Critics of the Bible often complain that the God we see depicted in the Old Testament is an angry, vindictive deity. They’ll aver that Yahweh appears to be more than a bit temperamental — indeed, he seems constantly ready to… Read More ›
Theology
“You Have Christ In Your Neighbor”: The Significance of Being Made in the Image of God
I’ve been seeing this quote about Christmas from the reformer/theologian Martin Luther floating around lately, and it resonated with some things God’s been putting on my mind these past few weeks. Luther was preaching about how the Lord Jesus was… Read More ›
Calvinism & Arminianism: What I Wish Everyone Knew About the Debate
Here’s a topic I’ve had a lot of people ask me about lately. And it’s one I write about with much fear and trembling! Not because I haven’t studied it out, but because it’s kind of like talking about people’s political… Read More ›
Three Crucial Questions About the Trinity: Finale (Why Is the Trinity So Important?)
We’ve been taking a look at one of the core doctrines of the Christian faith: belief in God as Trinity. We believe in one God who eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As classical theologians have sought to… Read More ›
Three Crucial Questions About the Trinity: Part Three (The Trinity in the New Testament)
(Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the CSB). We’re taking a look at one of the core doctrines of the Christian faith: belief in God as Trinity. We believe in one God who eternally exists as Father, Son,… Read More ›
Three Crucial Questions About the Trinity: Part Two (Where Is the Trinity Revealed in Scripture?)
We’re taking a look at one of the core doctrines of the Christian faith: belief in God as Trinity. We believe in one God who eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As classical theologians have sought to… Read More ›
Three Crucial Questions About the Trinity: Part One (Is It Biblical?)
One of the most central beliefs of the Christian faith is the recognition that God is triune – he’s three-in-one; a Trinity. We believe that there is only one God, but the one God eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy… Read More ›
Why Are There So Many Denominations?
In my previous post we looked at the differences between major Protestant Christian denominations. If you took a look at it, you probably noticed that there are a lot of significant differences between them when it comes to beliefs and… Read More ›
Calling Heresy for the Wrong Reasons: Some Thoughts on the Latest Steven Furtick Outrage
Popular preacher Steven Furtick is under fire from other pastors. Again. The pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC is no stranger to controversy, and the Christian blogosphere is currently abuzz with reactions to a recent sound-bite from one of… Read More ›
Pondering the Nature of the Universe with H. P. Lovecraft and C. S. Lewis
Whenever I need a break from my more serious studying, one of my occasional guilty pleasures is reading the works of H. P. Lovecraft. For those unfamiliar with Lovecraft, he was an American author from the early 1900s famous for… Read More ›
