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(By John MacArthur) 
Did Jesus really claim to be God incarnate in human flesh? Or, as skeptics argue, did His followers later invent those claims and attribute them to Him? Thankfully, the biblical account of His life and ministry leaves no doubt about who Jesus declared Himself to be.
Jesus frequently spoke of His unique, otherworldly origin, […]

Need a Refill?

 (By Nathan Busenitz)
For those who would still like to discuss more about the lordship issue, please see Phil Johnson’s recent post at Pyromaniacs.
The post, properly subtitled, “A Message for Those Desperate to Revive a Dead Horse” (in light of all the recent discussions about lordship) promises to be an extremely helpful, though probably lively, concluding conversation […]

(By Nathan Busenitz) 
In the spirit of Michael Jordan’s “retirement” from the NBA, I believe this will be my last post on lordship in the foreseeable future, but I always reserve the right to return.
In making my exit, I’d like to highlight three final thoughts:
1. First, to use a technical academic term, it “bugs” me that […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
This is Part 1 of 2. No more 5-part marathons, at least not for a little while.
After 20 posts on the topic (plus Phil Johnson’s multi-part series over at Pyromaniacs), you would think I could finally move past the lordship discussion. But, like an over-protective parent, I’m finding it hard to let go.
There’s just […]

Lou and Lordship (Part 5)

(By Nathan Busenitz) 
In wrapping up this discussion, there is still much that could be said. The bottom line, however, is this: Lordship teaches that repentance includes a turning from sin (“lawlessness”—1 John 3:4), and a turning toward God (which includes embracing God not only in dependence, but also in love–cf. John 8:42; 1 Peter 1:8). Conversion […]

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