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Jun 29, 2016

Concerning Sola Scriptura

Those who believe in Sola Scriptura assert that the Bible is the sole infallible rule of faith of the church. Adherents to this idea often site 2 Timothy 3:16 to support this view. The scripture says “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction… Continue reading

Christianity, Scripture

God, hermeneutics, inspiration, interpretation, meaning, Philosophy, Sola Scriptura, the Bible, Theology, truth, understanding
Jun 26, 2016

Who are the Heretics?

I’m lucky that there’s a library about ten minutes walk from where I live in south west London. It’s not a huge library; I would guess there are about 30-40 books in the Christianity section which is where I was looking when I visited earlier this week. So I was lucky, then, to find a… Continue reading

Christianity, Doctrine, Morality and Ethics

execution, God, heresy, Jesus Christ, judgment, Predestination, purgatory, Reformation, Theology
Mar 30, 2016

Being Held by God

Sometimes, life can be a real struggle. I know that I spent many years searching for peace, as I have reflected upon in my book The Philosophy of a Mad Man which is all about spiritual seeking. I used to immerse myself in eastern philosophy as I tried to meditate my way to peace, at that… Continue reading

Christianity, Reflections

God, Jesus Christ, meditation, peace, Philosophy, Psalm 91, salvation, Scripture, suffering, Theology
Mar 19, 2016

A Perspective on Sin

While browsing through posts from Christians on WordPress I stumbled upon this insightful video (embedded below). It features the reading of a text called ‘The Curtain Sinner’ by the Puritan Thomas Watson. The text is about sin and the difference between sin in a godly person and sin in an ungodly person. I remember that my… Continue reading

Christianity, Morality and Ethics

Christ, forgiveness, God, godliness, Guilt, Jesus Christ, omniscience, Puritanism, sin, Theology, Thomas Watson
Mar 10, 2016

The Grace of God

Oh, most gracious Lord! You are eternal, unfathomable; mighty beyond measure! You have created all things and this complex universe is the work of Your hands. So far is Your divine knowledge from my shallow human understanding. I cannot comprehend Your way, oh God! In this wonderful mess of life, this perfect chaos, You reign; You… Continue reading

Christianity

forgiveness, God, grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, mercy, Philosophy, prayer, Prayers, the cross, Theology
Feb 25, 2016

Bible in One Year Challenge

When I’m talking to people about Christianity and about why I decided to follow Jesus, I often suggest that they commit to reading the New Testament. I realise that the Bible is a big book (or rather, collection of books) but I tell people that the New Testament is actually relatively short, and could be… Continue reading

Christianity, Scripture

Bible, Bible in One Year, Bible study, God, Jesus Christ, King James Version, New International Version, New Testament, Old Testament, one year Bible

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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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