Kirk Cameron’s Announcement Kirk Cameron, the familiar face from Growing Pains and the Left Behind films, recently surprised many by announcing his belief in annihilationism. For decades he’s been known not only as a TV star but also as a bold evangelist. His School of Biblical Evangelism and the “Way of the Master” program he … Continue reading From Growing Pains to Gospel Pains: Kirk Cameron’s Shift on Hell
“God is not double-minded. He can decree one thing and desire another, because He has layers of purposes.” 0 — John Piper Many Christians wrestle with a tension in Scripture. On one hand, it says that God "desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim 2:4) … Continue reading Does God Want All to be Saved? Calvinism and the Two Wills of God
If anything affecting someone's salvation can be finally controlled by the action, inaction, or governing parameters of God, then God is ultimately sovereign over salvation, and Calvinism is essentially true. In other words, if we prod into the reasons for someone’s salvation, and the conversation ends up with a statement beginning with “because God…”, Calvinism … Continue reading Calvinism is True “Because God…”
This chart provides a structured lens on the Christian worldview, mapping key realities—God’s sovereignty, suffering, human nature, Satan, demonic activity—before and after the fall, contrasting life in Adam vs. in Christ. It clarifies why suffering exists, whether for believers or non-believers, and dismantles misconceptions about fairness, justice, and spiritual warfare. Through this grid, we see … Continue reading The Christian Worldview and the Problem of Evil
Judging from the numerous posts I see online where non-Calvinists (often Arminians) attack Calvinists for depicting a God who causes sin and treats the reprobate unfairly, I think it’s time to make a post to bring some clarity and cultivate unity. Below are eight Calvinistic propositions which significantly intersect with Arminian theology, yet are either … Continue reading Clarifying Calvinist Concepts for Arminians
Baptism stands as a pivotal sacrament within the Christian tradition, a rite of passage that has sparked theological discourse since the earliest days of the Church. In my previous article on baptism, I demonstrated how saving faith apart from water baptism was somewhat foreign to the New Testament church. While baptism was not a hard … Continue reading Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Uniting Restorationist and Evangelical Views of Baptism (Part 2)
So many debates between evangelical theological camps revolve around Theodicy, or the theological attempts to vindicate our omnipotent, omnibenevolent God from the problem of evil. Within this debate, the emphasis is often on the relationship of God’s predetermination and foreknowledge to evil. I am going to challenge that emphasis! Are Determinism and Foreknowledge Really the … Continue reading Glass Houses Throwing Stones: The Counterproductive Theodicy Debate Between Theology Camps
In Part 2 of this series, we talked about several important reasons why it is imperative to progress in our sanctification, such as the alignment with who we already are in Christ (indicatives), and the avoidance of several different types of spiritual loss. The most detrimental is the loss of "fake salvation", a state that … Continue reading He Saved Me, He Saved Me Not: Finding Assurance in the Free Grace – Lordship Salvation Debate (Part 3)
In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the Free Grace - Lordship Salvation debate, highlighting the key areas of debate, as well as some Biblical insights that could offer a bridge between these positions. Here in Part 2, we will continue to discuss Paul's theology of synergistic sanctification in the context of the dual … Continue reading He Saved Me, He Saved Me Not: Finding Assurance in the Free Grace – Lordship Salvation Debate (Part 2)
After being nurtured in a godly Christian home, Joe made a life-changing choice to make Jesus his personal Savior when he was 11 years old. He was immediately baptized by the Children's Pastor. He continued to attend church and youth services, generally obey his parents, and engage in the basic spiritual practices expected from a … Continue reading He Saved Me, He Saved Me Not: Finding Assurance in the Free Grace – Lordship Salvation Debate (Part 1)
The Middle Ground 