“‘Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!’” This is reminiscent…
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Richard Coords, “Numbers 21:6-9”
Numbers 21:6-9 “The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. So the people came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned, because we…
Richard Coords, “Leviticus 16:29-34”
“‘This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien…
Richard Coords, “Exodus 21:28-32”
“If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. If, however,…
Richard Coords, “Exodus 5:10-15”
So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, ‘Thus says Pharaoh, “I am not going to give you any straw. You go and get straw for…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 50:15-21”
“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, ‘What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!’ So…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 20:1-7”
“Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ‘She is my sister.’ So Abimelech king…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 18:25”
“‘Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 6:6-8”
“The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. The Lord said, ‘I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 4:3-7”
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 3:8-16”
“They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 2:19”
“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 2:16”
“The Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the…
Richard Coords, “Worship”
If Calvinism causes us to worship God better, then why wouldn’t God elect for all Christians to be Calvinists? In other words, if it really was all about giving God glory and honor, then why…
Richard Coords, “World Arguments”
One of the most difficult theological challenges for Calvinists is in having to answer the “all men” and “world” arguments frequently raised by non-Calvinists. The term “world” implies a meaning of everyone indiscriminately, as an…
Richard Coords, “Works”
The Bible teaches that we are saved—not based upon our performance under the Law—but instead by turning to Christ and placing our hope and trust in Him. Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been…
Richard Coords, “Wonderful Plan”
Does God love you and have a wonderful plan for your life? It is the longing of every soul to know that they matter and that God loves them. Billy Graham: “In all of life…
Richard Coords, “Strawman Argument”
[Editor’s note: This article gets aggressive towards the end. It does not necessarily represent SEA’s viewpoint, which should go without saying because our standing policy is to publish a variety of Arminian viewpoints without publication…
Richard Coords, “Special”
I’m not special. I didn’t get a special grace to believe in Christ which others were denied. Instead, I have to come to the Cross to receive God’s grace, just like every other regular person.…
Richard Coords, “Sovereignty”
Often in the Calvinist and non-Calvinist debate, Calvinists use the same vocabulary but a different dictionary. We all agree that God is “sovereign,” but we don’t mean the same thing by it. Calvinists define “sovereignty”…
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