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    Category: Theological Reflection

    Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context]

    The ancient world was one filled with myths and stories of all types, stories about gods and about prophets and oracles who spoke with those gods. In…… Read more “Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context]”

    21 Sep 201610 Dec 2019 by Presbyformed

    Knowing Who Christ Is, What He Has Promised, And Expecting This Of Him – The Person & Work of Christ

    In his classic book All of Grace, C.H. Spurgeon makes the statement in regards to Christianity that “Faith is believing that Christ is what He is said…… Read more “Knowing Who Christ Is, What He Has Promised, And Expecting This Of Him – The Person & Work of Christ”

    14 Sep 201630 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Martin Luther on Faith & Works

    In his Preface to Romans, Martin Luther makes the statement that “If we do not choose goodness freely, we do not keep God’s law from the heart……… Read more “Martin Luther on Faith & Works”

    13 Sep 201627 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    John Calvin on Infant Baptism

    ” Wherefore, there is no difference in the internal meaning, from which the whole power and peculiar nature of the sacrament is to be estimated. The only…… Read more “John Calvin on Infant Baptism”

    12 Sep 201627 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Gothic Cathedrals & Medieval Symbolism

    In the realm of thought the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of scholasticism, in the realm of politics a time of guilds and the roots of…… Read more “Gothic Cathedrals & Medieval Symbolism”

    7 Sep 201627 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Pascal: Faith & Reason

    The question of the relationship between faith and reason is one of the perennial questions within Christian philosophy. Nearly every major Christian thinker down through the ages…… Read more “Pascal: Faith & Reason”

    2 Sep 201628 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Tertullian and Philosophy – Rationalist, Fideist, Apologist?

    From antiquity through the postmodern age Christian thinkers have been faced with the confrontation between Christianity and culture, and even more specifically the confrontation between Christianity and…… Read more “Tertullian and Philosophy – Rationalist, Fideist, Apologist?”

    1 Sep 201628 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Rereading the Faith for Today – Gnostic Tendencies and Defending Against Them

      In his book The Everlasting Man G.K. Chesterton asserts that “the whole world once very nearly died of broadmindedness and the brotherhood of all religions.” Chesterton…… Read more “Rereading the Faith for Today – Gnostic Tendencies and Defending Against Them”

    31 Aug 201628 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    Two or Three Uses? – The Law in Luther & Calvin

    Within the realm of Christian theology there are many fiercely debated topics. One such topic is the question of the how the Law is to be understood in…… Read more “Two or Three Uses? – The Law in Luther & Calvin”

    30 Aug 201628 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

    On Apologetics – Purpose, Why You Should Take An Interest

    Not too long ago I had a conversation with a man who has been a pastor for quite some time, and who was at the time taking…… Read more “On Apologetics – Purpose, Why You Should Take An Interest”

    22 Aug 201628 Aug 2018 by Eugene Lilley

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