Posts in Biblical Studies
The Law and the Gospel
The Law and the Gospel

As you read the New Testament there are times when it seems that the Law is viewed negatively and there are times when it seems to be viewed positively. We can use Paul’s letter to the Romans to make this point. He sees the law as something under which the unbeliever is in bondage. Those who come to faith in Christ are not under law but under grace (Romans 4:14, 7:6). So in some sense the law is something from which we need to be delivered or set free.

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Spiritual Formation, Discipleship, Biblical StudiesLouis GoingComment
The Complementarian Position is the Harder One to Hold
The Complementarian Position is the Harder One to Hold

I have been following the posts and video debate of my fellow Advent Christians Catherine Rybicki, Luke Copeland and Robert Mayer concerning egalitarianism and complementarianism. By now I am sure all those who are regulars at Advent Christian Voices have no need for these terms to be defined or explained. Of these two positions I do believe that the complementarian one is the harder of the two to hold.

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Spiritual Formation, Ethics & Society, Biblical StudiesLouis GoingComment