Doctrine

Jan 12, 2018

The Aseity of God

My greatest fascination in this life is with the area of theology known as ‘divine ontology’ — the nature of God’s being. I actually feel quite excited whenever I direct my attention towards this subject area and ponder the immensity of the universe and what this indicates in relation to its creator. Perhaps the one Continue reading

Book Extracts

aseity, Christianity, Doctrine, faith, God, metaphysics, ontology, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Nov 2, 2017

Is it Really Worth it?

I wanted to write a short blog post about fighting battles. When life presents you with a circumstance where you feel you are being treated unfairly, is it wise to put up a fight, or is it better to absorb the frustration, let go, and move on? Let’s look at one area in particular: money. Continue reading

Christianity, Morality and Ethics

1 Corinthians, Bible, capitalism, Doctrine, greed, justice, money, Philosophy, Scripture, Theology, wealth, wisdom
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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

God

Christianity, David Pawson, Doctrine, flexibility, Free Will, Panentheism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theology
Aug 11, 2016

Compatibilism

Today I want to look at the idea of compatibilism as discussed by the theologian D. A. Carson in a book called Still Sovereign. The book features fourteen essays by Calvinist scholars on a range of theological subjects. The chapter I’ll be quoting from here is entitled ‘Reflections on Assurance’ (pp. 247-276) but while the chapter as Continue reading

Free Will, God

Bible, Carson, Christianity, Doctrine, faith, Genesis, reason, religion, revelation, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 24, 2016

God’s Sovereignty in Scripture

For some time now I have been arguing that God is in control of all activity in existence, both on the human level and in the world at large. I would like to present a series of scriptures that support this worldview, all the while acknowledging that there may be other scriptures that reflect different Continue reading

Christianity, Scripture

Doctrine, Free Will, God, Proverbs, religion, sovereignty, Spirituality, the devil, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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God’s Sovereignty in Scripture

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