Month: October 2014
Jerry Walls ~ Divine Predestination and Human Freedom
October 8, 2014
“Like divine sovereignty, predestination is not a Calvinist doctrine, it is a biblical doctrine. And indeed, as a theologian steeped in Scripture, Wesley not only affirmed the doctrine, he affirmed a very strong version of it…”
Tammie Grimm ~ Praying in Holy Boldness
October 6, 2014
“But prayer is not always natural. Prayer can be some of the hardest work a Christian can do. Because prayer does call us into a space in which we admit our complete helplessness to engineer our lives and petition the Triune God of the universe to intercede on our behalf, prayer can be a humbling act of submission we do not want to engage in – especially when we think we have the means to fulfill our potential by ourselves.”
Bryan Collier ~ Benefit of the Doubt: How Can A Loving God Send People to Hell?
October 4, 2014
“Be assured that hell does not exist because God is stomping his feet like a little child saying, “do it my way or else!” God is the most loving, wonderful being in the cosmos. He has made us for a purpose: to relate to him and others lovingly. We are not accidents, we are not random mistakes.”
Danny Morris ~ The Gift of Spiritual Intuition
October 2, 2014
“When defining spiritual intuition, it is a marvel think that God can put an idea into someone’s mind, and that person can comprehend that idea, and immediately act with unquestioning determination!”
Harley Scalf ~ The Power of Five
October 1, 2014
“I was headed in the wrong direction, even though the church was headed in the right direction.”