After last weeks podcast I wanted to take some time and discuss again the topic of Christianity and anxiety. A question was brought up during the episode that I thought was worth addressing. The question being “why do you think the church has had such a hard time with Christians who suffer from clinical anxiety […]
Posts tagged understanding
What is Dispensationalism?
What is Dispensationalism? Dispensationalism is an interpretative system used to understand the progression of revelation throughout the entire Bible. Like any major system used to interpret the Bible, its proponents differ on many points of theology, and as a result, clumping dispensationalists into one box is unfair. My goal is to outline the most common […]
An Argument for Credo Baptism
Baptism has been something under debate since before the New Testament cannon was fully put together. Who is supposed to be baptized? What does baptism mean/cause? Should we baptize by immersion or sprinkling? The point of this post is to discuss who should be baptized, and as the article suggests, defend the view of Credo […]
Lack of Understanding is not Denial
As Christians and aspiring theologians we have a tendency to equate a lack of understanding of doctrine or theology to heresy. For example, to consider the essential doctrines of the Christian faith we would recognize the deity of Christ, the origin of sin, salvation by grace, the resurrection of Christ and the Gospel. (More information here) […]
Is Abortion Biblical?
On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which recognized that constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without the interference from politicians. Planned Parenthood Action […]
Hyper Calvinism is Not Calvinism
It saddens me to have to write a post like this but I feel it’s necessary to defend the position of Calvinism vs. Hyper Calvinism. Unfortunately, most people think of Hyper Calvinism when they hear the word “Calvinist or Calvinism”. In a nutshell I should define the terms before proceeding. Calvinism (also called the Reformed […]