Christianity

Must We Believe Jesus is God?

havoc — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:18 +0000

Arianism is back, along with various other denials of the deity of Christ. I know for certain (testimony from their own mouths) that we have not less than two people in our Church who deny trinitarian theology. My own parents deny the truth of the Trinity! This essay is succinct, and informs that discussion.

Must We Believe Jesus is God?

Theology Rocks Show #43 - "The Commitments We Make -- Not Just to Each Other, But to God"

havoc — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:01:31 +0000

When we say, "I do," there's more than the commitment we're making to our spouse. There's more than the commitment we make before those witnesses. When we say, "I do," we make a commitment to God. When we say, "Come into my heart," we're not just making a commitment to God, but we're also making a commitment to God to care for our brothers and sisters.

There are things in those words we will never understand, but we need to understand what we can. We need to take our commitment to the Church (fellow believers) seriously. The commitment we made to each other before God, and in His name.

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Theology Rocks Show #40 - "Introduction to Thinking Trinitarian Thoughts - What's In There?"

havoc — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:40:00 +0000

One of our listeners and friends wrote us asking about the Trinity, "I heard a sermon on this subject; I would like to hear a discussion by you. Some sermons even say, 'Forget the Trinity - they are all "Jesus."' So what is your take?"

That's a great question... and it deserves a thoughtful answer. We don't try to be authoritative on the Trinity, but we try to lay out some guidelines, explain why it's an important doctrinal and philosophical principle, and set some orthodox boundaries. We hope this helps, and generates some good thinking in you. If you have questions, or challenges, feel free to get in touch with us.

Show Links:
- Wikipedia - heresies
- Theopedia.com
- Louis Berkhof (Theopedia link) - History of Christian Doctrines (Amazon.com)
- Summary of Christian Doctrine (online book)
- Reasons to Believe

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Creedal Goodness

havoc — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:58:23 +0000

Barry Carey over at withallyourmind.net has started a series on "The Creeds and Christianity" (that's Part 1, part two is "What Good Are the Creeds?").

Growing up in the Southern Baptist Church, I was rarely exposed to the creeds, and they always seem foreign and dangerous to me because of their unfamiliarity. I currently attend a no-creed-but-Christ "Independent Non-denominational Christian Church (Instrumental)" (whatever that means), so the creeds are actually perceived (in general) as a "bad thing."

While reading Ken Sample's ([Ken's RTB bio], [Augustine Fellowship Study Center]) Without A Doubt: Answering The 20 Toughest Faith Questions, I was challenged on my preconceived notions about the creeds. Later, when I lead a discipleship study with the book, some really good discussions came from Ken's chapter on the creeds.

I still haven't fully embraced the creeds, but my fear of them is gone. In fact, I will probably start today making them part of the education of my children.

I look forward to the rest of Bary's series on the creeds.

Hillbilly Theology Show #17 - "Angels, Spirituality, Legalism and 'Shutup!'"

havoc — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

kinda of rambling conversation. We didn't know it would turn into a show, but it did. You can hear us clearing lunch from our throats, and talking around breath mints, but it's mostly good stuff worth thinking about. Angels, spirituality, law and legalism, and when Jesus says, "Shut up!"

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