The purpose of regeneration revisited
Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 under polemics • 1 comment • read it ⇒Was I mistaken about the purpose of regeneration? A response to Ben at Arminian Perspectives, defending my position and refuting his objections.
"Good luck; our thoughts are with you."
Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 under pontifications • 2 comments • read it ⇒It was a Friday when Sarah was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. Although it is a common condition, it is also a very serious one—in the third world mothers die from it regularly, and although it is manageable given good medical facilities, there is still a degree of danger. For this reason, labor is generally induced very [...]
Libertarianism and determinism in Proverbs 16
Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 under polemics and presentations • no comments • read it ⇒An examination of Proverbs 16, investigating whether it can reasonably be interpreted as teaching that man has libertarian free will.
Thy Will Be Done
Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒In response to my recent article on free will, in the series ‘On Strawmen’, I received the following email (edited for relevance and anonymity):
I suppose you would agree that the greatest Scriptural prayer is the Lord’s Prayer, given to us by the Son of God himself? The version in my Bible begins:
Our Father (which I [...]