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Divine Pursuit and Human Response in Biblical Theology
Paper submitted to Academia.edu Abstract This paper examines the biblical theme of divine pursuit and human response, arguing that Scripture consistently presents God as the initiating seeker of humanity while simultaneously affirming the genuine capacity and responsibility of human beings to seek God in response. Beginning with the divine inquiry in Genesis 3:9, the study traces this relational dynamic across the biblical canon, including the patriarchal narratives, propheti

Timothy Smith
Dec 16, 202516 min read


Thinking For Ourselves & Asking All The Right Questions
Challenging Ourselves Someone once said... "It's what we think we "know" that keeps us from learning". How true. I am in the process of...

Timothy Smith
Jul 22, 20253 min read


Do Calvinists Preach a Different Gospel? / Does Calvinism Teach a Different Gospel?
They don't practice what they preach Wow! Did I touch a nerve or what?! Just recently, as most of you are aware, Dr. John MacArthur...

Timothy Smith
Jul 21, 20259 min read


How Calvinism Can Destroy Churches and Evangelism, unless...
Where it is true that there are some growing Calvinistic churches and some wonderful, God fearing Bible teachers who are Reformed in...

Timothy Smith
May 8, 20256 min read


Getting the Gospel Right - Exposing Calvinism and Exalting Christ Session One
"Calvinism is becoming more mainstream. In this series, we will trace the history of Calvinism and reformed theology back to its...

Timothy Smith
Jan 10, 20258 min read


LOVE YOUR ENEMIES - A lesson We All Can Learn
THOUGHTS ON THE DEATH OF JESUS - Love Your Enemies Have you ever wondered why Jesus died on the cross? Was it not to pay the penalty...

Timothy Smith
Nov 8, 20247 min read


Calvinism - What Difference Does It Make? (Pastor - is God calling you to address this in your church?)
Ὀρθοτομέω means to “cut straight” in 2 Timothy 2:15 and is translated in most versions as “rightly divide”. be diligent to present...

Timothy Smith
Nov 7, 202412 min read


Black & White - Seeing the Gray
Each of us come to the Scripture with some set of presuppositions. Whether it is from the way we were raised or maybe it comes from a...

Timothy Smith
Jul 26, 20248 min read


Calvinism in a Small Town
Growing up I knew very little about the different theologies that permeated the "Christian" population. I knew my little town and the few...

Timothy Smith
Apr 15, 20244 min read
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