How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian
Calvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 12
- 3 min
How Early was the New Testament Written?
In Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament, Jonathan Bernier makes a plausible case for early composition of the New Testament.
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 23
- 4 min
Weep with those who weep: initial reflections on the SBC abuse report
How do we respond to the Southern Baptist abuse report? First lament. Then look at the structures and theology that are part of the problem.
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 20
- 4 min
The UMC is more traditional than ever, but it doesn't matter
Sexuality is no longer driving the UMC split. Institutional dysfunction is.
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 19
- 1 min
Is the Church ready for a Post-Roe World?
Is the Church ready for a post-Roe world? That's the question Matt O'Reilly puts to Kirk Walden in this interview. Kirk also answers...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 18
- 4 min
Keith Boyette: Clergy Moving to GMC Should Not Surrender Ordination Credential
This letter offers guidance for clergy considering moving their ordination from the United Methodist Church to the Global Methodist Church
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 10
- 2 min
John Wesley and Death Anxiety
Discover how the experience and preaching of John Wesley can resource pastors for ministry to those experiencing anxiety and fear of death.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Acts and the Question of Heaven
Many think of heaven as a distant place far removed from this world. But that's not the picture we get in the New Testament book of Acts.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 27
- 6 min
Complementarian Rhetoric Calmy Considered: A Response to Denny Burk and Owen Strachan
The debate over women in ministry often conflates the interpretation of Scripture with the truth of Scripture. Here's why that's flawed.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Why this pastor stopped telling people how to go to heaven
Many people think the evangelism is telling people how to go to heaven. It's not. Here's why.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Is the Trinity Biblical?
The Trinity is mysterious. It's difficult to understand. More specifically, it's difficult for us to understand how something can be one...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Bad Analogies for the Trinity
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. That means lots of pastors will talking about the Trinity. I certainly will be. So Let's talk about how we...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Why C.S. Lewis Was Not A Calvinist
From time to time, someone will (oddly) suggest that C. S. Lewis was a Calvinist. Douglas Wilson did it. Then he did it again....
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
John Wesley on his Assurance of Salvation (#AldersgateDay)
On this day in 1738, John Wesley had an experience for which he'd been longing and that became crucial for the continued vitality of the...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
New RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected Body
Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
John Barclay on What Grace Gives
We talk about grace in a variety of ways. Wesleyans tend to talk about prevenient grace, justifying grace, and sanctifying grace....
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Matt O'Reilly
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
What is theology for?
In their 2019 book For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference, Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun argue that academic...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
Ben Witherington on God's Character, Calvinism, & More
How does the character of God shape the Calvinism debate? How do you do biblical theology? What's the most important lesson Matt learned fro
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
Three Things I Liked about Paul and the Person by Susan Eastman
So what is a person? To be a person is to be "one for whom Christ died" (14). And that's all of us.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Paul and the Cultivation of Multi-Ethnic Churches
Paul's hope for future bodily resurrection functions to cultivate a shared identity among the recipients that is ethnically inclusive.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
Unexpected Servant
Christians often speak of how we can serve Jesus. We don't always consider how Jesus needs to serve us. In this message, Dr. Matt...
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