God's soverignty, calvinism, etc

I know I just posted a link to this blog recently, but I wanted to point out this recent post specifically since it partially outlines my beliefs in how salvation is brought about. There are some good comments that follow.

Another article that I think is worth linking (and related to the blog post) -- but I don't expect you to read it all at once, because I have only managed to plow through a little of it myself (second 1 to be exact) -- is an article about the "points" of Calvinism. You might hear someone say that they are a 5 point (or 4 point) Calvinist. This article breaks it down into what each of the points are. It isn't easy reading. For the first section I wrote up an outline for myself to review later on since it was so dense. Let me know if you are interested in it.

"Faithful Bible" Translation

In an attempt to start looking into the Greek behind some new testament passages, I came across this online Bible translation, faithfulbible.com.

It's in English but goes for a very literal translation (at the expense of readability). Where multiple Greek words translate into the same English word, there is an indication in the text as to which Greek word was used.

The main page of the site gives a little overview of the intent and process of this translation.

I've found it helpful and interesting as a way to ease into the Greek (without, you know, actually looking up Greek words).

Josh pointed out to me that the Amplified Bible translation can give similar insight. Words and concepts are expanded on in parentheses as you read to supply the subtleties of the Greek. I think more emphasis is placed on understanding concepts in this translation than the other (vs absolute literalness), but using a different means than a translation like the Message.

A link that I like

http://teampyro.blogspot.com/

Thoughtful commentary, in depth discussion, witty humor, strong opinions, and Spurgeon every week - what more could you want?

That said... Kim and I have had a couple discussions about the content of some of the blog posts, and we haven't been in agreement as to their accuracy. So my assumption is that you all might not agree either.