There once was a time when a preacher could stand up and say, “You have an immortal soul, your soul is worth much to God,” and not…… Read more “Richardson Fights For Immortality Of The Soul And Against Conditional Immortality In New Book, Now On Pre-Order”
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Pastor D.M. Richardson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (dual B.A., History and Music) and an MDiv graduate of Southeastern Seminary (Master of Divinity in Christian Apologetics). Richardson received the call from God to shepherd an internet flock and desires to see the masses come to faith in Jesus. Pastor Richardson is the author of four books: "Short-Sighted Faith: Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS) and the Doctrine of Perseverance" and the new two-book series against the Gospel of Inclusion, the first of which is "Doctrinal Deception: Responding to Carlton Pearson's The Gospel of Inclusion." The second book of the two-book series is titled "More Doctrinal Deception: Bishop Carlton Pearson's Inclusion, Further Examined." Her latest book, titled "Lydia's Heart: The Case for Prevenient Grace," is now available in Kindle and Paperback at Amazon.
Divine Sovereignty And Human Responsibility: Bringing Resolution To The Tension With Genesis 1-3 (Research Paper)
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Bringing Resolution To The Tension With Genesis 1-3 PDF D.A. Carson writes in his book on divine sovereignty and human responsibility that …… Read more “Divine Sovereignty And Human Responsibility: Bringing Resolution To The Tension With Genesis 1-3 (Research Paper)”
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: No Tension, Part I: Sovereign God, Crowning Creation (Genesis 1)
Genesis 1:1-31, NKJV In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of…… Read more “Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: No Tension, Part I: Sovereign God, Crowning Creation (Genesis 1)”
Masters Of Their Own Fate: The Arminian Logic Of Why Some Choose Hell
In an understandable effort to preserve God’s loving character and to defend the New Testament teaching that ‘God is no respecter of persons,’ the Arminians grant ultimate sovereignty,…… Read more “Masters Of Their Own Fate: The Arminian Logic Of Why Some Choose Hell”
The Repercussion of Divine Responsibility: Perseverance of the Saints and Professions of Faith
“Augustine taught that the only way anyone ever perseveres to the end after beginning the Christian life is by virtue of the grace of God. Since that…… Read more “The Repercussion of Divine Responsibility: Perseverance of the Saints and Professions of Faith”
Argumentum Ad Absurdum: R.C. Sproul Fumbles On Hebrews 6:4-6
The great theologian Dr. R.C. Sproul, whose introduction to Christian Apologetics I read a few years back while at seminary (I highly recommend it), is what many…… Read more “Argumentum Ad Absurdum: R.C. Sproul Fumbles On Hebrews 6:4-6”
A Second Warning, 2 John 7-11 (Falling Away Series)
2 John 7-11, NKJV 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an…… Read more “A Second Warning, 2 John 7-11 (Falling Away Series)”
Testing Doctrine, 1 John 4:1-6 (Falling Away Series)
1 John 4:1-6, NKJV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into…… Read more “Testing Doctrine, 1 John 4:1-6 (Falling Away Series)”
Abide In The Truth, 1 John 2:24-29 (Falling Away Series)
1 John 2:24-29, NKJV 24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will…… Read more “Abide In The Truth, 1 John 2:24-29 (Falling Away Series)”
Pastor DM reveals why Calvinism and Arminianism are such a big deal in New Introduction
Are you looking for an introduction on Calvinism and Arminianism? Few Christians seem to care about the debate these days, particularly because few have ever heard…… Read more “Pastor DM reveals why Calvinism and Arminianism are such a big deal in New Introduction”
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