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Corporate Election in Ephesians 1:4 – Rebuttal 1 – Part 2
Rebuttal response continued: Concerning the lack of a subjunctive here, I would suggest that, like English, Greek is very flexible and contingent expressions are not limited to using the subjunctive. (As I recall, William Mounce, author of the Greek grammar used by...
Corporate Election In Ephesians 1:4 – Rebuttal 1 Part 1
This was my response to my opponent's rebuttal, which challenged my understanding of πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου (PRO KATABOLES KOSMOU) in Ephesians 1:4. He felt it was improper to ignore the seven other uses of καταβολῆς κόσμου where ἀπὸ (APO) is used as the preposition...
Corporate Election in Ephesians 1:4 – Part 2
-- Continued from Part 1 The Pronoun Shift In Ephesians, as in other letters he writes, Paul is concerned with the unity of the church between Jews and Gentiles. So, the berakah does not end in verse 12 but continues with 13-14. 13 In him YOU ALSO, when you heard the...
Corporate Election in Ephesians 1:4 – Part 1
The following is part 1 of a debate on corporate election as found in Ephesians 1:4. The debate was held on Facebook in July 2018. My opponent for this debate was Aaron Vriesman, who graciously provided the Reformed view, while I presented the corporate view. I...
Acts 13:48 – A Short Answer to a Vexing Question
An Alternative Understanding Acts 13:48 is often considered a coup de tat' of any reading of Scripture the denies a deterministic view of particular election of individuals to salvation. The following is a short response to this idea, providing a brief summary of...
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