Examining the Language of “Election” in the New Testament (2/2)
My previous article examined the language of “election” in the New Testament in relation to the believer’s salvation, arguing that God has elected individual believers in Christ from eternity past by His foreknowing their faith unto the end of eternal life. This article treats the language of election more broadly. The first portion of this second article concerns the believer’s election as well, focusing particularly on the topics of...
Why Meet? A Brief Defense of Religious Meetings
“Not another meeting.” So goes the sentiment of millions of busy Americans every day. In the wake of COVID-19, “Zoom fatigue” has become a problem responsible companies must guard against. Our weariness with meetings is perhaps rivaled only by our wariness toward meetings. If we are not exhausted by them, we are certainly skeptical of their importance and benefits. Religious people have good reasons to second-guess their exhaustion or...
A Kindergarten Homeschool Year in the Rearview
As public schools become less and less of a viable option for many Christian families, interest in alternative schooling options is increasing. Christian private schools remain financially unattainable for many (especially for larger families). Homeschooling, on the other hand, can be incredibly intimidating for those without direct experience or exposure to what homeschooling looks like from day to day. The internet has been an...
Cultivating Churchmen
I love all the local churches, whether small or large, that I have had the opportunity to worship in and serve alongside of. Many of the believers who were part of those churches were not only formative to my own growth in Christ but also displayed, in their own ways, the beauty of the gospel that is shown in and through the local church. My affection for two specific churches is particularly strong because I grew up in one and...
Honoring a Life Well-Spent
by Sarah E. Lytle Children look forward to adolescence; teenagers look forward to adulthood; adults look forward to retirement; and the elderly look back to the happiness of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. That is, people often wish for a different situation in life. If a man could only reach the next phase of life, then he would find happiness and contentment. Of course, this phenomenon is not new. Many of the great...
Examining the Language of “Election” in the New Testament (1/2)
In a previous article, I examined the language of “foreknowledge” in the New Testament; that article introduced a series in which I am considering the Biblical language of “foreknowledge,” “election,” and “predestination” within a Reformed Arminian, Free Will Baptist framework. The following two posts turn to election. The language of election (or choosing) appears with much more frequency in the New Testament compared to that of...
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