Archive for August, 2006
Stomaching Hard Truths
I was in class today and we were studying the two main types of revelation, general and specific. The professor said that a person cannot be saved by general revelation, salvation only occurs when the special revelation of Christ through Scripture is made known to them, (Gal. 3:1-5; Romans 10:9-10, 13-17). But God [...]
A Clarification
In my last post, I referenced an argument put forth that aimed to show not only that God was mutable, but also that He must exist inside the temporal realm. I do not hold to that conclusion. While I think that God does change, much like a man changes his position while walking, [...]
More on God and Change
Yesterday I posted about wondering about Augustine’s ideas on God. This morning I read a post at Prosblogion about the impossibility of God being changeless and creating the world out of free will. Alan Rhoda frames the argument as follows: Can a Timeless God Freely Create?
1. God is absolutely immutable.
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Reasons for the Virgin Birth
When I look at the begining of the gospels and read about the conception of Jesus from a standpoint of faith and belief, I accept it and cherish it. However, when I approach the passages with a skeptical, un-biased mindset, I re-read Isaiah 7:14 and thinking that that probably did not apply to Jesus [...]
Picking Augustine”s Grapes
As part of my class on Augustine, I have to do a one-page relfection on the reading for that week. This week’s reading is books 1-5 of the Confessions. This was my reflection for this week.
An interesting topic that I would like to know more about Augustine”s worldview is his view of God. [...]
A Key Term
Last night I was in my Prophetic Literature I class and we cover Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. We were giving some preliminary discussion about Isaiah and the back and forth Judgment-Salvation roller coaster that he writes. The Prof asked why that is. One student said that much, not all, of the [...]
The American Dream
From Derek Webb’s I Repent:
i repent, i repent of my pursuit of america’s dream
i repent, i repent of living like i deserve anything
of my house, my fence, my kids, my wife
in our suburb where we’re safe and white
i am wrong and of these things i repent
I was listening to this song today - it is [...]
Jesus and the Temple
How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple?
Another Tangent
After making an attempt to give my interpretation of women’s roles in ministry (i.e. a woman pastor)and after my orientation at MBTS and looking at the passage in 1 Timothy 3:1-7,I have grown somewhat curious. In the list that Paul gives Timothy in his letter, only one of the items listed in is a [...]
A Question for the Theologians
In reading Jesus, of Nazareth, King of the Jews today, I came across a point that I had not really ever thought about before.
Jesus was killed by the Romans in a manner reserved for political insurrectionists*. Why was only He killed and not all of his movement?
I had not really ever thought about that at [...]
Please
Please refrain from attacking the person in you arguments against other views. I hate the taste of Red Herrings. Well, unless they are salted, grilled, and served over boiled rice.
But seriously folks, just back up your arguments and attack the other’s reasoning.
All of the Bible
For most of my posts on this site, I have dealt with eschatological issues. One reason being that many radio teachers/preachers have been teaching dispensational premillennialism. Let me quote Henry’s response to my “musings” because many people have given a similar response
Ever since I got out of my hal lindsey phase around the [...]
Tanget Alert! Women and Christianity
I want to move a discussion that Casey and I started to it’s own post.
On Andy’s follow up to his heavily commented Dear Christians post, I said the following:
…On number #5, there is a lot that could be added at the very end.
This may also allow for a difference in roles [...]
Dear Christians, The Follow-up
Ok, so most of you will say two weeks later he answers this shortly. Well I was distracted and not very motivated to write. Now I have finished. I am ready for you to read my answers to the questions. A little explanation, I answered the questions on the top, and [...]
Scripture, Context, and Cultural Understanding
A recent Christian Century article opened with this paragraph:
Gatherings of the worldwide Anglican Communion have been contentious events in recent years. On one occasion, two bishops were participating in a Bible study, one from Africa, the other from the U.S. As the hours went by, tempers frayed as the African expressed his confidence in the [...]