Dont Know Much About History.MP3
A History of the History of Shiny Blue Ducks (aka apologetics) via historical argumentation
I. From Paul to Isidore
1 Cor. 15
Polycarp-Pupil of John the Apostle (70-156)
“But He who raised Him up from the dead WILL raise up us also”
The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians, Chapter II, An Exhortation to Virtue
Ignatius-Pupil [...]
Posts Tagged Religion and Spirituality
Introduction
Theos is Greek for God and anthropos is Greek for man so the theoanthropos is God-man, referring to Jesus Christ. Hypostatic means a state union between two substances, ousias, or natures in one unified person. The Westminster Confession describes the hypostatic union this way, “The Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, [...]
Kicked out of the Garden
Sep 15
There are so many things I am thankful for; my wife, fellowship, a job, family, getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden…
Yes, I am thankful for getting kicked out of the Garden. Sure it was probably the most beautiful place on Earth, plenty of food to eat, running around naked without a care in [...]
Biblical Government – Theocracy
1 Samuel 8:7 “The LORD said to Samuel…they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.” The Biblical worldview combined with the common grace of general revelation teaches man that God is King and ruler over the earth and that mankind ought to [...]
New Testament Deacon
Aug 18
A short essay on Alexander Strauch’s The New Testament Deacon: The Church’s Minister of Mercy
When I began reading this book, I had now idea what a Deacon was supposed to be and therefore had no idea there was a question about it. Having read the book, I see why Alexander Strauch calls them “Ministers [...]
The New Perspective of Paul (NPP):
A scholarly re-interpretation of Paul’s thought concerning justification by faith which has been held by Protestants since the reformation. The new interpretation is that justification is not a legal status of one’s standing before God but rather filial declaration by God that Jesus is the messiah of God’s people.
Main Points [...]
What is Sin?
Jun 17
A while back, you may recall that the Vatican announced several new sins. But it seems to me, there’s no such thing as new sins. In fact, there are basically three types of sin which manifest themselves in various forms.
What is…sin’s essence? Playing God…acting as if you, and your pleasure, were the [...]
Hello world!
Jun 8
Christian apologetics is the field of study concerned with the systematic defense of Christianity. The term “apologetic” comes from the Greek word apologia, which means in defense of; therefore a person involved in Christian or Bible Apologetics is a defender of Christianity. Someone who engages in Christian apologetics is called a “Christian apologist”. Christian apologetics [...]