by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 1, 2023 | Christian Living, Engaging the culture
The WSJ-NORC Poll March 2023 (link: Microsoft Word – WSJ_NORC Topline March2023.docx) reveals that the vast majority of American society is godless, self-consumed, pleasure-seeking, and money-hungry. People have previously anchored themselves in God...
by Stephen Belsheim | Jan 11, 2023 | Engaging the culture, Pastors
The other day my wife and I listened to a sermon in which the preacher cited Ezekiel 9 as the Scriptural basis for a believer to cry out over the abominations in America. The relevant text is Ezekiel 9:3–8 (NASB95), which reads: 3 Then the glory of the God of...
by Stephen Belsheim | Jan 10, 2023 | Salvation
INTRODUCTION Post 41D is the last of my 40+ posts that pertain to the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. Post 41D applies the single, definite and fixed meaning of Galatians 1:6-9 (see Post 41C) to the issue of: Whether the doctrine of baptismal...
by Stephen Belsheim | Jan 9, 2023 | Salvation, Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION Post 41C presents the single, definite and fixed meaning Paul intended to convey to his audience by writing Galatians 1:6-9. To arrive at my interpretation, I factored in the following two basic factors: (1) the substance of the Judaizer’s message,...
by Stephen Belsheim | Jan 9, 2023 | Salvation, Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION Post 41B is the second post in a four-part series which sets forth my exegesis of Galatians 1:6-9 and the application thereof to address the issue of whether the inclusion of the doctrine of baptismal regeneration negates the salvific efficacy of an...
