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Sep 23, 2017

The Confusion of Calvinism

I’m subscribed to the Desiring God mailing list and I often read John Piper answering questions about Christian doctrine from curious believers. While I don’t think that peddling the term ‘Christian Hedonism’ is necessarily helpful, I appreciate Piper’s lengthy ministry, his biblical knowledge, and the insights he gives on theological subjects. This week I read…
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Christianity, Doctrine, Free Will

calvinism, church, God, John Calvin, religion, salvation, sin, sola gratia, soteriology, The Reformation, Theology
Sep 14, 2017

Hearing Voices or Hearing God?

Have you ever heard a Christian say, “God placed it on my heart” to do such and such? Let’s take a brief look at what a statement like this might mean, and what it says about the relationship between God and human beings.
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Mental Health, Panentheism

Christianity, faith, God, hearing voices, materialism, mind, omnipresence, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology
Sep 8, 2017

What is a Soul?

I’ve always found it interesting that Aristotle believed plants have souls. It’s difficult for me to imagine that there is some part of a plant that is immaterial. On the other hand, if plants don’t have souls, what is it that makes them grow and flower and express such beautiful complexity? I believe the being…
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Doctrine, Panentheism

Christianity, Essay, God, Mental Health, metaphysics, Philosophy, Plato, religion, soul, Spirituality, Theology, truth
Sep 4, 2017

Is Everything Subjective?

When I was studying for my undergraduate degree I remember writing a dissertation on the subjectivity of musical meaning. My argument was that the meaning of a piece of music is encapsulated not so much in the sounds we hear, but in the context in which we listen. My argument located musical meaning in the…
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Christianity, Philosophical Dialogue

Bible, God, hermeneutics, objectivity, Philosophy, Scripture, subjectivity, Theology, truth, university
Sep 3, 2017

Three Views of Hell

In this post I will give a brief overview of three different positions that theologians take concerning the doctrine of hell. My discussion will merely offer brief definitions and a few key scriptures with the aim of encouraging readers toward further study on this subject. Perhaps my key point is that the Christian view of…
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Life After Death, Suffering

afterlife, Bible, Christianity, Conditionalism, Doctrine, heaven, hell, religion, Theology, Traditionalism, Universalism
Sep 1, 2017

The Flexibility of God

In my studies in recent years I’ve focused a great deal of energy and attention on trying to understand the nature of God. This is not a purely intellectual pursuit, as the way we see God has huge implications in terms of how we view different religions, and their doctrines. Our view of God affects…
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Christianity, David Pawson, Doctrine, flexibility, Free Will, Panentheism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theology

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