essentialchurch.net

“Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3

The phrase “husband of one wife” is one we find in 1 Timothy 3 with regard to the offices of Pastor and Deacons, which seems to some…… Read more ““Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3″

Listen here: We here at The Essential Church have been examining the passages of Scripture that complementarians have used against women in their belief that women…… Read more “Bible Study: Can a woman submit in the home and lead in the church? (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)”

Harvest Sunday is soon to arrive, and we here at The Essential Church are planning for a time of rejoicing in the Lord. We want to send…… Read more “Harvest Sunday 2017 is October 29th”

The Lord is good, church! Pastor D.M. back here again with continued teaching on John 6. Part 2 continues our quest through John 6 with the…… Read more “Does John 6 Teach Calvinism? Part 2”

We’ve been studying John 6 this week in Bible Study, examining the text for clues as to whether or not Calvinism is present there. It isn’t. John…… Read more “Bible Study: John 6, Part 2 continues tonight”

Calvinism is a theological system advanced by John Calvin (for whom Calvinism is named) that says that God is so sovereign that everything is guided by His…… Read more “If you reject meticulous providence: congrats, you’re not a Calvinist”

Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS), a view I call a grassroots Calvinist movement in the churches, is one that doesn’t believe in the idea that some are…… Read more “1 John 2:19: “never saved to begin with”?”

John 6 is a chapter hailed by many proponents of Calvinism as a “de facto” passage in favor of John Calvin’s theology. And yet, as I teach…… Read more “Bible Study: Does John 6 teach Calvinism?”