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Kirk Bagby
Feb 13, 202421 min read
Response to Dr. Michael Peterson on Open Theism
OUTLINE 1. Introduction 1.1. Definitions 1.2. Thesis 2. Do Relationships Require Risk? 2.1. God with God 2.2. Human with...
Kirk Bagby
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Against Open Theism
Open Theism is a new system of theology developed at the end of the 20th century. The 1994 book The Openness of God launched open theism...
Kirk Bagby
Jul 26, 20229 min read
The Meaning of "Election" According to Romans
Defining the doctrine of election has been a controversial topic in the church for many centuries. Reformed and Wesleyan scholars propose...
Kirk Bagby
Jul 26, 202238 min read
The Doctrine of Human Will
Outline Introduction Understanding God’s Nature God’s Goodness God’s Sovereignty God’s Will Understanding Human Will Human Will before...
Kirk Bagby
Jul 26, 20228 min read
Review of "The Global Church"
Donald Fairbairn provides a succinct history of Christianity in the patristic period in his book The Global Church: The First Eight...
Kirk Bagby
Jul 26, 202214 min read
How to Disciple Bible College Students
A few years ago, Kentucky Mountain Bible College (KMBC) saw the need to disciple its students. Thus, KMBC started a discipleship program...
Kirk Bagby
May 18, 20229 min read
The Value of the Virgin Birth
The Apostles’ Creed declares that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary.” Albertus Pieters, writing in the...
Kirk Bagby
May 15, 20229 min read
The Early Church Against Open Theism
Open theism is a new way of understanding God’s relationship with His creation that denies God’s exhaustive foreknowledge. Open theism...
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