Understanding Christianity

Dr. Sean Cole concludes the book of Romans. in

Chapter 16, Paul gives final greetings which shows the diversity of

the church in Rome. He warns them about those who would cause

division in the church. He ends with a doxology that summarizes the

main...

Dr. Sean Cole starts a new sermon series leading up

to Easter on Isaiah 53 called "What are the Odds?" The Fourth

Servant Song starts in Isaiah 52:13-15 and includes all of Chapter

53. This poem consists of five stanzas with three lines...

In Romans 15:14-21, Paul addresses his past

missionary endeavors as a servant to the Gentiles and evangelizing

unreached people groups. This work has prevented him from visiting

the church in Rome. In 15:22-29, he tells them his plans to come

visit...

Paul addresses the issue of how Christians can

argue over secondary matters which can often divide the church. How

do we not become legalistic and impose grey areas or matters of

conscience on others as dogma? How do we not put stumbling blocks

in the...

Dr. Sean Cole concludes the sermon series through

the book of Exodus. We see some wonderful truths about God's

character in the glory cloud that rested on the tabernacle. In the

end, Exodus always points us forward to Christ who is the...

Both Calvinists and Arminians agree that the Bible

teaches total inability. How they differ is on the nature of grace

needed to overcome that spiritual deadness. For the Calvinist, the

grace is sovereignly given only to the elect and ensures they...

Both Calvinists and Arminians agree that the Bible teaches total inability. How they differ is on the nature of grace needed to overcome that spiritual deadness. For the Calvinist, the grace is sovereignly given only to the elect and ensures they will come to faith. For the Arminian, it is a prevenient grace given to all people and can be resisted. Yet...SBC Provisionists deny total inablity and assert that the only grace needed is the mere presentation of the gospel which in and of itself is sufficient to enable a positive response. Is this semi-Pelagianism? We need to be very careful how we label or mischaracterize those with whom we disagree. Dr. Sean Cole gives quotes from Arminian scholars to show how they agree with Calviniists on this issue. He also attempts to explain the SBC Provisionist view of man's sinfulness.

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Moses comes down the Mountain shining with the

glory of God. Paul provides a powerful explanation of this

phenomenon in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. He contrasts the Old Covenant

of death on stone with the New Covenant life in the Spirit. How

does the Holy...

in Romans 13, Paul addresses three main topics in

how we live out our Christian faith: (1) our relationship to the

government, (2) Our obligation to love one another, (3) Our urgent

need to live holy lives in light of the Second Coming of...

Do you sense that God may be calling you into

vocational ministry? How do you know? Pastor Sean shares how God

called him into the ministry. Over the years, he has been able to

help young men navigate how God may be calling them into...