Reading Mike’s post as part of my morning devotion, I had these thoughts. The discussion about Abiding and Fruit and the Vine are pretty obvious agricultural analogies. It’s pretty clear that the apples on my tree or the boysenberries on our vine don’t produce themselves. It’s the plant i.e. the Vine that does that work.… Continue reading Abiding in Christ
The Arguments….
Good to see just the latest…but the linked whole discussion is useful also.. Still a big issue…..not the least of which was the recent SBC discussion on the topic. I pass this on as a woman’s perspective to any women who happen to read my blog… https://michellelesley.com/2026/06/25/new-counterarguments-to-egalitarianism/?page_id=39889
Adding to the discussion….
Mike Ratliff’s article this morning gives a bit more scriptural insight on the Chosen (Not the series), but those of God’s people, the Elect. Mike’s primary point is over v14, which in the KJV is: Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. Another go to election passage is these early verses in… Continue reading Adding to the discussion….
Mike Ratliff’s concluding Doctinal discussion is a fitting ending. And Mike is right the purpose is to stimulate our own study into these truths. From reading my own blog you may know how much I quote from John 6, but this expanded passage that Mike quotes from in Chapter 10 is also important to understand.… Continue reading
Rainbow Trout 