Theology
Deep Justice
by Gavan O’Farrell Introduction It seems to me that the Christian Church today is as divided as it has ever been. The denominational differences do not matter as much as they used to, but the spectrum within each large denomination is wide. Like any spectrum, each possesses what might be called an extreme right and […]
Faith and doctrines
A quote from (I think) Tony Benn: “Faith is something we will die for, while doctrines are what we may kill for.”
Legalism and the sabbath
Conversation between a precocious/cheeky 16 year old and a Brethren elder – 54 years ago : ‘You believe that if you “enjoy” whatever you do besides going to church on Sunday there’s probably something wrong with it?’ ‘Yes, the Bible says (Isaiah 58:13) we are not to do any pleasure on the Lord’s holy day.’ […]
Tom Wright on A B C radio
Stephen Crittenden: Speaking of what Paul says and what Paul meant, the Anglican communion worldwide is split over understandings about what he meant about homosexuality at the moment. Your point I think is a very interesting one. It does seem to me that what you’re saying is that those liberal scholars who claim that when […]
Monogamy
‘Sometimes “secular” values exert a good influence on developing religious values. Monogamy became the norm for Jews and Christians through the influence of the pagan Roman world, not through meditating on Hebrew scripture… ‘The Bible itself (especially in the wisdom literature) is sometimes deliberately open to empirical knowledge…’ Christian Century March 3, 1999, p. 255
Leon Morris on The Atonement
Leon Morris on The Atonement: “The NT does not put forward a theory of atonement, but there are several indications of the principle on which atonement is effected. Thus sacrifice must be offered, not the sacrifice of animals, which cannot avail for men (Heb. 10:4), but the perfect sacrifice of Christ (Heb. 9:26; 10:5-10). Christ […]
N. T. Wright on Reformed Theology
N. T. Wright on Reformed Theology: http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_New_Perspectives.htm Near the end he says: “For myself, it may surprise you to learn that I still think of myself as a Reformed theologian, retaining what seems to me the substance of Reformed theology while moving some of the labels around in obedience to scripture – itself, as I […]
Cell Phone Theology
Sightings 8/24/06 Cell Phone Theology — Brent A. Smith I see applications for Paul Tillich’s theology of culture in the most unusual places. His claim that “religion is the substance of culture [and] culture is the form of religion” reminds me to look for the deepest longings and “ultimate concerns” of human nature in contemporary […]
Proclaim Jesus
TO PROCLAIM JESUS, CRUCIFIED AND RISEN, OUR JUDGE AND OUR HOPE A Sermon based on the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada by Avena A. Ward St. Pauls United Church of Christ August 20, 2006 Texts: Romans 8:28, 31-37; John 3: 16-21 As I was meditating on the Statement of Faith for […]
Reincarnation and the Message of Jesus
(A conservative evangelical view): http://www.leaderu.com/theology/groothuis-reincarnation.html Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., teaches philosophy at Denver Seminary. http://www.gospelcom.net/ivpress/groothuis. People have always wondered what–if anything–lies beyond the grave. Is death the end of existence, an entry into eternity, or an intermission between earthly lives? Some Eastern religions teach that the soul reincarnates in many different bodies, and approximately twenty five […]
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