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Aug 25, 2016

Divine Conservation and Occasionalism

In my book entitled Ultimate Truth: God Beyond Religion I included a chapter called ‘God in Inanimate Objects’ (you can read it here) which argues that God’s being penetrates every atom of existence, so that even tables and chairs are a part of God. I am a panentheist (the word means ‘all in God’) and I believe… Continue reading

Panentheism

Bible, Divine Conservation, faith, God, Occasionalism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Aug 12, 2016

Jerry Bridges and God’s Sovereignty

Jerry Bridges is fast becoming one of my favourite Christian authors. In recent weeks I have read two books by Bridges on Christian living, entitled The Pursuit of Holiness and The Practice of Godliness. These books are written in a simple, accessible style, and are full of quotations from Scripture, so advocates of sola scriptura will… Continue reading

Christianity, Doctrine, Free Will, God, Scripture

compatibilism, Jesus Christ, religion, Theology, truth
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
Aug 9, 2016

Tony the Alcoholic (a case study)

Consider this scenario, if you will. An alcoholic is in court owing to a drunken rampage he went on where he threw a dustbin into the window of a local store, smashing the window and injuring a young lady who was restocking the shelves near the window at the time. The young lady wishes to… Continue reading

Morality and Ethics, Political Philosophy

determinism, ethics, evil, Free Will, genetics, God, judgment, morality, Philosophy, responsibility, 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
Jul 22, 2016

‘Reformation: A World in Turmoil’ by Andrew Atherstone (book review)

Quite often, when reading a good book, the thought comes to mind that I would love to read the book again. With this particular book I actually assented to that challenge, and immediately after the first reading I read it from cover to cover again. The book is so full of interesting stories recalling the… Continue reading

Book Reviews, Christianity

Andrew Atherstone, book review, God, history, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Protestantism, Reformation, Theology

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