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Recent Content by John of Japan

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    Biblical errancy.

    It's usually the nuances of the text that are at stake, not the clear message. There have been some great translations done in history by single...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 9, 2018 at 12:55 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Biblical errancy.

    The thing is, sometimes our Lord has built in ambiguity in the text, such as in the Greek of 1 Tim. 3, "husband of one wife." In such a case, the...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 9, 2018 at 8:58 AM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    Yeah, I tried to read the Institutes once, but found the work to be not only incredibly boring but incredibly mixed up. A theologian I know agreed...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 9, 2018 at 8:56 AM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    Would you tell a lost sinner, "Christ died for our sins," as the Bible says?
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 9, 2018 at 8:53 AM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Biblical errancy.

    That's entirely possible. :D
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 9, 2018 at 8:52 AM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    Except when a Calvinist like Jay Adams in Competent to Counsel says you should never tell lost people that Christ died for their sins, because you...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 7, 2018 at 5:18 PM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    Plenty of Calvinistic STs out there, if that's your bag. ;)
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 7, 2018 at 12:07 PM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    I have to say that I think Erickson fulfills the OP better than any other other as the best one volume ST. He's Baptist, he's thorough, and he's...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 7, 2018 at 11:06 AM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Teacher Who Spoiled Santa Will Not Return to School

    Aw, come on, don't rain on my favorite theological legend. :(
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 7, 2018 at 7:39 AM in forum: News & Current Events
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    Teacher Who Spoiled Santa Will Not Return to School

    History says he slapped Arius the heretic at the Council of Nicea. [IMG]
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:10 AM in forum: News & Current Events
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    Best One-Volume Systematic Theology?

    If you are a beginner at sys. theo. and have never read any before, I suggest Lectures in Systematic Theology, by Henry Clarence Thiessen. It's...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:07 AM in forum: General Baptist Discussions
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    Biblical errancy.

    I was just going through some files and found the source of this quote from Dr. Kerr. It was from Dr. Kerr's review of Dr. Price's book, and...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 5, 2018 at 1:21 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Back by popular demand - An often unpopular view of the Atonement

    Absolutely and obviously correct! :Laugh
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 4, 2018 at 2:05 PM in forum: Other Christian Denominations
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    Back by popular demand - An often unpopular view of the Atonement

    "Word studies" can have problems, especially if they put too much emphasis on the etymology. Remember that "word studies" are not lexicons. With...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 4, 2018 at 12:31 PM in forum: Other Christian Denominations
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    Unicorns Preserved in Siberia Yield Analyzable DNA!

    My understanding is that the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. It "has long been unknown," according to Brown-Driver-Briggs. The Latin...
    Post by: John of Japan, Dec 4, 2018 at 7:46 AM in forum: News & Current Events