There is a subset of Christians who believe that the only valid English Bible translation is the King James Version,…
How should we view religions other than our own? Do they contain truth at all? Or some truth? Is that…
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34)…
Yes, that is the sesquipedalian title of my Master’s thesis, and what was funny is that our final paper’s title…
Realizing that the completion of my Christian walk depends on God and not on my level of commitment or strength…
As an intellectual himself, Augustine reflected on the mini years he looked down upon the Bible, thinking it two simple,…
Augustine is well known for lamenting his years before he became a Christian. He seems overly rocked with guilt over…
Augustine wrote The Trinity over twenty years, ending with a text so enormous that it was published in parts, in…
This quote is probably one of Augustine’s most famous, and it expresses a deep profound truth. Nothing in this world…
1. Thagaste: The Childhood of Augustine One of the most important influences on any human being is the character and…
In Evangelical circles, self-love is an idea and practice often viewed with suspicion, if not outright hostility, most often being…
The Triadic (a.k.a. “tripartite”) model of Biblical anthropology declares that humans are composed of three distinct parts – spirit, soul,…
In Created in God’s Image (1994), Anthony Hoekema (1913-1988) appraises Biblical anthropology in a comprehensive way, but also brings to…
The current majority view in evangelical Christendom regarding the makeup of man is dualism, that is, two components, the physical…
Alvin Plantinga is a modern luminary of philosophy, known especially for his successful defeater for the logical problem of evil,…
In Our Idea of God, Thomas V. Morris explores how we might think about understanding the idea and person of…
In Christian leadership and laity, the word “inerrancy” is often misunderstood because it is ambiguous until it is well defined and qualified by a handful…
In Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith, author Michael Reeves attempts to present the doctrine of…
The Importance of this Question Jesus of Nazareth is reported to have done many miracles in the bible, including casting…
In an online forum, someone recently asked the question “how can you be sure you are saved?” This is actually…
Last Update: 12.9.2021 Changes: Added Grenz As a Master’s student in theology, I have had to take a class in Systematic…
1.0 Introduction Biblical Theology (BT) is a relatively recent approach to hermeneuticsHermeneutics (/ˌhɜːrməˈnjuːtɪks/) is the theory and methodology of interpretation,…
Introduction In Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, authors Richards and O’Brien offer many reasons why Western Christians may be misunderstanding…
The lack of clarity of the scriptures is a stumbling block to many, both believers and unbelievers alike. A few…