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Bell is to be distinguished by his shoddy treatment of scripture. His word study on the Greek word "ainos" or "aionios" reads as though he wanted to express the 100% exact opposite of the truth. That level of total error is somewhat unusual and unsettling.
I don't have time to go through his many errors. Refer to my book: "CrossCurrents: Making Sense of ...
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Having read both of these authors, I can confidently say that Bell and Tullian are significantly different in their approaches to scripture, and in their interpretations thereof. I align myself strongly with Tullian's approach, but disagree strongly with Bell's belief.
Historically speaking, Bell's theology aligns well with historical Universalism, or ...
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The problem is what does "keep the Law" mean. Luther says, in his
Commentary on Galatians :
Those who seek to be justified by the Law are fallen from grace and are in grave danger of eternal death.
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Paul in this verse discloses that he is not speaking so much of circumcision as the trust which men repose in the outward act. We can hear him ...
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As with many things in scripture, the first thing to do is zoom out and grab some context.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he ...
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