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What Does Gal 2:11 Really Say? Part 2

I’ve decided to add a part 2 to this because it’s unlikely many readers would understand the point of Part 1 without a little more background. I wrote it too fast (I know better, but I was excited). To explain … Continue reading

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What Does Gal 2:11 Really Say? Part 1

While working on quite another topic, I stumbled across an alternative reading of Gal 2:11. In about half the translations, Peter said to be “condemned” for refusing to eat with Gentile Christians. I’d not noticed this before. I wonder whether … Continue reading

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Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 3

[The following shares some material from a similar lesson under Amazing Grace in the Index, but has some new material.] The two-kinds-of-falling-away mistake Some teach two levels of falling away – (1) a temporary, easily fixed falling away where you … Continue reading

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Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 2

As I mentioned in the last post on this topic, I think Hebrews provides the solution to the great Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate regarding once saved, always saved. After all, Hebrews contains many of the great verses promising confidence and … Continue reading

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Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 1

In the first post of this series, I mentioned the classic conundrum of Calvinism vs. Arminianism as regards whether Christians can fall from grace. It’s a long-standing argument, and both sides are quite insistent on the subject. The Churches of … Continue reading

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Searching for The Third Way: Introduction

It gets so tiresome, you know, arguing about the Bible. And the worst of it is that you rarely actually convince anyone. They have their verses. You have your verses. And you just talk past each other, knowing that your … Continue reading

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