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Dec 27, 2016

Latria and Dulia

I’m slowly working my way through ’The Institutes of the Christian Religion’ by John Calvin at the moment and am expanding my vocabulary in the process. It’s one of those books where it really helps to have a good dictionary (or a device with access to Google!) to hand. I came across a couple of… Continue reading

Christianity, Doctrine

catholicism, church, God, hyperdulia, Protestantism, Roman Catholic church, Theology, worship
Dec 17, 2016

Jesus the Creator?

One of the main purposes of this blog is for me to describe and discuss some of the commonly held Christian beliefs that I find difficult to understand. One idea that I’ve been wrestling with recently is the co-eternality of the three persons of the Trinity. In this brief post I will try to describe… Continue reading

Christianity, Doctrine, God

Bible, creation, eternity, Jesus Christ, Scripture, Theology, trinity
Nov 25, 2016

The Authority of Scripture

The question of authority in matters of faith is important for any believer in God to consider. How can we know with any degree of certainty what God expects of us? Within Christianity specifically, we have to consider whether the Bible is infallible and inerrant and should be considered the sole rule of faith for… Continue reading

Doctrine, God, Scripture

Bible, Christianity, epistemology, faith, Holy Bible, interpretation, the Gospel, Theology, truth
Oct 24, 2016

Does God Have Foreknowledge?

The problem with claiming God has ‘foreknowledge’ is that it implies all future events are already determined. This would only be the case in a kind of clockwork universe where cause leads to effect and nothing can change the wheels that have been set in motion, presumably in the first moment of creation, as those… Continue reading

Doctrine, Panentheism

Christianity, divinity, faith, foreknowledge, God, ontology, reality, Theology
Oct 21, 2016

What is the Holy Spirit?

Christians believe in one God in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is a concept that can lead to confusion. For instance, while Jesus walked the earth He prayed to God the Father. But if Jesus is fully God (as in the Chalcedonian Creed), is there a sense in which He was praying to Himself?… Continue reading

Christianity

Bible, Christianity, God, Holy Ghost, holy spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, Scripture, Theology, trinity
Sep 7, 2016

Counselling and Faith

As many of you know I have been through a rather “turbulent” mental health journey over the last decade. I’m actually doing pretty well at the moment and next month will mark three and half years since I was last in hospital. This has been the longest period of sound mental health for me since… Continue reading

Christianity, Mental Health

CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Counselling, God, psychotherapy, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology, therapy

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