Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Response

This paper was presented by A. Philip Brown II, PhD at the Bible Faculty Leadership Summit Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary August 5, 2005.  Thanks and...

Characteristics of the Children of God and the Children of the...

It is John’s consistent pattern to describe the children of God and the children of the devil in terms of present tense verb(al)s. These...

Should We Pray to Jesus (Or Just In His Name)?

Once while doing a weekend seminar on the cults, I took a few students on a field trip to a Kingdom Hall. That Sunday...

To What Extent Did Jesus Operate in His Deity While on...

In this paper I will argue that the innate divine attributes of Jesus were substantially manifested in his life and ministry while he was...

1 John 3:6, 9—Are Believers Characterized by Sin?

I was interested to find James Erwin's article, “Perfection and Sinlessness: A Survey of Approaches to 1 John 3:6, 9” on Bible.org's website recently.1...

Exegeting a Pauline Assessment of Cultural Change: “Idol Sacrifice” in 1...

Cultures,1 and tides.2 Their changes range from unnoticed gradations to surging flow and rip-tide ebb. Most don’t have Bay-of-Fundy proportions,3 but recent changes in...

Pursuing Holiness: Filtering our Past and Focusing our Present with a...

We all are faced with a choice: What do we do with our past, and what do we do in the present? Every man’s...

Mere Christianity: The Minimum That One Must Believe to Be Saved

This paper will explore the issue of the minimum that must be believed by someone for him to be saved. Many restrictivists will say that...

Inerrancy: Inspiration and the Test of Truth

Introduction Before writing this paper, I knew that the Wesleyan Theological Society had originally affirmed inerrancy and then changed that position. But I didn't know...

Is a Wesleyan Interpretation of 1 Thess. 5:23 Exegetically Tenable?: Responding...

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς ὁλοτελεῖς, καὶ ὁλόκληρον ὑμῶν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα ἀμέμπτως ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ...