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One day I may make good on my threat to write "101 (Bogus) Ways to Keep 1 Timothy 2:12 from Cramping Your Style," but I haven't quite found 101 yet, and I keep figuring I'll stumble on to a legitimate one sooner or later. No luck so far. In the interim, however, we have Dr. Daniel Wallace's recent post on "Interpretive Issues in 1 Timothy 2:12," in which he lays out "the major interpretive issues

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The phrase “the Israel of God” is connected to the rest of Galatians 6:16 in Greek by the word και as the following interlinear citation demonstrates. The και in question is the third one in the verse, appearing here in the first position on the bottom row.

και οσοι τω κανονι τουτω στοιχησουσιν
and / as-many-as / by-the / rule / this / walk

ειρηνη επ' αυτους και ελεος
peace / on / them / and / mercy

και επι τον Iσραηλ του θεου
? / on / the / Israel / of-the… Continue

Rey Reynoso has done us the kindness of presenting a series of posts regarding the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church, with implications for appropriate practice today. As always, his case is thoughtful, Scripture based and represents a very significant investment of time, energy and care for the people of God.

I am writing this response, however, because in my opinion a number of the conclusions he comes to are utterly incorrect. I decided to respond in a separate post rather that in the co… Continue

Hey kids, know what week it is? It's Sukkoth time AKA Feast of Tabernacles AKA Feast of Booths. It's sundown October 2 through sundown October 9 this year.

And you know what that means? It's myth-bustin' time.

About this time of year, or maybe closer to Christmas, someone may tell you that in fact Jesus was born during the Feast of Booths, and that if you look carefully, the Bible actually tells us this.

Now this is a charming and fun little mythoid. And it is particularly beloved to those wh… Continue

Rebekah,

Okay, it’s time to start tiptoeing through the TULIP.

You identify TULIP with "Calvinism." This of course is common shorthand device. The reference is actually to five specific interrelated doctrines in Reformed soteriology—the so called “doctrines of grace.”

Anyway, your part 3 is about the T: Total Depravity, a doctrine that is definitely basic to Reformed soteriolog… Continue