Understanding Christianity

Traditional Southern Baptist non-Calvinists will often appeal to analogies such as a police sting operation to show how God intends an evil action without predetermining that action. What does Genesis 50:20 actually teach about God's intention and man's evil intention? Does the Bible affirm compatibilism? Dr. Sean Cole "sizes" up the sting operation analogy/illustration to show how it does not adequately address an omniscient God with exhaustive foreknowledge.

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in Romans 2, Paul shifts his focus to

self-righteous Jews who stand in judgment over the pagan Gentiles.

Paul warns them that if they don't repent, they will also perish

and experience God's wrath. In this teaching, Dr. Sean Cole

addresses...

Dr. Sean Cole introduces a new min-sermon series on

where he and the elders of Emmanuel Baptist Church believe God is

leading in the area of disciple-making. The strategy involves three

key compenents: (1) TELL the gospel to unbelievers (2) TEACH...

What is God's wrath? What does it mean to suppress

the truth? What is the difference between special revelation versus

general revelation? Is there such a thing as an atheist? Why is

idolatry so damnable? What does this passage clearly teach...

Dr. Sean Cole reads Chapter 6 from his book "Your

Identity in the Trinity" which focuses on who we are in the Spirit.

We are regenerated, indwelt, and sanctified in the Spirit. How does

the Spirit overcome our spiritual deadness in...

Dr. Sean Cole wraps up the sermon series on the Ten

Commandments. In Exodus 20, we see the gospel declared (20:1-2),

the law delivered (20:3-17), and the response demanded (20:18-21).

How should unbelievers respond to the Law? How does Christ serve...

Dr. Sean Cole begins a new series in the book of

Romans. In this first teaching, he introduces the audience and

purpose of the epistle. He then explores seven key aspects of the

gospel that Paul articulates in 1:1-7 and then focuses on...

What does it mean to covet? What was the first

instance of coveting in the Bible? What does the Tenth Commandment

teach about the hidden sinful desires of the heart? How did Gideon

covet in Judges 8? What is the antidote to coveting? Dr. Sean...

Britt Watson and Paul Smith at the Sonic

Reformation podcast reached out to Dr. Sean Cole to discuss

"Traditionalism." They asked him some insightful questions and it

was a fruitful dialogue breaking down what...

Can a true believer lose his or her salvation? Can

he or she walk away from God's grace and forfeit eternal life? The

Arminian Remonstants argued that this happens frequently. The Synod

of Dort responded with some clear statements on God's...