Saturday Misadventures

As much as I enjoy posting on a blog, there are times when I desire to do other things. A few weeks ago my posting took an unexpected and unexplained bump because I picked up a new (mis)adventure: That’s right, I’m teaching myself Real Analysis. That’s a higher-level undergraduate course …

On Forgiveness, Part 8

This is part 8 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. There are many misconceptions regarding forgiveness. Let’s discuss a few of them. This highlights the problem with describing sin in abstract moral, ethical, behavioral, or spiritualized terms. People are completely unable to understand when and how sin creates …

On Forgiveness, Part 7

This is part 7 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. Six years ago a commenter asked me the following: Walt, a former Anabaptist, had converted to Calvinism. This was, IMO, a lateral move. I responded: There are many theories of atonement, including: View Key Idea Notable Proponents …

On Forgiveness, Part 6

This is part 6 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. Throughout this series we’ve discussed sinning, forgiveness, repentance, reconciliation, and excommunication. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about what to do if your brother sins against you (Matthew 18:15-22) and the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant …

On Forgiveness, Part 5

This is part 5 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. In our last post, we discussed how repentance differs from forgiveness, concluding: After posting that, Bruce Charlton posted an article where he discussed in his view of the role of repentance in the life and work of …

On Forgiveness, Part 4

This is part 4 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. In the last part of the series, you may have missed something that I said: For those who believe that forgiveness is conditional, they believe that the condition required for forgiveness is repentance: the sinner must first …

Saturday Misadventures

On the topic of who you can trust… This is remarkably similar to the data tampering that the Tony Heller has long been describing regarding the long-term temperature record (see here). Which is to say, you cannot trust the data reported by government agencies or by “scientists.”

On Forgiveness, Part 3

This is part 3 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. After only two posts in this series (part 1 and part 2), it has become obvious that many people are unfamiliar with these core concepts of Anabaptism that come directly and explicitly from the pages of scripture. …