"If anyone fails lo drink in and advocate the doctrines held to by them—that God absolutely and unconditionally predestinated all things lhat come to pass, and that man is an irresponsible machine, and no matter what meanness he does, he can't help it—he is at once branded as an Arminian, or some other epi... [Read more]

Absolutism: Definition

Absolutism, or fatalism, teaches that, before God ever created the world, he predestinated everything that will ever happen, good, bad, or indifferent.

It teaches that he arranged all the events, and all the events leading up to, and influencing those events, so that everything that happens comes about in exact accordance to his preconceived and pred... [Read more]

Dead, Yet Alive

"Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:3.

There are different kinds of death. Death is (in every case) a separation. Physical death is separation of soul and body. Our death, with Adam and all his posterity is a moral death or separation from our Creator. Adam and Eve did not die... [Read more]

Rightly Dividing

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15

The word of truth, of course is the Bible; and the Bible is of such nature that it is utterly impossible for one to read it casually, as one would a newspaper or magazine, and st... [Read more]

Heart Service

Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23

To me this is a most impressive command and very demanding upon us for various reasons. when we realize the heart is the source of the issues of life we had best consider this verse, because we can sight Bible characters who suff... [Read more]