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Mark, > This is a massive debate which we have barely touched on, so i hope you can appreciate why i had to probe your view since it was producing a contradiction in the word. But it is good to see y

Mark, I missed your Bible references on your post. Sorry. I have been copying and pasting sections for comment and for some reason I must have been interrupted and didn’t finish reading that one post

Mark, > Cheryl, i agree 100% with the following… > > “I believe that one must first be able to exegete the passage first and show in the context the meaning that you put on the word or sentence or ve

#28 Mark, Sorry for the slowness. I am trying to slow down some as ministry work has taken up so much time and I am working on my first book. It isn’t easy to carve out a few hours at a time and whe

Mark, You said: > I never said i was a greek scholar…far from it. Look at your comment #354. You said: > As a greek scholar I am surprised at your comments. This is written as you claiming to be

Don, You said: > “We see examples of this truncation in Jonah, where he gives no escape clause in his warning, yet they escape;” While we do not have the words quoted from Jonah, we can know for su

Mark, you said: > Such far, you are failing heavily to read the context and have approached both [Eph 2:1](logos4:///Bible/Eph 2.1), and [Rom 6:11](logos4:///Bible/Ro 6.11) with a preconcieved ideas

Don #43, Sorry for taking so long in getting back to you.  I have had a full plate here for days 🙂 You said: > Jon 3:4  Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, “Y

I received an email from a friend who was interested in dialogging on the issue of sin but didn’t want to post on the blog so I am going to address their concerns/questions to me here for everyone to

#97 Mark, > By the way let me be clear that i do not think that non-calvinists are not Christians. I myself was not always convinced of reformed theology but i would never have said i wasn’t saved. N

bgk #54, > The carageenan in my ice cream comes from seaweed, but I don’t know if it has seeds.  Very cute!  And a mighty fine sense of h

Mark, > I appreciate your comments regarding [Gen 3:15](logos4:///Bible/Ge 3.15). Let me just say one final thing in case you missed it. I do agree with you that looking bcak at this verse in our pos

Mark, You said: > I don’t think you should doubt Jesus. But I don’t think taking universal language the way you do is correct. After all [Romans 5](logos4:///Bible/Ro 5) says that Jesus justified ‘

Mark, Thanks for taking the time to explain your limited experience with Arminianism. This helps a lot to understand why it is difficult for you to get the opposing viewpoint. It is now clear that y

Craig, You said: > Is it > “usurp the authority of an accepted/authorized teacher before you yourself have been authorized” > as Kristen has put forward or to “dominate” as I think you believe.

Mark, You said: > So we both agree that God draws, calls, opens eyes, soften hearts all before people accept the message of Christ. But yet i guess we still disagree that faith is a gift. I’m quite

Lin, Thank you for expressing your thoughts so clearly and by doing so you have encouraged me too!  I too feel the same way as you do.  These are our brothers in Christ who deserve to be encouraged

Paula, I am going back to the comments from #10 as I took a break for a few days to deal with other matters. I am glad that you agree with me that the passage is literal. I asked you “what was Adam

bgk, > Cheryl, you put up a straw man.  I did not say God gives permission and then withdraws it.  I said God can make exceptions and that not all exceptions are necessarily recorded in every place.

Mark you said: > [Mat 13:44](logos4:///Bible/Mt 13.44) “Again the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he ha

Greg, Thanks for taking the time to flesh out your view. > 1) When I argued that humankind also has the ability to fulfill the law of Christ, I was thinking in terms of [Galatians 6:2](logos4:///Bi

My response to Matt’s post: > My pastor is very, very interested in finishing his communication with you in person. He is not back until August. Anytime after mid August is fine. There will be no nee

Mark #35, I am behind at least a day in my responses so I will be working backwards through the comments. You said: > My wife and i have no decided that i make the final call because i am a better

Hi Peter, You wrote: I am not sure if I hit a nerve with you, but the conversation is becoming slightly less than irenic, and I think it is best to leave it before it becomes personal. Thanks for the

#230 Craig, You said: > One of the staff at my church said egals use a “different hermeneutic”. I have often heard comps say it is a “liberal hermeneutic”. I don’t really understand what they mean,

#67 Kristen, You said: > Cheryl, I like your view; I really do. I just wish there were some way for me to get around what seems to me to be a real fact about this passage: that the context of this

Lin, You asked: > Really, we are seeing more of this from other Christians than we are from the secular world: Name calling, hate, sarcasm, lording it over, deception, lying, etc. All of this to adv

Don, You said: > On 2, lots may be votes or they might be random, it is not clear. Even if random the lot is in the hands of the Lord as they were acting in faith. There is no other place in script

Mark, You said: > Therefore to deny that saving faith is in itself not a gracious gift of God necessitates that it is something we do without the help of God. Who is claiming that our faith is “wi

Mark, You said: > Let me see if I understand your view. > 1. Jesus draws every single person in the world to himself > 2. But not everyone comes to the Father > 3. Those who come to the Fathe

Under question #10 I asked: > If Adam was a leader of his wife, then he would have to be called to account for his failed “role” as a leader. Eve also would have to be called to account for failing t

#36 Cindy K, > And I’m glad you’re catching up and specifically said so, as I had a tiny twinge of concern that I might have shut down the discussion, (even though I found that unlikely). If you wer

Mark, You said: > The parellel is the same with Adam and the woman. Just because God uses a human agent does not detract from God’s foreknowledge. The text simply saids that it was the man who ‘nam

I have seen some blogs/web sites/discussion boards that claim to be Christian and they delight in abusing those who do not believe the same way as they do on secondary issues.  I am thoroughly amazed

@Mark #43 > I would have thought that an exegesis based on one’s own un supported grammtical interpretation would be a hole to begin with…a major hole. Unsupported? No true at all but seems to be yo

It has been a long day for me, but I am going to try to answer as much as I can before I head for bed. Mark, You said: > I have no problem saying that God was in control of what Adam said and knew

#24 Mark, > Cheryl i cant help but feel that you base the comp position on yours and others experience, rather than the bible. That’s because I don’t see the position in the Bible. The only thing I

Pinklight and Don, I apologize for being so slow in answering.  Your thoughts and your questions are worthy of a new post of their own and I will be doing another post on Eve’s comments.  There is so

Alex #56, I had to stay away from this topic for a bit as it took me back to a very painful time and I just needed space in order to breathe again. You said: > Cheryl, I understand what you’re say

Ah, I think I am finally coming to the end of Mark’s challenges. Mark, you wrote: > Cheryl has told me before that Eve was not “a threat”. What a wrong understanding of sin. I would challenge Cheryl

Mark, You said: > No issue with [John 6](logos4:///Bible/Jn 6) and surrounds, but please don’t compare me to a JW. I am not comparing you to a JW. You have to understand one thing – my ministry si

I just wanted to remind people that this blog is open for questions and for challenges from those who agree with me and those who disagree with me. I believe that as Christians we can dialog with grac

John, Welcome to my blog! I am delighted that you came to answer to our concerns. 1. Although it is already noted that a woman is not to follow her husband into “sin”, there is a whole lot of quest

Hi folks, wow, what a lot of good comments! I will be popping in and out as I am able since this is a really busy time for me. NN, you said: > And if you read what I wrote above – the proper use of

Mark, You asked: > A note to everyone else- i am currently reading through ‘Discovering Biblical Authority’ and would be greatly interested in discussing issues in it with people- Cheryl should this

Jessica, You said: > I have not always been a complementarian and have been humbled in the past few years as I have discovered what I believe to be the gracious design that God has for men and wome

Gazza #169, As usual you have well-thought-out questions that shows you are thinking through the process. Bravo! > Firstly in [1 Timothy 1](logos4:///Bible/1Ti 1) v14-17 Paul goes on from saying he

For those who are interested in my answers. #50 “Patrick” writes: > I agree with most of this, the singular does not necessitate a specific singular woman. I agree the singular needs to be noted, y

Mark, Can you provide me with another email address so I can get the answers to your personal challenges sent to you. Or should I assume that you don’t care to hear answers on the other subject (out

Hey Mark, I am delighted that you are still reading here on my blog. And I am very glad that you found some time to try to point out any weaknesses that you think might be in my argument. It gives me

I would also like to comment on John’s quote: “A person who pushes for equality in the Church to their own benefit is doing it from their own flesh and not from a pure heart.” I agree with what Lin

Mark, You said to Kay: > Let me encourage you to look at the passage exegetically. In my experience i rejected reformed theology, but after I studied this text my arminianism was shattered. My armi

#46 Charis, > I feel frustrated at having to keep repeating myself. I am truly sorry for your frustration. I personally do not mean to offend you in any way and I can also sense your frustration. I

Mark, I would be honored to be known as your friend! These kinds of dialogs, I believe, are very helpful for understanding. It is my personal opinion that when there is a disagreement we all need to