In “Hellenization,” we discussed Jack at Sigma Frame’s embrace of Radix Fidem and Greek-inspired (Hellenistic) pagan mysticism. We contrasted this with Jesus’ mind-focused teaching in the Shema, the Greatest Commandment. We also pointed out that sola scriptura—the ultimate and final authority of the written Word of God—is mutually incompatible with any …

One week after posting the following open response, I locked comments and then I reached out to Deti privately over email, just as I said I would in my comment below… …and per his comment: After providing links back here where the evidence had already been presented in 2013 (and along …

This is part 12 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. On Easter Sunday, Bnonn Tennant published “Happy Easter, Forgive your Enemies.” I had no idea that he was going to post this in the midst of my ongoing series On Forgiveness. Similarly, he had no idea that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) and a number of comments, it has become obvious that many people are unfamiliar with these core concepts of Anabaptism that come directly and explicitly …

This is part 2 of a series on forgiveness. See the index here. After I wrote “On Forgiveness” I saw this comment and I wanted to explain the problems it raises. Let’s talk about it point-by-point. Forgiving your brother or sister means that you release your claim to their sin-debt …

This is part 1 of a series. See the index here. What is forgiveness and what does it do? Despite many people reading the Bible regularly and closely, they still do not know. Consequently, how can one know when to forgive if they do not know what forgiveness is? The …