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
- Nov 6, 2014
- 2 min
Keep Up the Good Work: Criminal Mercy in South Florida
The governing authorities are the servants of God to uphold what is good and right. But sometimes the servants get wrong. Bad wrong....
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 31, 2013
- 4 min
Jerry Walls Responds to my Question on Hell (@rachelheldevans)
Jerry Walls is taking a turn in Rachel Held Evan’s “Ask a…” series, and he is answering question on hell, free will, and possibility of...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 28, 2012
- 2 min
Once More, Unbelief and Falling Away: Evidence from Hebrews
“Take care, brothers, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving (Gk. apistia) heart that turns away from the living God (3:12)…So we...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 27, 2012
- 3 min
Eternal Security? How do you fall away?
The starting point must be the comparison that Paul draws between God’s attitude toward unbelieving Israel and his audience in Rome. My...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 21, 2012
- 2 min
Eternal Security? My Crucial Verse
When it comes to the so-called doctrine of eternal security (or the perseverance of the saints), the crucial passage for me is Romans...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jun 21, 2012
- 2 min
Hell in the Presence of the Lamb?
“…they will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured unmixed into the cup of his anger, and they will be tormented with fire and sulfur in...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Nov 4, 2011
- 5 min
Knowledge & Life after Death: The Surprising Epistemology of Shane Hipps
The folks at ChurchLeaders.com are hosting some interchange between Shane Hipps, successor to Rob Bell as teaching pastor at Mars Hill...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 30, 2011
- 2 min
Thoughts on Love Wins (2): Is Consistency a Virtue?
Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins, got a lot of attention before it ever hit the shelves. Now that it is available to the masses, the...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 29, 2011
- 4 min
Thoughts on Love Wins
Let me say up front that this is not my typical book review. Reviews of Love Wins are available aplenty, and if I were to try to deal...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 24, 2011
- 2 min
UM Pastor Loses Pulpit for Views on Hell
The Associated Press is reporting that United Methodist pastor and Duke Divinity School student Chad Holtz was removed from his...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 14, 2011
- 4 min
A Christ-Centered Doctrine of Hell?
In the church and seminary world, terms like Christ-centered and Christocentric get tossed around like stones in one of those little...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 10, 2011
- 2 min
Is Universalism a Heresy?
Continuing our reflection on heresy and Universalism, we come to the question as to whether Universalism is itself a heretical teaching....
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 4, 2011
- 4 min
More Thoughts on Hell
I have, from time to time, found myself sitting around with friends having theological discussions in which the topic turns to the...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 3, 2011
- 3 min
Can a Wesleyan Be a Universalist?
One thing is certain: Rob Bell has gotten Evangelicals talking about Hell and the question of universal salvation. As I watch the...
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