tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320762224639556322024-02-07T07:36:07.803-06:00John Calvin: Calvinism My WayJohn Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-48352219666758585202022-07-03T21:54:00.009-05:002022-07-03T22:04:20.956-05:00Romans 14: One Lord, One Strong, One Weak RESEARCH PAPER
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p.MsoFootnoteText, John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-61204769734908844202021-08-17T13:46:00.001-05:002021-08-17T13:46:42.554-05:00The Teacher and His Tongue THE TEACHER AND HIS TONGUE___________________A PaperPresented tothe Department of Biblical Studies & Christian Ministry College of Arts & SciencesRegent University ___________________In Partial Fulfillmentof the Requirements for the degreeBachelor of Biblical and Theological Studies___________________byJohn C. Carroll August 2021 The Teacher and His TongueIntroductionJohn Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-54719215336815844762021-03-04T19:16:00.005-06:002021-03-04T19:39:14.988-06:00The Role of Visions in Acts The Role of Visions in ActsIntroduction The critical text from Acts for this paper is Acts 2:14-18. The focus will be on the relationship of visions to the outpouring of the Spirit on all people. In the book of Acts, God used visions to facilitate the Spirit’s mission. Since Acts 2:17 makes dreams and visions part John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-87778433214306991062020-11-16T22:33:00.006-06:002020-11-17T17:10:00.845-06:00Televisiongate: We Killed, then Changed Televisiongate: We Killed, then Changed I am 45, so I remember well the video and television wars of the 1990s and early 2000s. In so-called conservative Apostolic circles, we were terrorizing the television watchers; not just the television watchers, but the home movie watchers. We were preaching against taking videos John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-55365945473847593162020-08-31T23:41:00.001-05:002020-08-31T23:47:22.124-05:00My Class Assignment for This Week: Answer These Questions Week 2 DialogueLesson 5.1<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The authors of IBI list five essential qualifications that should characterize interpreters if they are to interpret accurately. Place these in the order of most to least important, in your view, with a short defense at the end to support your order. Would you eliminate any or add others you John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-43880871226629585282020-02-22T01:16:00.000-06:002020-02-22T01:16:20.614-06:00How Jeff Arnold Has Changed Preaching
How J. W. Arnold Influenced Pentecostal Preaching
John C. Carroll
William Jessup University/Wilson University
Professor Dorisa Costello
02/04/2019
How J. W. Arnold Influenced Pentecostal Preaching
Introduction
J. W. Arnold is popular and polarizing, charismatic and confrontational. John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-30220954561259404592019-11-11T20:15:00.000-06:002019-11-11T20:15:01.014-06:00The Message Is Bigger than the Messenger
I preached a message a few years ago in Washington. When I finished, I had the most overwhelming feeling that I could never preach that message to its fullness. The phrase popped into my head: "The message is bigger than the messenger." If I ever walk away from the pulpit feeling like I have "nailed" a message then something is wrong.
The first thing that could be wrong is that the message John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-74852043171336659872019-10-28T20:49:00.000-05:002019-10-28T20:53:03.279-05:00A Study in Judging
12 Angry Men: A Study in Judging
John C. Carroll
Williams Jessup University/ Wilson University
12 Angry Men: A Study in Judging
Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to convince you why you should engage with a favorite creative work. The chosen creative work is a classic film—12 John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-86341979305932564052019-10-18T22:39:00.000-05:002019-10-18T23:09:11.764-05:00What is the Value Added?
There are several schools of thought about religious traditions among us Oneness Pentecostals. The two extremes are that all man-made traditions are self-righteous, or that we should seek to preserve our traditions on the level of Scripture. Both of these extremes are wrong. But I do have a question to ask about our traditions. What are some of the traditions about which I am speaking? I John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-73481630872558862402019-05-08T08:23:00.001-05:002019-05-08T08:23:29.445-05:00Handling Pharisees Jesus-Style Part 1
This blog is a result of several conversations colliding at this moment on the calendar. Too often I have lost moments like these because I let them pass without writing them. Not today, Satan! It all began with a conversation with my cousin, Aaron Cirilo. He has a way of phrasing a concept that always resonates with me. He made the statement: "The self-righteous are always easy on themselves John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-73716421958709971772019-05-05T20:54:00.002-05:002019-05-05T20:54:47.290-05:00Pauline Leadership
This is an assignment I submitted for a leadership class I just finished. Thought I would share.
Pauline Leadership
Introduction
Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles (Acts 13:46). He wrote twenty-three percent of the New Testament—excluding the disputed book of Hebrews (“Who Wrote Most?,” 2014). His thirteen John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-12238435962879230932018-12-12T12:56:00.000-06:002018-12-12T12:56:09.385-06:00An Invitation to go on the Record
An Invitation to Go on the Record
Introduction
Pastor Phil Endris and I recently released a video on Forward Talk entitled, “We are Going on the Record.” The purpose of the video was to highlight a few reasons that we as the church and ministers should go on the record (click here to view that episode). The purpose of John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-45926552986631913822018-10-26T13:38:00.000-05:002018-10-26T13:55:46.617-05:00A Surprising Consequence of Divorce Part 1
There are many consequences of divorce. Many of them are negative and traumatic. Contrary to some, I do not think that every consequence of every divorce is negative. I understand fully that my views on divorce and remarriage are controversial. And I am comfortable with that.
