This is yesterday’s Sunday study as promised. It’s based on a message I gave at Riverhead Presbyterian Church yesterday. A couple of months ago Madeleine was corresponding with a person who claimed he could prove that God does not exist. Madeleine challenged the person and in the ensuing dialogue it became evident that a theological [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Theology'
Sunday Study: Ask, Seek, Knock – Treating God Like a Genie
June 15th, 2009 No Comments
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Sunday Study: Did Christ Abolish the Old Testament Law? Part 2
June 7th, 2009 8 Comments
As I concluded in Sunday Study: Did Christ Abolish the Old Testament Law? Part I , the Apostles rejected the claim that, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”[1] Following Peters position, they decide that Gentiles do not have to follow the Mosaic Law; instead it is affirmed, It [...]
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Sunday Study: Did Christ Abolish the Old Testament Law? Part I
May 31st, 2009 8 Comments
At the start of the Sermon on the Mount, Christ states, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of [...]
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Guest Post: Understanding The Needs of the Hour
May 21st, 2009 5 Comments
The following is authored by John Tertullian of Contra Celsum; a blog worth visiting. JT writes: The Kingdom of God is gradualist in nature. By this we mean that it comes bit by bit. Whilst in principle and in essence it is utterly revolutionary, in practice and human service it is not. The completely revolutionary [...]
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Sunday Study: Sodom and Gomorrah Part II
May 17th, 2009 9 Comments
In my previous Sunday Study post, Sodom and Gomorrah Part I, I argued that it is a mistake to conflate what scriptural narratives describe with what they prescribe. I suggested that often the characters in these narratives do things that The Torah later explicitly condemns and in this context it is plausible to read the [...]
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Guest Post: A Reader Response Theory of Meaning?
May 15th, 2009 6 Comments
The following is authored by Glenn Peoples of Say Hello to my Little Friend: The Beretta Blog and Podcast. Glenn writes:I take some things for granted. People with a background in theology, biblical studies and hermeneutics or literature will be familiar with theories of meaning, but not everyone has (or wants) this background, and not [...]
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Sunday Study: Sodom and Gomorrah Part I
May 10th, 2009 13 Comments
In the comments section of The Inconsistent, Condescending, Paternalism of Left-Wing Feminism, Anna wrote: Something I’ve been deeply disturbed about since childhood is the Sodom & Gomorrah tale – specifically, the offering of the virgin daughters to satisfy the hordes of men outside the house. On the face of it, this looks like a negation [...]
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Sunday Study: Gender in Genesis a take on Adam’s Rib
May 3rd, 2009 2 Comments
In the comments on The Problem of Evil: Why does God Allow Suffering? Marc suggested that the scriptures denigrate women. In the comments on The Inconsistent, Condescending, Paternalism of Left-Wing Feminism, Anna has also raised some thoughtful questions about the scriptures and how they portray women, many of which are worth addressing. The issue, however, [...]
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Sunday Study: The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
April 26th, 2009 7 Comments
“If something nice happens to somebody else be happy for them and not angry for yourself.” This is one of those concepts we try to drum into our kids when we talk about good sportsmanship, not being jealous when watching a sibling open their birthday presents or when one gets an invite somewhere exciting that [...]
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The Foundations of the Alexandrian Argument against Feticide Part VI
April 16th, 2009 3 Comments
This post marks the conclusion in my series on The Alexandrian Argument. Having addressed whether Exodus 21:22-25 deals with a miscarriage or premature birth, whether the harm mentioned in verses 22 and 23 refers to the woman or the fetus and whether the punishments in the relevant clauses are qualitatively different, I will return to [...]
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