{"id":3708,"date":"2017-01-23T12:34:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T17:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2018-11-09T05:32:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T10:32:30","slug":"galatians-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/galatians-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatians &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Galatians - Part 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/200689703\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though the Doctrine of Election is sometimes considered controversial and, by some, <em>un<\/em>biblical\u00a0(or at the very least, completely redefined so as to leave it meaningless), it is a thoroughly <em>biblical<\/em> doctrine. \u00a0There is no way that I could unpack all of the teaching and implications of this doctrine during a single sermon, but I tried to lay out the basic argument in favor of it&#8217;s Truth from the Word of God.<\/p>\n<p>I used to reject this doctrine because, frankly, I didn&#8217;t like it (mainly because I was ignorant of it). \u00a0I relied on the caricatures presented by those who also rejected it (often because of their own belief in the caricatures!). \u00a0Studying it over the last 20 years, I came to embrace it and love this doctrine because it puts God in His rightful place as the Sovereign, and me in my rightful place as the sinful recipient of pure grace.<\/p>\n<p>Man-centered theology that puts man&#8217;s choice over and above God&#8217;s will, is, as Paul would say, another gospel. \u00a0It is a dangerous place to be. \u00a0I encourage you to prayerfully listen and depend on the Spirit of God to reveal the Truth of the Word of God in your own life.<\/p>\n<p>via http:\/\/ift.tt\/2jJSgBX<\/p>\n<div class=\"twttr_buttons\"><div class=\"twttr_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Galatians+-+Part+2\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\"  data-size=\"default\" data-url=\"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/galatians-part-2\/\"  data-related=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the Doctrine of Election is sometimes considered controversial and, by some, unbiblical\u00a0(or at the very least, completely redefined so as to leave it meaningless), it is a thoroughly biblical doctrine. \u00a0There is no way that I could unpack all of the teaching and implications of this doctrine during a single sermon, but I tried&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[737],"tags":[695],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3jKZO-XO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2643,"url":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/whos-choice-is-it-anyway\/","url_meta":{"origin":3708,"position":0},"title":"Who&#8217;s Choice is it Anyway?","date":"May 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It is an understatement to say that the topic of Divine Election is a hotly debated one.\u00a0 People are often very passionate and sometimes downright uncivil in their expressions of those passions.\u00a0 People are cast with (what are intended as) disparaging labels, looked down upon with expressed disappointment, and dismissed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermons&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2562,"url":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/when-doctrine-comes-alive\/","url_meta":{"origin":3708,"position":1},"title":"When Doctrine Comes Alive","date":"January 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Last night, we had one of our Institute classes at The Gathering.\u00a0 If you're not familiar, Institute is currently an in-depth systematic theology class we take some of our members through.\u00a0 It can be rather intense and challenging to complete.\u00a0 I have to say, though, I am so proud of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Living&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5051,"url":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/getting-off-of-the-emotional-rollercoaster\/","url_meta":{"origin":3708,"position":2},"title":"Getting Off of the Emotional Rollercoaster","date":"February 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"As I prepared for my message (54:20) this past week, I gave a lot of thought to the role of emotions in the Christian's life. 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