I have experienced a shocking and unexpected consequence from my divorce. When my ex-wife and I divorced it wasJohn Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-24133498160406930092018-10-16T00:26:00.003-05:002018-10-16T00:27:27.767-05:00Redemption During and After Divorce
In my last post I wrote about what I hate about divorce. In this post I want to write more redemptively. While Christians should always try to avoid divorce, there are redemptive things that can result from it. I am not suggesting that the things I am about the reference cannot be accomplished in marriage. But sadly they too often are not. So, if you are divorced, it is not the end of the worldJohn Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-38435018445842293422018-10-15T23:28:00.002-05:002018-10-15T23:45:24.601-05:00I Hate Divorce Too
It is no secret that I have gone through a divorce. In conversations on this topic, people often say to me, "God hates divorce." The aforementioned phrase is a quote—more or less—of Malachi 2.16. Often it feels as if people use this phrase to insinuate that those who allow for divorce and remarriage in certain cases do not hate divorce. The reality is that nothing could be further from theJohn Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-90283337258854821632018-10-13T20:16:00.000-05:002018-10-13T20:19:47.083-05:00First World Fellowship
For many preachers, fellowships can be frustrating. The frustrations of fellowships are not limited to organizations. A person is certainly not free from the frustrations as an independent preacher. It can be discouraging to watch the politics involved between local churches and between national churches. Perhaps the most notable thing about it all is the pettiness. When two men's teachings John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-24527090759186242972018-09-21T10:42:00.000-05:002018-09-21T10:42:51.055-05:00Misrepresentation
Anyone who meddles in ideas will be misrepresented. There is no escaping it. I don't claim to be an expert on any issue. But I do enjoy immensely the exchange of ideas. And there are a couple issues on which I think if have a solid grasp. Whatever the issue was, I have yet to have a conversation that either I or the other person(s) did not misunderstand some detail about the issue John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0Granite City, IL, USA38.7014389 -90.148719938.5032749 -90.4714434 38.8996029 -89.825996400000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-78376773209491245072018-07-26T15:33:00.001-05:002018-07-26T17:49:43.718-05:00The Need to be Honest with Scripture
I recently posted on Facebook about the need for hermeneutical honesty. The comments got so out of hand that I deceide to erase the post there. However, I have decided to reproduce that post here on my blog. My comments were as follows:
"Do we conservative Apostolics (of which I consider myself) care about hermeneutics in our preaching? I understand fully the concept of preserving traditional John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-60790223479472335372018-01-19T13:56:00.002-06:002018-01-19T14:12:24.855-06:00Dispensationalism Part 2
Dispensationalism
Part 2: One People of God
Reflection
In
the first blog I discussed the relationship of the two brides/peoples of God to
the Oneness of God. While I did not discuss it extensively, I think that made
the point clearly that two brides/peoples of God theology is incompatible with
the Oneness of God. In John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-82938889090882164942018-01-10T17:32:00.000-06:002018-01-18T21:23:32.485-06:00Dispensationalism 1b: Replacement Theology
Dispensationalism 1b:
Replacement Theology
I want to write
this blog as transition between the first blog on this topic and the next blog
on this topic—hence Dispensationalism 1b.
Dispensationalists often accuse non-Dispensationalists (like myself), specifically
those who do not hold to a two brides/peoples of God theology, of John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-80373991816943666802018-01-05T17:56:00.003-06:002018-01-18T14:23:53.084-06:00Dispensationalism Part 1: Dispensationalism and Oneness Theology
Dispensationalism
Part 1: Why Dispensationalism is Incompatible with Oneness Theology
Eschatology
used to be that subject that I resisted thinking about. I didn’t understand it.
I feared it. I thought that it was too esoteric to be worth my effort to understand
it. I have come to realize that nothing could be further from John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-43726718202540818712017-10-24T15:31:00.004-05:002017-10-24T15:31:38.690-05:00Divorce and Remarriage: May Both Parties in a Divorce Remarry?
My answer to this question is going to cause some people to jump off my bandwagon. Many Apostolics believe that the "innocent party" may remarry, but the "guilty party" may not remarry. In most cases, terms like "innocent" and "guilty" are are misleading. The Bible does not discuss the MDR question in terms of guilt or innocence. Rather, it discusses MDR in terms of covenant. The concept of John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-57527171324540622932017-10-13T13:46:00.001-05:002017-10-13T13:46:21.759-05:00Divorce and Remarriage: What is the Purpose of Divorce?
When discussing MDR the conversation usually surrounds whether remarriage is ever permitted. And if it is, when is it permitted? The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate that inherent to a biblical divorce is the right to remarry—it's assumed. There is no other biblical purpose for divorce other than to free the parties to remarry. If divorce does not include the right to remarry, then it John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-49417475265116345732017-10-10T15:07:00.001-05:002017-10-10T15:22:22.808-05:00Divorce and Remarriage: What are the Permissible Causes?
There are a lot of different views in the Apostolic movement on MDR. Even among those who teach that some divorce and remarriage is permissible, there is no consensus as to what the parameters are. Some think that only infidelity is a valid cause for divorce and remarriage, and then only for the innocent party. I hold a much more broad view of valid causes. In this blog I am going to tell you John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132076222463955632.post-38751607161969096462017-10-07T22:34:00.001-05:002017-10-07T23:41:27.603-05:00Divorce and Remarriage: Does God Hate Divorce?
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. (Malachi 2:16 KJV)
Anyone that has engaged the topic of marriage, divorce and remarriage (MDR) has either heard or used this verse. In most cases, from my perspective, it is misused. John Calvin: Calvinism My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890856408101885702noreply@blogger.com0