by Robert | Aug 23, 2025 | Early Church, Theological Musings
Is there any Biblical basis for forbidding the use of human ashes in making and wearing jewelry? The answer is yes. Before looking at the argument, let me state a few things. There is nothing wrong with cremation, but the ashes should be disposed of properly. (Some...
by Robert | Jun 21, 2020 | John
οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ὁ πατὴρ ὁ πέμψας με ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν, κἀγὼ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. (John 6:44; Greek) No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise that person up on the last day. (John 6:44,...
by Robert | Nov 14, 2019 | Debates, Romans
“Jacob have I loved” In the discussion of predestination, you will quickly hear the oft quoted verse from Romans 9:13. As it is written, “I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.” This text is used to suggest that God had particularly chosen...
by Robert | Oct 31, 2019 | Apologetics, Theological Musings
Part 2 – Romans 8:28-39 A second passage where we find “predestined” (PROORIZŌ) is found in Romans 8:29-30 where we see it used twice in what is often called the “golden chain of salvation” and is used by some to demonstrate a case for God’s pretemporal predestining...
by Robert | Oct 30, 2019 | Apologetics, Theological Musings
Understanding Predestination The following quote from R. C. Sproul was posted on Facebook recently: “We talk about predestination because the Bible talks about predestination. If we desire to build our theology on the Bible we run head on into this concept. We soon...
