Scripture in Context… Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context] 21 Sep 2016September 26, 2017 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 secular society the…
Theological Reflection Knowing Who Christ Is, What He Has Promised, And Expecting This Of Him – The Person & Work of Christ 14 Sep 2016October 12, 2017 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 to be, and…
Theological Reflection Martin Luther on Faith & Works 13 Sep 2016September 13, 2016 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... Granted that, in appearance and…
Theological Reflection John Calvin on Infant Baptism 12 Sep 2016September 28, 2017 " 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 difference which remains…
Theological Reflection Gothic Cathedrals & Medieval Symbolism 7 Sep 2016October 5, 2017 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 nationalism, in the realm…
Theological Reflection Pascal: Faith & Reason 2 Sep 2016September 28, 2017 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 has said something…
Theological Reflection Tertullian and Philosophy – Rationalist, Fideist, Apologist? 1 Sep 2016 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 secular (or pagan)…
Recent Scholarship… Rereading the Faith for Today – Gnostic Tendencies and Defending Against Them 31 Aug 2016October 2, 2017 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 is here referencing the…
Recent Scholarship… Two or Three Uses? – The Law in Luther & Calvin 30 Aug 2016October 2, 2017 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 the Christian faith,…
Theological Reflection On Apologetics – Purpose, Why You Should Take An Interest 22 Aug 2016September 25, 2017 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 a course in…
