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Why Are We Here?
In the past few weeks, I’ve been blessed to have had numerous occasions to reflect on the purpose and mission of Christian thought in general and the Ichthus in particular, and I wanted to take some time to share my perspective and engage with the rest of the community. I think the issue of articulating… more »
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Heretics
Recently I have been reading G.K. Chesterton’s excellent biography of St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas’s chief task in life was to theologically battle the various forms of Gnosticism that threatened to overwhelm orthodox Christianity in the thirteenth century—forms both outside the church (such as the Persian Manichees) and inside it (such as the French Cathars)…. more »
A Heresy in Ten Acts
perhaps
I. For by works of the law no flesh will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
So knowledge of sin prevents my justification. How?
II. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing an… more »
“Believe” Is Not An Intransitive Verb
“Faith is being exalted so high today that men are being satisfied with any kind of faith, just so it is faith. It makes no difference what is believed, we are told, just so the blessed attitude of faith is there. The unidiomatic faith, it is said, is better than the dogmatic, because it is… more »
Story and Authority
Over the holidays I sat down to read through George Lindbeck’s justly famous The Nature of Doctrine, published in 1984. Rarely can I remember a book stirring up such a deeply mixed reaction in me; Lindbeck’s tome is chock full of both stunning insights and remarkable foolishness. It has, as the cliché goes, something in… more »
Thoughts on Omnipotence
What do we mean when we say that God is omnipotent? Can an omnipotent being exist?
Some time ago, an atheist friend (who subsequently became a Christian) presented me with a paradox that purportedly disproved God’s existence: “Could God create a stone so heavy that He could not lift it?” If God could, it seems that… more »
A Biblical Theology of Sex (1): Rooted In and Reflects God’s Triune Identity
*I’ve recently been teaching through a biblical perspective on sexuality and relationships in our Harvard college ministry, and wanted to share my (incomplete) notes here. Five main points will be listed separately in the coming weeks. This framework is not exhaustive, of course, but I think these realities go straight to the heart of a Christian… more »
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