin
Anger is a common human affection in this world. The Scripture tells us that God can be angry and records many cases of God’s anger and man’s anger. A simple search of the term, anger, shows that it appears 267 times in the ESV Bible, not counting similar terms such…
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List of Prophets in the Bible
List of prophets in the Bible (Order means the nth book in the English Bible). Distinctly false prophets are listed at the end. Those who had questionable character but had spoke true prophecy are listed in the former.
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Revisiting The Classical Theism Controversy (Divine Immutability)
The classical theism controversy was centered on James Dolezal’s book, All That Is In God, published in 2017 by Reformation Heritage Books. In this book, Dolezal criticized a long list of prominent Christian theologians for their deviation from “classical theism”, most notably from the immutability of God. Those on the…
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Book Review: The Philosophy of Revelation by Bavinck
This book was originally published in 1909 by Longmans, Green, and Co. The ten chapters were prepared for the L. P. Stones Lectures 1908-09 in Princeton Theological Seminary. But only six lectures (first seven chapters in the book) were delivered. This book was also published in Dutch and in German…