Despite most evangelicals ignoring Christian festivals like Lent, and placing more spiritual value in secular celebrations like Valentine’s Day, ANZAC Day and Mother’s Day, I still enjoy the period of Lent in my liberated, protestant evangelical, New Covenant Theology kind of way. Ash Wednesday and Lent – A Time To Repent For Lent devotions, I [...]
Continue Reading...There’s a bit of a hair-pulling slap fight going on between Emergents and Neo-Calvinists at the moment over promotional comments by Christian writer Rob Bell with the release of his new book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. The brew-ha-ha is regarding the long term [...]
Continue Reading...The Romans Road lays out the plan of salvation through a series of Bible verses from the book of Romans. When arranged in order, these verses form an easy, systematic way of explaining the message of salvation. There are many different versions of Romans Road with slight variations in Scriptures, but the basic message and [...]
Continue Reading...1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee; let the water and the blood, from thy wounded side which flowed, be of sin the double cure; save from wrath and make me pure. 2. Not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law’s commands; could my zeal no respite know, could [...]
Continue Reading...The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach Author: Michael R. Licona Publisher: InterVarsity Press, 2010 ISBN: 0830827196, 9780830827190 Length: 718 pages Subjects: Jesus Christ – Historicity Jesus Christ – Resurrection – History of doctrines Religion / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts Religion / Christian Theology / Christology ABOUT THE BOOK [...]
Continue Reading...In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light [...]
Continue Reading...Molinism is a theological and philosophical attempt to provide a solution to the classic philosophical problems associated with God’s sovereignty, providence, foreknowledge and the freedom (and responsibility) of humanity. This view may be traced to the 16th Century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina (1535-1600) — hence, the term Molinism. Specifically, it seeks to maintain [...]
Continue Reading...[Jesus said] I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. John 10:9 (NIV) Right thinking about Jesus is essential to a true and authentic relationship with Jesus. But right thinking — accurate Christian doctrine — is not exactly the same as [...]
Continue Reading...1 Corinthians 2 (New Living Translation) Paul’s Message of Wisdom 1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. 2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one [...]
Continue Reading...A great version by Australia’s Newsboys. In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, [...]
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