It’s the age old question… “If God is good and if God is love, why do bad things happen to good people?” I’d like to say…good question! In fact, if I’m honest with myself, MUCH of my past theology was centered around solving this question without me even really being fully aware of it at the time. I believe it’s a normal thought which at some time or another occurs to anyone in today’s world who believes in God or would like to but who are also being honest with themselves concerning life and the world around them. The question […]
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Is the Law fulfilled FOR us or IN us? (The Believer’s relationship to the Law)
This is a topic which has taken on a life of its own in recent years. Paul addresses the relationship between the believer and the Law throughout his writings and yet may are still confused about where the New Testament comes down on the subject. It is a fact, that most people do not take the time to study the Bible but instead tend to gravitate towards things they have heard someone else say is in the Word. This inevitably leads to partial or total misquotations. In addition to this, many develop a theology based upon subjective experiences, rationalizations developed […]
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Faith: Tool or Relationship
Faith – Buzzword of Christianesse Other than Grace, Faith is perhaps the most misused and misunderstood word in the Christian vernacular. In its common usage throughout scripture, and especially the New Testament, it simply means full, relational trust in someone. Though “relational” is not technically part of the definition, it is part of the process! Trust is a relational term at its core, but when it is used in the realm of the “religious” it often becomes a work and is therefore NOT relational. AS such it becomes a merit badge rather than a proof of intimacy. This is especially true when […]
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Let’s begin by establishing what we mean by the word “Sovereign”. There is no generally accepted meaning to this word even though Webster seems to make it clear, religious people (both Christian and otherwise) have deliberated needlessly over this word for millennia. As for OUR purposes in this study we will establish the meaning as – to possess the exclusive right to exercise, within specific jurisdictions, the functions of a potentate and within such jurisdictions – to be answerable to no higher authority. In the case of God, this is perhaps realized in no greater way than in His position as Judge. Consider […]
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