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 …

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 …

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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. …

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 …

I’ve recently been musing over the topic of trust, as I wrote in “A Matter of Trust.” I wrote that on the same day that Bruce Charlton had posted his article entitled “Let me be clear – Traditional Christianity is now always and all-the-time dishonest.” But before I discuss it, …

Ultimately, you have to trust someone, because no one can know everything they need to know. But, you can’t trust anyone on the internet. You really can’t. In meatspace you can form a relationship with a person and learn who they really are. You can tell if their words and …