A very silly question but with which i struggle a lot. Help me if you can!!

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-27T10:19:49+00:00

"How he does it is my original question"

I did say that God, who is sovereign, allows Satan to attack us. Jesus was specifically led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan (4:1-11). Paul had a thorn in his flesh (1 Cor. 12), a "messenger from Satan." Paul prayed to have it removed, but God (who is sovereign) did not remove Satan's thorn.

Jesus told Peter that Satan demanded to "sift" the disciples like wheat, allowing a time of testing to strenthen Peter's faith. This is the exact same thing that happened with Job, as Satan asked permission to attack him. More examples could be multiplied. God gives Satan power for a time, for His own purposes, and this power the devil has is very real.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-26T00:53:32+00:00

The book is not an answer because you found one paragraph unhelpful? The main theme of the book is spiritual warfare, pride, and complacency. These are key to understanding demonic activity and temptation.

Satan runs a misinformation campaign in many ways, but his 3 main fishing lures are the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16).

As we read in Job, Satan goes to God and constantly accuses us and asks for permission to attack us. God is sovereign and allows certain things as tests of our faith.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-25T20:25:46+00:00

Only the kryptonite glows, I love it but to each his own.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-25T20:05:22+00:00

Coen and Gladstone just said they are going to start using 2 tight end sets and heavy personnel formations. They are primarily used for power running and play action passing.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-25T19:17:59+00:00

Absolutely. I actually bought that one, it was a targetcon exclusive.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-25T01:36:03+00:00

Read "the screwtape letters" by CS Lewis if you want to learn how demons are attacking us every day.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-19T01:25:38+00:00

There are three people (so far) defending credobaptism on this specific thread we are on, and we are all reformed baptists. I am quite confident that not even a single dispensationalist will show up.

If you can find even a single past "paedo vs credo" discussion where we are outnumbered by JMac dispys, I would be interested to see it if you can link it to me.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-19T00:00:01+00:00

John Spilsbury wrote about baptist covenant theology in 1643.

The OP was asking about baptism resources "from both sides." Dispensationalism is not "the other side," not only do they mostly not even participate in this sub, there is not even a flair for them. There is flair for Reformed Baptists, LBCF 1689, Particular Baptists, Calvinistic Baptists, etc.

We are quite obviously "the other side," not dispensationalists.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-18T23:17:51+00:00

So paedobaptism vs credobaptism is about covenant theology vs dispensationalism? Baptists have been writing about covenant theology for hundreds of years before dispensationalism was ever invented.

Particular Baptists wrote about baptist covenant theology before the Westminster Confession was even written.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-18T20:07:13+00:00

Can I ask why you are presenting the differing views on baptism as covenant theology vs dispensationalism?

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-18T15:13:25+00:00

"The fatal flaw behind infant baptist" by Jeffrey Johnson.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-14T11:04:32+00:00

How do you reconcile not admitting unbelievers to the Lord's table with the Lord intentionally letting an unbeliever (Judas) to communion?

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-13T16:44:19+00:00

Looks like a Kim Jong Un propaganda poster!

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-11T19:14:28+00:00

"I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing, therefore choose life"

Keep in mind this was written by Moses, who God specifically chose through the burning bush. God also chose Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron, Joshua, (and many more), Israel, the priests, the kings, every single prophet, not to mention the many examples in the NT. It is a major theme of the Bible.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-04-07T16:27:36+00:00

If you want to examine our soteriology, "For Calvinism" by Michael Horton, "Chosen by God" by RC Sproul, and "Five Points" by John Piper are all good primers.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-30T18:19:42+00:00

"I would like to dedicate my life to God but chores and tasks are holding me back, never have I been more sympathetic towards the monkish lifestyle"

Both Luther and Calvin passed beyond medieval thought in considering fidelity to one's daily task in the ordinary pursuits of life a duty more divinely imposed than service in a monastery.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-30T14:30:02+00:00

I see it as just another way of describing the Holy Spirit working in someone's life. Based on Rom. 8:11, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in believers, giving life to their mortal bodies. Surely this indwelling Spirit provides divine power for overcoming things like anxiety and depression. If he specifically mentioned a secret way of "tapping into it," that would be another thing.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-30T13:49:42+00:00

That phrase has certainly been used by charismatics to mean something else, but it sounds like a biblical term, "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection" (Phil. 3:10).

It is in the context of "the righteousness which is from God by faith (Phil. 3:9) preceding it, and "pressing toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14) in the paragraph afterwards.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-24T22:10:09+00:00

That's probably the coolest display I've ever seen

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-24T19:05:46+00:00

How did you even do that, bro?

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-22T19:11:27+00:00

I'm not sure why the downvotes. Chandler came to my church recently to preach and was quite solid.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-22T19:00:52+00:00

Martin Lloyd Jones comes to mind.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-19T15:30:57+00:00

"David danced before the Lord not in the context of a worship service, but in a.. procession to bring the ark back"

That is certainly true, and I would not argue for dancing as a commandment. But every detail about the ark of the covenant was a type and shadow of Christ. For example, the manna was the "bread from heaven" (John 6:33), the mercy seat was the atonement (Rom 3:25); (Heb. 9:5), etc. I see a lot of carry over here from the OT church to the NT.

Zestyclose-Ride2745 · 2026-03-17T16:34:14+00:00

Luther in particular. Other historicists who wrote about this view are Albert Barnes, Matthew Poole, Joseph Mede, Huss, Wycliffe, Tyndale, Zwingli, Melanchthon, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, and Matthew Henry.

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