I do not believe in demons. Heaven occasions skepticism. Mary was very likely not a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus. The deluge never happened. Adam is a fictional personality. And your great, great, great - and on and on for many many iterations - grandmother looked almost exactly like our
10.1.2010| The Fish Tank | Cameron D. Kirk-Giannini
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As we continue our deep theological study and noble quest for insight into the radiant Truth, I think it is important to remember what J.I. Packer writes in Knowing God: The fact we have to face is this: that if we pursue theological knowledge for its own sake, it is bound to go bad on us. It will
08.20.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
1 Comment"Accordingly, two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord. For the one seeks glory from men; but the greatest
08.19.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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*To more fully understand the conclusions in this post, see my introductory post on Christian unity, followed by reflections on the meaning, visibility, priority, benefits, and basis of our unity in Jesus. My modest aim here is to ramble off a few scattered, disjointed implications that flo
08.2.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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*To see the previous post in this ongoing series, click here. Next week I will conclude this series by drawing out certain implications from what has been argued in these posts, and by offering a few practical suggestions for those passionate about pursuing "visible unity" among confessing
07.25.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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*To see the previous post in this ongoing series, click here. “It is not possible to account for the contentment with the divisions of the Church except upon the basis of a loss of the conviction that the Church exists to bring all men to Christ. There is the closest possible connection between t
07.19.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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*To see the previous post in this ongoing series, click here. “Nothing can be clearer, of course, than that the conception of its unity enters fundamentally into the New Testament doctrine of the Church.” (B. B. Warfield, “True Church Unity: What It Is,” p. 299) The Priority of Christian
07.12.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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