By Mark W. Christy, PhD Among Traditionalists, the supposed human possession of a libertarianly free will takes precedence of any…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD In Ephesians 1:4, Paul states that God “chose us in [Christ] before the foundation of…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD In Romans 5:12, Paul utters a theologically rich statement that has been the subject of…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD The Calvinistic doctrine of election upholds the biblical teaching that one’s salvation is rooted in…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD Among Christians, most would agree that Christ exhibited a love that was self-sacrificial. That being…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD In Romans 9:13, Paul writes, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”[i] At first glance,…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD Claiming to be a former Calvinist, Leighton Flowers argues that Calvinists posit a God who…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD Upon one Sabbath, Christ’s disciples were feeding themselves by picking grains from a field when…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD Many churches, especially among Baptists, have traditionally operated under a sole elder. Under this system,…
By Mark W. Christy, PhD In the New Testament, the practice of kissing as a method of greeting and offering…