I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. (Gal 2:20)
Christianity Today has posted a Q&A session between interviewer Collin Hansen and Mormon Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney. I must admit that I have concerns about the doctrinal differences between Mormonism and orthodox Christianity, especially when choosing a president. However, should those doctrinal differences preclude Romney from the Evangelical Christian’s list of acceptable candidates? According to the [...]
Prayer is a strange thing isn’t it? I often remember, as a kid, wondering just how we were supposed to “pray without ceasing” as Paul admonishes us to do. Impossible, I know. Maybe Paul was exagerating, using some form of Semitic hyperbole. Or maybe he wasn’t…
“Prayer leads you to see new paths and to hear new [...]
Is there any division in the Christian church that isn’t a result of the I’m right your wrong argument? Most of us completly lack the grace necessary to say, “I could be wrong.” Why is it such a scary thing to think, that maybe, just maybe, the age-old positions we’ve taken may be only a human construct and not the direct [...]
In Rosemary Ruether’s “The Prophetic, Iconoclastic Christ”, there are two significant themes that emerge for me. First and foremost is the truth of the gospel presented as a dismantling of the current “hierarchy” or power structure. Ruether states that:
The gospel turns upside down the present order… This reversal of order is not [...]
The seminary I attend has a stated "inclusive language" policy which generates a certain level of controversy. It states:
Believing that God creates and redeems humanity by “word” and “word made flesh,” the MTS community takes seriously the agency of language within the classroom and the sanctuary. The use of inclusive language in writing and speaking [...]
Growing up, my family and I attended a fundamental holiness church; very charismatic and intently focused on “personal” revelation. I remember asking our pastor one evening, “Where did the other people Cain encountered come from?” His reply was, “That’s a question that can only be answered through revelation.” Of course he was speaking of a [...]
Here’s another quizz from Quizfarm. It’s titled Which Theologian Are You?
My results…
You scored as Anselm. Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You [...]
from Mere Christianity
Now Faith…is the art of holding on to things your reason ‘has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods. For moods will change, whatever view your reason takes. I know that by experience. Now that I am a Christian I do have moods in which the whole thing looks very improbable: but [...]
This “What’s Your Eschatology” quiz has been around for several months, but I just now had the opportunity to take it. No suprises here, although I must confess, I’ve studied eschatology just enough to consider myself a staunch pan-millenialist. Meaning I believe it will all “pan-out” in the end. It is [...]
An article in Christianity Today highlights "The Holiness Manifesto". Could this be a blueprint for churches today?
"In February, the top leaders of ten historic Holiness denominations released a theological manifesto to rearticulate their key doctrines for today."
Could it be that a return to the teaching of "holiness of heart and life" espoused by [...]