Theology
Australia’s Original Sin
In the early 1990s I began to say in parishes and in the higher councils of the Anglican Church of Australia that, as well as being infected with the Original Sin of humanity, Australians were also infected with their own unique Original Sin i.e. the building of their prosperity, civilization and culture on the violent […]
John Shelby Spong and the Phoenix Affirmations
Why Did They Do It? Crosswalk America Revisited In early September, I looked out from the pulpit of the historic Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., preparing to address a group of foot-weary people who had just completed a twenty-five hundred mile, five million-step walk across America. I admired their energy and their dedication. […]
Theology (Eastern perspectives)
Praxis and theoria. Source: Vlachos 1999:35. “We accept the experience of the saints and we struggle to make a personal experiment in our life, to apply and confirm that experience. And if we use the appropriate method and the appropriate path, and of course if God sends His grace, then we too can be led […]
Blogging the Bible
What happens when an ignoramus reads the Good Book? By David Plotz Updated Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at 11:56 AM ET I have always been a proud Jew, but never a terribly observant one. Several weeks ago, I made a rare visit to synagogue for a cousin’s bat mitzvah and, as usual, found myself confused […]
Healing (more)
Healing Two more contributions from netfriends: I just read one article of Andrew Wommack’s on Faith for Healing and i must confess I thought it appalling. Some bits include: “… one of the most important things the Lord has ever shown me: God has already placed His healing power within us, and it is now […]
Divine Healing (again)
From another netfriend: My tentative conclusion about healing: God has a specific convenant with Israel; Israel is punished for violations of that covenant, and blessed to the extent that it obeys I do not see this kind of simple reward / punishment for individuals, nor is it clear that it applies directly to nations that […]
Divine Healing (more)
From three netfriends: [1] Is sickness from the devil? If so, what about these: 2 Chronicles 21:18 “After all this, the Lord afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease ..” Exodus 4:21 “Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the […]
Healing (another one)
From a pastor-friend: Healing There are no easy answers. I have come to the position of believing that if we are sick, God calls us to bring our need to him in prayer (James 5:13ff). I see various models of such prayer in the New Testament (use of oil and spittle, words, laying on hands, […]
Divine Healing
Friend [1]: I had a conversation with a minister in our town the other day about healing which really annoyed me. Her understanding of the Bible’s teaching was along the lines of: 1.. All sickness if of the devil 2.. Jesus is stronger than the devil 3.. Therefore all sickness should get healed Inevitably I […]
Infant Baptism – a Reformed View
A Contemporary Reformed Defense of Infant Baptism 2005 R. Scott Clark. All Rights Reserved. Introduction Among Western Christians there are four major views on baptism: 1 a.. Baptism is the means of spiritual renewal and initial justification and sanctification through the infusion of grace received in it, in such a way that one cannot be […]
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