Nazarene Caffeine

  Introduction I have previously  about the topic of repentance. In my previous post on the topic, I was mostly providing a short commentary on the Church of the Nazarene's Article of Faith on repentance. Repentance is not something that is optional. God calls everyone, everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). It is not only for a few, and it is not something that is optional if we want to follow Christ. In fact, it is something that everyone is not only offered, but something that everyone needs . If all have sinned, and repentance means turning away from sin, then everyone needs repentance. I did not anticipate writing a follow-up post on this topic after my article on the Nazarene Church's Article of Faith, since I kind of assumed that most people would have understood the concept of repentance based on the previous post that I made. However, it seems that there are still some myths surrounding the topic of repentance. It is the purpose of this post to address one of the biggest m

  (Due to the length of this post, I have made it available via PDF for those who would prefer to read it in multiple sittings. The PDF can be found here .) Introduction In the previous post, we examined the three arguments that are often used by KJV-Only advocates to provide an affirmative answer to the question, " Does Psalm 12:6-7 support the view that God has divinely preserved Scripture in such a way as to create a perfect and flawless English translation in the King James Version?" As we examined each of these arguments, we found that they each have major weaknesses and, as a result, come up short. In this post, we are going to examine some arguments for what we have labeled the "contrary" position. That is, we are going to examine some arguments that have been put forward for the position that Psalm 12:6-7 does not provide support for the KJV-Only doctrine of preservation outlined above and in the previous post. Specifically, the contents of this post are an

Introduction One of the passages that has been central to the discussion of the King James Only position has been Psalm 12:6.-7 This passage, in the KJV, reads, " The words of the   Lord   are   pure words: as   silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O   Lord , thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." The reason that this passage is central to the debate comes from the claim that stems from specific understandings of this passage. The KJV-Only advocate often sees in this passage a Doctrine of Preservation. There are different nuances taken by different individuals in the King James Only camp. There are some who see a Doctrine of Preservation whereby God divinely preserved the Greek and Hebrew texts in such a way that the King James Version that came from them was pure, like a piece of silver or gold that has been refined in fire. Others see in this passage an allusion to the King James Version itself. Some, such as Pete