Theology
Apostolic Succession
First from my patron saint Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria and accepted as a great teacher by all Christian Churches worldwide: “For if all were of the same mind as your present advisers, how would you have become a Christian, since there would be no bishops?” p. 558, Letters of St Athanasius, XLIX Ad Dracontium, N&PNF, […]
Bonhoeffer: Holding Both Sides Together
Christian Quotation of the Day January 19, 2002 Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 The truth is that so long as we hold both sides of the proposition together they contain nothing inconsistent with orthodoxy, but as soon as one is divorced from the other, it is bound to prove a stumbling-block. “Only those […]
Apocrypha
Hi Rowland I receive a lot of email questions about Prot/Catholic issues. You may like to add the message below to the JMM archive and I’ll direct enquirers there in future. JMM is a very helpful resource. Rod Benson Why do you think that the protestants removed seven books of the old testament. And when […]
Bible Translations
> Clearly, ALL Bible translators are going to have to make some > decisions > about how to put this verse together to make any sense. And every > verse > besides. That is why it is good to compare a variety of translations, > for all will have their strengths and weaknesses. It’s even […]
The Meaning Of The Fish Symbol
In the early days of the Christian church when Christians were being persecuted by the Romans, the fish became a symbol for Christians and what they believed. “It is frequently found carved on the walls of the catacombs beneath the ancient city of Rome. The Greek word for “fish” is ichthus, and each letter represented […]
The Ambiguity Of Biblical Religion
By Gregory Baum “The claim that in Jesus Christ the ancient promises have been fulfilled and the final age of the world has arrived has led the church to look upon itself too uncritically as God’s holy people and become insensitive to the ambiguity of its piety, its teaching, its life and practice, in short […]
Living With Ambiguity (With Discussion Questions)
My thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not my ways, declares Yahweh. For the heavens are as high above earth as my ways are above your ways, my thoughts above your thoughts. We know only imperfectly… When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and see things as […]
Whither The Dead?
A Biblical Treatise in Support Of The Destruction of the Wicked In Final Judgment Written by Request for Cross Winds Magazine And Debated by Request With Dr. Gleason Archer At the C.O.R. Arrow Head Springs Conference in 1992 By Rev. Earl Cripe Minister, Prophet, Expository Bible Commentator and Author Whither The Dead After Final Judgment […]
Theology And Pluralism
What place does theology have in the local church in a pluralist age? by the Revd Paul Blackham It is the local church as the local community of Christ’s Body, living out His life, that is the true centre for theology in a pluralist age. Theology – that is, thinking through the Bible – is […]
Jesus’ Death
peter terry wrote: > > “Joan” wrote in message > . > > > > “peter terry” wrote in message > > . > > > [snip – you guys really ought to trim your posts. They look like spam] > > > So essentially you are saying that Jesus’ resurrection was the same as […]
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