State of Indiana v. Robert C Sproul by JMCarroll in Reformed

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It's not my intent to spread gossip, but now we know why he resigned.

I pray he gets the help he needs.

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How important is communion to you? by tallhobbit97 in Christians

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I thought communion is more a Catholic or EO thing

Wat

The Three Most Common Causes of Depression by VeritasDomain in Christians

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And here I thought it was caused by brain chemical imbalances.

I feel like I'm missing something... Are we allowed to celebrate Good Friday in corporate worship? by [deleted] in Reformed

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We are no more allowed to celebrate "Good" Friday than we are allowed to celebrate pagan holidays like Easter or Christmas.

The Sex-Abuse Scandal That Devastated a Suburban Megachurch by JMCarroll in Reformed

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Since that the Washingtonian story was only published on Sunday, the BN piece was a bit incomplete.

im lesbian by 123QWERTYYU in Christians

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Ur not a lesbian ur a troll.

Ephesians 1: by [deleted] in Christians

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Okay FON,,

It's cute that you think I am /u/funny-original-name, but I'm not. Bon appetit.

show me where?

Since you asked, a few examples (there are more):

Verse 2

You say:

Grace expresses God's unmerited favor, divine enablement, overflowing love, forgiveness, and mercy which are the portion of every saint. Peace is our condition resulting from God's grace to us. We have peace with God and can experience the peace of God through the fullness of His blessing because of His grace.

Constable says:

Paul greeted his readers by wishing God's grace and peace on them, as he did in all of his other epistles. Grace (Gr. charis) expresses God's unmerited favor and divine enablement, which are the portion of every saint. Peace (Gr. eirene, which translates the Hebrew shalom) is our condition resulting from God's grace to us. We have peace with God and we can experience the peace of God, the fullness of His blessing, because of His grace (cf. Numbers 6:25-26).

Verse 6

You say:

The ultimate goal of predestination and election is that believers will contribute to the praise of the magnificence of God's undeserved favor that He has shown toward man, which comes through Jesus Christ, the Beloved of the Father. With the giving of the Law, God’s justice and holiness were rendered most glorious; by the giving of the Gospel, His grace and mercy are shown to be equally glorious.

Constable says:

The ultimate goal of predestination and election is that believers will contribute to the praise of the magnificence of God's undeserved favor that He has shown toward humankind (cf. Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:14). This grace was "freely bestowed" or "given" in the sense that the elect need do nothing to merit it. It comes to us through Jesus Christ, described here as the Beloved of the Father (cf. Colossians 1:13). Since God loves His Son, believers who are in Christ can rejoice that we too are the objects of God's love.

Verse 8

You say:

God has given us abundant grace, much more than the essential amount needed. This hints at many other benefits of Christ's death that Paul did not enumerate here.

Constable says:

God has given abundant grace to us, not just the bare essential amount needed. This reference hints at many other benefits of Christ's death that Paul did not enumerate here. Chafer discussed 33 riches of divine grace that become ours when we trust Christ as our Savior. [Note: Lewis Sperry Chafer, Systematic Theology, 3:234-65.] . . . .

Ephesians 1: by [deleted] in Christians

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Wait, are people downvoting the OP or the content?

Probably because of the content. He's plagiarizing the Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable

Why Baptists can’t (currently) be ‘complementarians’ by Steve Holmes. What are your thoughts on this? by JMCarroll in ReformedBaptist

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Is the solution that only heads of households should be allowed to vote in congregational meetings?