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Grace and the Old and New Covenants
Read more: Grace and the Old and New CovenantsLast week, we looked at the different views of the doctrine of salvation among Protestants and the various sects within Adventism. Today, we are going to explore the practical implications of these differences and how they shape our understanding of moral law. Despite the differences, all major Adventist views, as well as mainstream Protestant beliefs,…
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The Evolution of the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace Among the Seventh-Day Adventists
Read more: The Evolution of the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace Among the Seventh-Day AdventistsDisclaimer: My understanding of these concepts and my attempt to articulate them may not fully explain all the nuances in the broader Protestant and Adventist theology. So, I encourage you to check them on your own and feel free to disagree with me. Introduction: The doctrine of salvation is defined by many protestant denominations as…
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Objections to Grace
Read more: Objections to GraceDon: I’d like to read from the book of Romans before I turn things over to Kiran. This is the central theme of what we’ve been discussing: Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?… (Romans 8:33) This is a rhetorical question, of course. Paul then goes on to say: …God is the one who…
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Grace Upon Grace Already Given
Read more: Grace Upon Grace Already GivenMichael: We will continue our study of the trinity from the perspective of Grace. As we have discussed before, several bible passages declare that God is love and grace. David has proposed that the love of God, agape in Greek, is the same, or a synonym of Grace while Jason has suggested that the triune…
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BS in Grace
Read more: BS in GraceDavid: Our fundamental goal in recent weeks has been to understand the grand concept of Grace. Last week I affirmed that Grace was both synonymous with and a part of agape Love, and I asked whether, when we dissect agape Love into its constituent parts—as grace, mercy, forgiveness, etc.—there a danger that we fail to…
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Agape Love
Read more: Agape LoveDavid: “In the beginning, was the Word,” as we all well know. Last week, Michael proposed that the Word is God’s Grace. John’s opening passage of the New Testament makes clear that the Word is God and, argues Michael, since both Father and Son are part of the Trinity, the Word is also Jesus Christ….
[…] This is an update to Michael’s talk first given on April 2024, therefore there is no discussion. Please use…