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 14, 2019 | Ephesians
At the end of the debate, I was asked the following by one of the judges: “For Bob, you said “It is a particularly Jewish blessing” when discussing the blessings in chapter one and later said that “Paul is saying that the blessings that are...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
Continued from Argument 2, Part 1 – When did the choosing take place? Corporate election does not suggest that the choosing is not before creation. What it argues is that it is gnomic, a principle that those who will be “in Christ” will be holy and blameless....
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
Second Argument In my first argument, I provided a basic exegesis of Ephesians 1:3-14 to gain an understanding of what the text was saying. That is because I believe exegesis must drive doctrine. My rather lengthy analysis was based on an understanding (rightly or...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
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...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Debates, Ephesians
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...
