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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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One God – Vengeful in the Old Testament, Loving and Forgiving in the New? – Greg Albrecht Greg Albrecht November 17, 2024 Greg Albrecht, nature of God, old testament, vengeance Question: How does a person reconcile the God of love and grace with the one described in the Old Testament as filled with rage, violence and wrath?  I must admit that this is why I do not like to read the OT as I can’t picture such an

          0.  HELL – Where’s The Beef?   Whenever we consider the topic of Hell, two questions come to mind? Which “hell” are talking about? What kind of God would create a place like the “hell” that most people (including Christians) believe in? Re: #1 … There are three main views of Hell … In this document, the “hell” that is being referred to is the one that is a place

      This presentation (a.k.a The Gospel in ‘P’s) is structured around what I call the four ‘P’s – Purpose, Problem, Provision and Potential. In our first lesson in this series, we saw that God’s PURPOSE for creating Man (in His image) was RELATIONSHIP. In the second lesson, we saw that Man’s PROBLEM (which derailed God’s Purpose) was SEPARATION from God … caused by SIN and DEATH. In our third lesson, we saw that

  OPENING COMMENTS Today is the sixth Sunday of Easter. So next Sunday, the last Sunday of Easter, will be observed as Ascension Sunday to remember Jesus ascending back to the Father. The Sunday after that will be observed as Pentecost, when we celebrate the sending down of the Holy Spirit … and the birth of the Church. The theme for this week is New in Christ. Our keynote passage is John 15:9-17.   OPENING