F. LaGard Smith Libros

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What are the hard questions typically never asked by Calvinists?Why do so many Calvinists live as if they were not Calvinists, and so many non-Calvinists live as if they were?Is it really possible to be just a three-point or two-point Calvinist?In what ways does the problem of sin challenge even non-Calvinists?Do we sin because we are sinners, or are we sinners because we sin?Is it possible to live without sinning?Troubling Questions for Calvinists is uniquely designed to ask the hard questions that rarely seem to be addressed about one of religion's most popular belief systems. Even Calvinism's milder forms raise troubling questions about the nature of God, Christ's atoning death, and the nature of man.Yet, non-Calvinists often share many of the same assumptions underlying Calvinism, such as the doctrine of original sin, innate depravity, and the impossibility of falling way from faith. Can those doctrines withstand close scrutiny?

Delving into the mysteries of death and the afterlife, LaGard examines biblical teachings on crucial topics such as hades, heaven, and hell. He critiques popular end-times theories and the afterlife beliefs held by various religious groups, including Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and Roman Catholics. This exploration encourages readers to engage deeply with Scripture to gain a clearer understanding of existence beyond the grave, challenging common perceptions and inviting reflection on profound spiritual questions.

Angels, demons, and the devil have fascinated humankind from the dawn of time. Contemporary interest in angels is especially keen, as best seen in the mass-marketing of angel books and angel art. The world is awash with wings! But is this romantic view of angels a biblically accurate depiction of these heavenly creatures? What can we know about the angels? How, if at all, do they touch our lives? Despite a bizarre mixture of comedic references to a red-suited bogeyman and, by contrast, frightening images of a cunning Satan relentlessly tempting each of us to do evil, far less serious attention has been paid to demons and the devil. Most likely it's because the pertinent scriptures are not always easy to discern. Just when we think we have demons safely within a well-defined box, suddenly they come swooping at us from another direction. Just when we think everything about the devil is well within our grasp, suddenly that fiendish figure becomes far more elusive. This challenging biblical landscape explains the unusual format of presenting what the Bible has to say about these intriguing celestial beings as if you, the reader, were having a one-on-one conversation with Michael the archangel. If anyone should know everything there is to know about the subject, surely it would be Michael!

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