Homosexuality in Legal Perspective (Part I): Society and the Constitution
During the month of November, the Helwys Society Forum has emphasized the topic of homosexuality. This is an important topic, especially in our day and age. We have examined it in Biblical, historical, and pastoral perspectives. In this article, we’re considering it in a legal one. A legal vantage point on this topic is important for Christians for this reason: by having an accurate account of the legal environment in America, we can...
George MacDonald: Life, Works, Legacy
I was 14-years-old the first time I saw the name George MacDonald. It appeared in C.S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy (1955). It didn’t make an impression initially, but as I read Lewis more, MacDonald’s name became unavoidable. “Whoever this MacDonald was,” I surmised, “he clearly made a profound impact on Lewis.” This may be your experience too: if you’ve heard of MacDonald at all, it’s been by way of Lewis. After all, he has been one of...
Godliness and Government
We live in strange times.[1] With each passing year, America’s laws and leaders move further from the Judeo-Christian tradition as their moral compass. Roe v. Wade (1973) stands in infamy for declaring a woman’s legal right to an abortion. Last year, United States v. Windsor (2013) struck down the Defense of Marriage Act’s definition of marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman. Similar examples litter our landscape....
Jacobus Arminius: On Predestination & Election (Part 2 of 2)
In Monday’s post, we introduced Arminius’ theology of election. We began by defining it as God’s eternal decree, according to His good pleasure, with its basis in Christ. We considered the important role of Trinitarian grace in Arminius, which takes all boasting away from man. Finally, we examined Arminius’ view of foreknowledge, which speaks to the fact rather than the cause of a given event. Thus established, we now consider what...
Jacobus Arminius: On Predestination & Election
During the month of June 2014, the Helwys Society Forum (“HSF”) is emphasizing General Baptist writers, works, and ideas. Free Will Baptists who take their spiritual heritage seriously must embrace the privilege and responsibility to know who our leaders were (and are) and what they taught (and teach). Thus far, Forum contributors have considered Thomas Helwys’ A Short and Plaine Proof and A Short Declaration of the Mystery of...
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