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Here is a quick illustration that I hope you find helpful to distinguish between the various traditions with regard to divine sovereignty, free-will, and salvation. It is certainly not perfect, but I think it works sufficiently. Pelagianism All the people are on the boat with the God. At this point, in their natural condition, they [...]

by Lisa Robinson I was reading this blog post the other day entitled New Year’s Revolution.  Instead of new year’s resolutions, Sharifa Stevens (DTS grad and former admissions officer) writes that perhaps the greater goal should be  new years revolutions.  She identifies the meaning as “a sudden, radical and complete change”.  When you think about [...]

The best I can tell, it started about six years ago Jan. 4th. This is when I began to leave my first love. You know the reference. “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” (Rev. 2:4) Chilling. Even more chilling when you come to the realization that [...]

by Sam Storms The release of my top ten books for the year has now become an annual ritual. The decisions this year were especially difficult, given the number of high quality volumes that were published. A couple of things are different this year in that I’m including a book that was actually published late [...]

Please allow me to reach out to our blog audience as we finish this year. Donate now Still reading? You must need more information. As you may or may not know, Credo House/Reclaiming the Mind Ministries (CHM) is the ministry under which the Parchment and Pen blog functions. However, what you see going on here at the [...]

Where do you stand on God’s sovereignty? 1. Meticulous sovereignty: God is the instrumental cause behind every action and reaction there has ever been. For this view, in order for God to be truly sovereign, he must be the ultimate and instrumental cause for everything, including sin. 2. Providential sovereignty: God is bringing about his [...]

1. “Battle of Wits”: Princess Bride   2. “No its not, where is the snow?”: Elf Could not embed this so here is the link. The best is his face after he says “Where is the snow.” It is that look like, “I got ya!” 3. Its too late to apologize: “Gone with the Wind” [...]

Theological positions are full of misconceptions. Often, the first time we hear something about someone or some thing, it taints how we looks at them or it from then on. That is why gossip is a sin. Did you know we can gossip about theology? Sure we can. This creates misconceptions and myths. I wrote about twelve [...]