The Bible teaches a very different view of alcohol than that which we are accustomed to here in America.Wine and Beer were created by God specifically as a blessing for the righteous (Psalm 104:14-15, Ecclesiastes 9:7). Conversely, God curses the wicked with the very thing that he uses to bless the righteous. Those who are […]
Archive for April, 2007
The Bondage of the Will: Futurama Edition
Published April 21st, 2007 in Theology In... and Culture. 0 CommentsOnce of again I’ve observed some good theological insight in the wonderful cartoon, Futurama. Though Travis has already posted on the theological brilliance of the werecar episode (even the exact same scene), there is still more truth to be drawn from this show’s social commentary. Upon inquiring about a spooky looking house up on a […]
God is the grand Artist and Architect. His architectural work (creation) is the supreme standard of art. It is a masterpiece. Everything in creation reveals something beautiful about God’s character and we can correctly interpret creation by the guidance of the Spirit through our interpretive guide - the Word. The world around us was built […]
My girlfriend and I were discussing the topic of my last post and she brought up a good point. The guy I quoted in the last post denies that God deals covenantally with people as far as individual salvation goes. He thinks that if an infant dies, that infant is declared righteous by God, whether […]
When defending the doctrine of universal infant salvation against my belief that God saves covenant children but not necessarily heathen children, someone on a myspace forum says the following:
We only become a child of God by faith, not by our dad’s faith.
At first glance this statement looks very noble. It seems to quickly denounce any […]
A Brief Description of Conditional Immortality
Published April 12th, 2007 in Conditional Immortality. 0 CommentsFor those who are unfamiliar with conditional immortality [from here on I’ll refer to it as CI], allow me to give a brief description.
CI is the belief that only the righteous (those who are justified by faith) receive immortality at the final judgment at Christ’s return. In words that reflect the title of the doctrine: […]
sys·tem·a·tize [sis-tuh-muh-tahyz] –verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
to arrange in or according to a system; reduce to a system; make systematic.
Main Entry: systematic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: orderly
Synonyms: analytical, arranged, businesslike, complete, efficient, logical, methodic, methodical, ordered, organized, out-and-out*, precise, regular, standardized, systematized, thoroughgoing, well-ordered
First notice that systematize can be defined, “reduce to a system.” Obviously […]
The gospel of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is a gospel of objective facts. Paul’s preaching perfectly portrays it as such when he preaches to the people of Athens:
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will […]
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