In today’s Thursday Theology post I’d like to invite you to read a study on the subject of hell as it is written about in
Category: Doctrine
What is ‘God’s Decree’?
The decree of God is a notion I’ve found puzzling since I first heard it while watching Calvinists discussing theology on YouTube. I simply didn’t
Pascal’s Wager Discussed
Christianity might seem strange to some, particularly to those who haven’t had a revelation of the reality of God. But when we come to understand
The Aseity of God
My greatest fascination in this life is with the area of theology known as ‘divine ontology’ – in other words, the nature of God’s being.
A Brief Look at Textual Criticism
I’m currently doing some research into the issues surrounding the reliability of the Bible. What I mean by this is I’m exploring whether or not
Do we all Deserve Hell?
It is a common saying among Christians that every human being is a sinner deserving of punishment in hell. The Christian worldview depicts human beings
‘A Chosen Faith’ by Buehrens and Church (book review)
This book is an introduction to Unitarian Universalism. I’m always interested to investigate different religions, and I know an Anglican minister who recently left the
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
A Reformation 500 Treat
Over the last few days I think I’ve read the words “95 theses” about 95 times, such is the buzz in the blogosphere about the
Gender and Sexuality
Attitudes towards gender and sexuality have been changing at a drastic pace in societies around the world in recent years. This is very challenging for
The Logos as a Person
In my last post I looked at an interesting way of understanding what it means for the person of Jesus to have been the ‘Word’
Jesus as Logos
The writer of the book of John opens his gospel with some very well-known words. These words have been used by theologians as evidence that
The Confusion of Calvinism
I’m subscribed to the Desiring God mailing list and I often read John Piper answering questions about Christian doctrine from curious believers. While I don’t
What is a Soul?
I’ve always found it interesting that Aristotle believed plants have souls. It’s difficult for me to imagine that there is some part of a plant
