Apologetical Articles

 How would you best explain Election? Election:  there are two competing views of election which come from the two main camps of Christian theology.  the first is the non-reformed view which essential can be called conditional election-- this speaks of the fact that God choice in who will be saved rests ultimately on man free choices. The second is the reformed view which speaks of God independent action to chose someone for salvation in order to bring himself glory. (now I  was a Calvinist; but no longer feel it is the best biblical position on this matter).  Let me pose a simple question:  is election central to salvation or not?  My answer now is no. Because i believe that the bible uses election in several different fashion and we must not deny them. (1) eternal election (this has to do with his judgements) (2) positional election (this deals with the result of our union with Christ)  (3) occupational election (this deals with church order and function) (4) patriarchal election (th

 Can women be pastors? Now this is a vital issue for us to consider-- and in doing so, let us take note of a common objection against the biblical mandate which state that it is forbidden. It goes something like this: "Those passages and verse where Paul speaks in such negative are to be understood culturally; and therefore, should not be enforced today." Is this the correct interpretation?  I submit that it is a blatant misrepresentation of the biblical passages-- both 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2: 11-12 are in reality as binding as anything else that the Apostle has to tell us in those letters. Now granted in some chapters there maybe some cultural connection but this does not have any baring on our two text at all. Let us deal with the passage in the 1st epistle to Timothy to demonstrate a more biblically based and contextual faithful application that the one that is offered by the liberal mindset. And we shall do so by consider the key statement found in verses