Maybe the real question is, would we recognize free will if we saw it? What we call “free will” here and now is actually a broken version of real freedom.
Dispensationalism tends to refer to the classic Christian teaching as “replacement theology.” That’s unfortunate, because it altogether misrepresents what Christians have historically taught about Israel and the Church.
Originally, askesis just meant athletic training: "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race set before us."
Recently many books have appeared in Russia dedicated to the criticism of Darwinism. The majority of them are the work of American Protestant, creationist authors...
Our parish was founded about eleven years ago by a priest and a three families from California. We had inquirers' meetings in homes for a few months, then set up a chapel and began having daily services.