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Liberty Vs. Legalism
By: Sam Storms
Liberty Vs. Legalism
By: Sam Storms
How is a Christian to act with regard to matters not explicitly addressed in Scripture? How is a Christian to conduct himself/herself in situations on which the Bible is silent? This is the question Paul addresses in Romans 14. We could as easily ask: "What is the nature and extent of Christian freedom" The NT speaks of three types of freedom: 1) Freedom from the condemnation of God (cf. Rom. 8:1); 2) Freedom from the compulsion to sin (cf. Rom. 6:14); and 3) Freedom fro...Read More ➔
Moral Relativism
By: Sam Storms
Moral Relativism
By: Sam Storms
Introduction Charlie Brown was sitting in the living room watching TV when he heard a loud noise in the kitchen. He went to check it out and caught Snoopy, his dog, raiding the refrigerator. "Hey, what are you doing?" he asked. "You can't just take things out of the refrigerator." Pulling out his Bible, Charlie directed Snoopy to Exodus: "Thou shalt not steal." Snoopy took the Bible from Charlie's hand and flipped over to Deuteronomy 25:4 where it says: "Thou sh...Read More ➔
Incarnation and Humanity
By: Sam Storms
Incarnation and Humanity
By: Sam Storms
"If there is, among the distinctive articles of the Christian faith, one which is basic to all others, it is this: that our Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man for our salvation. This is the affirmation that we have in mind when we speak of the doctrine of the incarnation" (F. F. Bruce) “Orthodoxy insisted upon the two natures, human and divine, cohering in the one historical Jesus Christ. But orthodoxy has never been able to give this id...Read More ➔
Kenotic View
By: Sam Storms
Kenotic View
By: Sam Storms
It was not primarily by virtue of his divine nature that Jesus lived the kind of life he did, but rather through his constant and ever-increasing reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit. Three issues that undergird this thesis: First, the unprecedented presence of the Spirit in the life of Jesus. John 3:34-35 - “For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things in...Read More ➔
Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part II
By: Sam Storms
Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part II
By: Sam Storms
In this study we are looking primarily at the arguments used by classical Pentecostals and some Charismatics to defend Spirit-baptism as an experience that is both separate from and subsequent to conversion. The Analogy based on the experience of Jesus This argument is as follows. Jesus is conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. This is said to correspond with our regeneration or new birth by the Holy Spirit. Years later (@ 30), Jesus ...Read More ➔
Daniel 9:1-27
By: Sam Storms
Daniel 9:1-27
By: Sam Storms
One might well argue that Daniel 9:24-27 is both the most complex and the most crucial text in either testament bearing on the subject of biblical prophecy. Its complexity is questioned only by those who have not studied it, or perhaps by those whose conclusions concerning its meaning were predetermined by unspoken theological commitments. That Daniel 9 is as crucial as I have suggested can hardly be denied. For example, dispensationalists have largely derived from Danie...Read More ➔
Divine Healing - Bibliography
By: Sam Storms
Divine Healing - Bibliography
By: Sam Storms
Bibliography On The Ministry of Divine Healing and The Person and Work of the Holy SpiritRead More ➔
Introduction to Ephesians
By: Sam Storms
Introduction to Ephesians
By: Sam Storms
Ephesians is surely one of the greatest of our NT books. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called it 'the divinest composition of man. J. A. Robinson described it as 'the crown of St. Paul's writings. F. F. Bruce referred to it as 'the quintessence of Paulinism, and the Catholic scholar Raymond Brown contends that only Romans could match Ephesians 'as a candidate for exercising the most influence on Christian thought and spirituality. Klyne Snodgrass has written that ''Pound for P...Read More ➔
Ephesians 2:11-22
By: Sam Storms
Ephesians 2:11-22
By: Sam Storms
God's Church: Its Doctrinal Foundation (the Indicative) - 1:1-3:21 A. Prologue 1:1-2 B. Praise 1:3-14 C. Prayer 1:15-23 D. Our Salvation 2:1-22 1. ...Read More ➔
Ephesians 4:1-16
By: Sam Storms
Ephesians 4:1-16
By: Sam Storms
We have noted on several occasions that Ephesians is comprised of two distinct yet integrally related parts: God's Church: Its Theological Foundations (the Indicative) 1:1-3:21 God's Church: Its Practical Responsibilities (the Imperative) 4:1-6:20 What is the significance of these two sections, especially their relationship to each other? "Hitherto, under Paul's trusty guidance, his crusaders have been treading the loftiest passes of revelation, absorbed in the panor...Read More ➔
Ephesians 6:1-24
By: Sam Storms
Ephesians 6:1-24
By: Sam Storms
I. God's Church: its Theological Foundations (the Indicative) 1:1-3:21 II. God's Church: its Practical Responsibilities (the Imperative) 4:1-6:20 A. Walking Worthy 4:1-5:21 1. &nb...Read More ➔
Matthew 5:31-32
By: Sam Storms
A Chronology of the Life, Ministry, and Writings of Jonathan Edwards
By: Sam Storms
A Chronology of the Life, Ministry, and Writings of Jonathan Edwards
By: Sam Storms
[1701 / Yale College established] 1703 / Born October 5, East Windsor, Connecticut He had 10 sisters (no brothers), all of whom were at least 6 ft. tall! Jonathan’s paternal grandmother was a chronic adulteress who bore another man’s child. She was psychotic, often given to fits of perversity, rage, and threats of violence (her sister murdered her own child and her brother killed another sister with an ax). She eventually deserted her family...Read More ➔
Edwards on the Will
By: Sam Storms
Edwards on the Will
By: Sam Storms
Fettered yet Free Jonathan Edwards was right. If the concept of libertarian freedom can be established, Calvinist theologians (he called them “reformed divines”) will have lost all hope of defending their view of “original sin, the sovereignty of grace, election, redemption, conversion, the efficacious operation of the Holy Spirit, the nature of saving faith, perseverance of the saints,...Read More ➔
Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part I
By: Sam Storms
Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part I
By: Sam Storms
Paula was raised in a Christian home where church attendance was commonplace. But it wasn't until she was eleven years old that she began to take a serious interest in who Jesus is. That summer she attended a church camp and for the very first time consciously repented of her sins and put her faith in the atoning death of Jesus as her only hope for eternal life. It was a wonderful experience that brought both joy and a sense of relief. She never doubted from that moment ...Read More ➔
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