Category Archives: Unity
- April 6, 2007
- Observations from the Pagels Lecture.– also posted in Church Fathers, History, Literature, The Ethics of God
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- February 25, 2007
- The Deffinition of Zeal– also posted in Culture
“When the [Separatist] Baptists appeared, [the Anglican and Colonel] Cary tried to stop their preaching by threatening prison; to his chagrin , they seized the chance for a few months of martyrdom. Nor did imprisonment silence the itinerants: the preached through the bars, and when Cary, in desperation, built a brick wall around the [...]
- January 20, 2007
- Title of the day
A Careful and Strict Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of That Freedom of the Will, Which is Supposed to Be Essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, Reward and Punishment, Praise and Blame by Johnathan Edwards
I guess that he was trying to give Irenaeus a run for his money.
- January 19, 2007
- The Emerging Church– also posted in Creeds, Culture
In today’s online Christianity Today, there was an article adapted from a lecture by Scot McKnight about the Emerging church. I must say I did not like how it lowered theological issues in favor of works. Having a correct theology is having a correct knowledge of God. How can one hope to enter into heaven [...]
- January 4, 2007
- Bible Translation Issues– also posted in The Bible
I thought a post would be a better way to answer the second question to Henry’s post Bible Versions.
For me personally in response to the first question on Henry’s post, I prefer the ESV for my preaching and personal study. But I also use the NASB for cross checking translation issues. I find that the [...]
- January 1, 2007
- Diced Laodicea– also posted in Culture
I am sure that some of you have happened across Slice of Laodicea. Dave at the Mindful Mission first pointed me in their direction. I tried having a conversation with them, but since I was in disagreement, my comments were deleted. Since then, I have poked my head their way a few [...]
- December 9, 2006
- Biblical Manhood– also posted in Culture, The Ethics of God, Women in Christianity
This past week on the Albert Mohler Program that I get by podcast, he has been addressing gender issues. At the start of the week he was discussing stay-at-home moms and one feminist’s beliefs that say those moms are “letting down the team.” Thursday, he was discussing plagiarism in the pulpit and how [...]
- December 7, 2006
- Theology for the Masses has Turned 1.– also posted in Blog Issues
Today is the anniversary of “Theology for the Masses.” So far we have had over 150 posts and 560 comments with over 30,000 page views, I don’t think that is too shabby. I want to take some time going over the goals and future aspirations of this site.
This site was born over many [...]
- December 4, 2006
- Book title of the Day
Today’s book title is:
The Refutation and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called Knowledge
- by Irenaeus, student of Polycarp.
Now that is a title. Straight, forceful, and to the point. No guessing on what Irenaeus’ topic is. You might know this five-volume work by it’s Latin-to-English title, Against Heresies. One snarky question, “If one [...]
- November 4, 2006
- An Honest Question– also posted in Creeds, Culture
Augustine, in The Confessions talks about ways to interpret Genesis. He seems to be ok with about any interpretation in which the interpretor is honestly trying to seek the truth and understand the meaning of the text. When you look at this through his neo-platonic worldview, you see that his major concern was [...]
- October 6, 2006
- Preaching is a Means not an End.– also posted in Creeds
Tim Keller at the DesiringGod 2006 National Confrence said in his sermon on “The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel in a Postmodern World,” quoting a translation he does not identify and then adds on to it himself,
“”He who through faith is righteous shall live””He who through preaching is righteous shall die every Sunday.”
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- September 28, 2006
- 141st Christian Carnival– also posted in Culture
The 141st Christian Carnival is up at A Penitent Blogger. Check it out!
- September 20, 2006
- Christian Carnival CXL Plug
The latest Christian Carnival is up at Lux Venit: Christian Carnival CXL
The Christian Carnival is a weekly selection of postings from Christian bloggers. The submissions are open to Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant faiths.
Check ‘em out.
- September 12, 2006
- John 3:16 Should Unite, Not Divide– also posted in Calvinism vs Arminianism, Creeds
The most recognized verses in all of the Bible is the famous words of Jesus in John 3:16. In it John quotes Jesus as saying,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Many people today want to use this [...]
- September 10, 2006
- A call for definitions– also posted in Creeds
I think that Aristotle said that “Without the same definitions, nothing can be agreed upon.” With that mindset in … er… mind, I want to understand better where the other side is coming from, not to condemn them, but to understand them better and to perhaps find the best idea that fits the [...]