“Every sin is not the same in God’s eyes.”
The Importance of a Theological Greeting Part 1 by Jim Butler
The people of God are experiencing trials and they need to be reminded of the source of their comfort: the triune God who dwells in heaven and rules the nations.
Family-Integrated Church 12: Commendation for “A Weed in the Church” (Part 2)
As I said in my last post, I want to present some critiques of Scott Brown’s A Weed in the Church in which he presents a defense of family-integrated church views. It is my goal, however, in this series to do more than merely criticize (what I would describe as) the...
The Consummation
History is going somewhere and Christ is no passive by-stander.
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 8. Antioch
Alexandria utilized allegory of the Neoplatonic variety; Antioch utilized typology of the New Testament variety.
The Inter-Advental Period
The inter-advental period is a mixed epoch of history where two worlds exist at the same time.
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 7. Alexandria
Clement of Alexandria and, especially, Origen (circa A.D. 185-254) are the most well-known and influential Alexandrians.
Was the early church user-friendly?
I think seeker-sensitive churches use a completely wrong strategy. A person who comes into a Christian church for the first time should feel out of place.
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 6. Alexandria and Antioch
Both Christian allegory (Alexandria) and Christian typology (Antioch) had the same goal – the Christian use of the Old Testament.
Christ’s Headship as it Relates to the Old and New Creations
Christ as the eternal Son of God and as the theanthropic Mediator occupies an office of headship over all things in heaven and upon earth and over the old and new creations.