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Three Things to Know About the “Vessels of Wrath”

November 12, 2019 , finney.raju , Comment Closed

They rejected God’s mercy in unbelief. In Romans 2:4, Paul introduces the vessels of wrath metaphor. Addressing Israel, he asks, “do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing…

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Ad Intra: The Good News of Incarnation

October 22, 2019 , finney.raju , Comment Closed

by finney.raju Warning: Ad Astra Spoiler Ahead James Gray’s movie Ad Astra is a soulful take on space exploration. Ad Astra is Latin for “to the stars”. The film follows Roy McBride’s pursuit for his estranged father, Clifford McBride.…

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Chosen In Him: A Response to Credo House

April 1, 2019 , finney.raju , Comment Closed

How then has He chosen us, before we came into existence, but that, as he says himself, in Him we were represented beforehand? – Athanasius This is a response to C. Michael Patton’s “Open Letter…

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Predestination and Free Will in Romans 9 – 11, by Mako A. Nagasawa

October 10, 2018 , finney.raju , Comment Closed

Editor’s Note: Mako Nagasawa does not formally identify as Arminian, but his essay is a good representation of the narrative understanding of election shared by many Arminians. Romans 9 – 11 is sometimes taken as…

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Sin and Guilt in John 9

August 8, 2018 , finney.raju , Comment Closed

The story of the blind man in John 9 is a study in guilt. What makes us guilty, and what’s the relation between guilt and our ability to obey and believe God? Let’s do a…

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