Program transcript … Good morning, good morning and welcome once again on Sunday morning, beautiful Sunday morning here in Houston, Texas, and I trust that you’re having a great day wherever you are. We’re going to get into the word this morning and actually we’re going to start a little series that I’ve, I’m really excited about. I’ve wanted to do this for some time and so we’re going to, we’re […]
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INTRODUCTION We’ve been looking at the importance of Theology … given that it informs beliefs, which shape values and attitudes, which shape decisions and actions. We spent some time looking at the two theologies which have had the greatest impact on Christendom and Christian belief since the Dark Ages: Calvinism and Arminianism. However, more recently, we’ve been looking at a third theology — Christian Universalism (NOT to be confused with general Universalism). As we’ve seen,
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Universalist Bible Passages … courtesy of the late Gary Amirault of Tentmaker Ministries (tentmaker.org) Christians throughout Church History have used the following Scriptures to support their belief that Universalism is taught in the Bible– that is, in its Hebrew and Greek form. Matthew 11:27: “All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the
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A Part of My Personal Journey 1986 … Mr. HWA died 1986 -1996 … Review of Doctrines –> Review of WCG theology December 24, 1994 … The so-called “Christmas Eve Sermon” by Mr. Tkach … in Atlanta, GA. January 7, 1995 … That “Christmas Eve Sermon” was played in most, if not all, WCG congregations. The result, according to a post by Richard Roberg, in the Every Word of God Facebook group, was that “this sermon
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INTRODUCTION In our last session, we looked the main differences between Calvinism and Arminianism by comparing the views of each with regards to the TULIP (an acronym for Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of Saints). We did not look at all the differences, but we can summarize them as follows: With regards to TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Calvinists believe natural, unconverted Man is totally dead (and, therefore, totally unable) and not able
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When most persons think about the difference between Calvinism and Arminianism, they tend to think of the Five Points of Calvinism and, by extension, what could be called Five Counterpoints of Arminianism. We should not think, however, that there are only five points in Calvinism. The Five Points of Calvinism are really five points that were produced by the Synod of Dort, in response to arguments raised by followers of Jacobus Arminius. The
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