The Tulip Driven Life

Reformation Bible College God’s Ignoble Gambit: How Free Will Destroys the Cross Doctrine of Christ By Thomas Booher Sanford, Florida May 2012             No matter how you dice it, the fall of man necessitated the death of Christ if God were to provide salvation. While the argument over the means of receiving salvation has often centered on free will versus election, most have opted to take some route through the Bible that has God allowing man to fall of his own free will, hoping to get God off the hook for the entrance of evil into humanity. If He creates man with the ability to choose obedience or disobedience, the choice itself is entirely up to man. This allegedly keeps God free of the charge of being an evil architect. Closer inspection will reveal that it is when God is not the first cause of evil’s existence that His goodness is lost. It is free will, and not God’s predestination of the Fall,

Reformation Bible College The Trinity’s Influence on the American Church and Its Gospel Doctrine of God By Thomas Booher Sanford, Florida May 2012                 The American church is not presently known for its theological prowess. Mega-churches attract “seekers” with doctrine that the apostle Paul would consider “ear tickling” (2 Tim. 4:3) and by centering their worship service not around worshiping God  but evangelizing unbelievers. Recently, a pastor named T.D. Jakes participated in the Elephant Room with several other pastors who claim to be Calvinists. The event was intended as a gathering of Christian pastors to discuss and debate their theological and methodological differences. [1] Jakes’ presence caused a controversy, not only because he is a proponent of the prosperity gospel, but for his modalistic understanding of the Trinity. While American Christians would likely condemn Jakes’ und