The evangelical philosophy is often stated by the dictum, “IN ESSENTIALS UNITY; IN NON-ESSENTIALS LIBERTY; IN ALL THINGS CHARITY.”
Though commonly attributed to Augustine, it was apparently first stated by the 17th-century Lutheran Rupertus Meldenius (a.k.a. Peter Meiderlin).
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Problem: Calvinist theologians have difficulty with this passage. Paul writes, “[God] desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:4). How does this passage fit with the notion that God does not save everyone from a Calvinist view, but rather, allows some to go to hell? Calvinist James Montgomery Boice writes,
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THE RAM AND THE LAMB
From Temporary Covering to Eternal Completion
Genesis 22:13 | Matthew 27:29 | Hebrews 10:10
Believe the Gospel of Grace — 1 Corinthians 15:1–4
One thing that is important to understand about the Bible is that it contains very human language. Of course, this set of books was inspired by God, so what it teaches is also divine. But nevertheless, it was written by human beings who used their own language to express things.
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As a seminary student, I am always looking for more information about the Bible. As I study to become a pastor for other people, it is extremely important that I learn all I can about the Bible and that I utilize all of the resources that are available to me. I had never heard of a Bible search until recently, but doing them has radically changed my ability to learn and process information about the Bible.
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Christianity, with over two billion followers, represents a significant subset of the global religious community. As an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, it’s based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God and the Savior of humanity.
1 Cor. 15:28—“But when all things shall have been subjected to him, then also the Son himself
will be subjected to him that subjected all things to him, that God may be all in all.”
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The Bible is the most investigated document in all of history—for good reason! It claims to be God’s Word and to tell us how we can be reconciled to him through the sacrificial death of Jesus, God in the flesh.
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I almost stopped first at a larger church only a block from away from the little church I visited. The large brick church had a parking lot fairly full of cars and several people were going in as I drove by. I can?t say what made me keep driving but only a block away was a little white church with two people sitting on the front steps. As I slowed down to look at the church the two people waved to me and smiled. They beckoned for me to come in. I did.
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For many years young-earth creationists have pointed to the book of Job, chapters 40-41, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. In order to set the record straight, let?s examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are. I may surprise a few old-earth creationists by my conclusions with this one. First, let?s read the portion of Job 40 that is in question, in the King James Version.
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Whether you have been studying the Bible for years or if you have just read it for the first time there is always more that can be learned and understood. For Christians, the Bible is the ultimate source of truth and the guidebook for living. Therefore, it is important that each Christian understand the Bible the best that he or she can. A Bible commentary can be one of the best tools for getting the most out of Scripture.
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If you don?t believe the Bible literally, does that mean you must conclude that Christianity is based on biblical myth ? literally fiction and stories passed down, generation to generation, from our ancient ancestors? That the only way to read the Bible is to read it metaphorically or metaphysically?
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