Isaiah 40:22 speaks of God sitting on the circle of the earth and the inhabitants are as grasshoppers. There is an interesting twist on idolatry that I think happens very frequently, and it makes a problem for people in understanding and accepting the doctrine that we, as humans, cannot do good of ourselves. Normally we…
Our first try didn’t go that well. I spent a couple of hours talking to folks about technical issues. You ned to have Google hangouts working. If you want I can test it with you sometime before the study. This coming week we’ll be studying for proper 11A, and we have selected Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalm…
When I first started attending a United Methodist church, and the leadership figured out what my background was, I was soon invited to teach various classes around the church. I was fairly pleased with this, as I love to talkteach, and it gave me plenty of opportunities. My approach was to search for ever newer…
Typically we talk about salvation around Good Friday and easter. We are saved by his death and his return to life. And there is certainly something to be said for that. But this constant focus on the sacrifice of Jesus being largely in his death sometimes obscures other meanings that the Jesus’ life, death, and…
A video from John Piper is making the rounds (HT: Tim Ricchuiti). I’m not going to comment directly on the video. Rather, I think it is worthwhile to give my answer to the question asked. What does a woman who is abused do? (Note also that I’m aware there are men who are abused, but…
Imagine being on a ministry committee with the responsibility for examining the plan for Jesus and his congregation (the disciples) going to Jerusalem that final week. What would you consider? What would you recommend? From my observations of the various decision making bodies in churches, I suspect there would have been a few people who…
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Perhaps you could have added to your list of options “Those he has not chosen”. Although that is almost a circular definition, it would probably represent better the regular Calvinist position. Anyway, given your readership I doubt if you will get many responses saying that God hates anyone at all.
GOD IS LOVE! THEREFORE HE HATES NO HUMAN-
BEING!! BUT HE HATES THE SINS THAT THEY
COMMITT!!
ONCE AGAIN GOD IS LOVE!!
AND REMEMBER—FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEREFORE GOD IS LOVE!!