Category Archives: theology

Luke slips in predestination…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: June 8, 2008
I was continuing to read in Acts 13 after the sermon in church today and found this little verse slipped in by Dr. Luke: When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. (Acts 13:48, TNIV) Can anyone comment on the Greek [...]
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Calculating God’s will

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: May 30, 2008
The following was published today in Mikey’s Funnies, a daily humor subscription email: CALCULATING GOD’S WILL By Michael A. Halleen “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) John Cardinal Deardon once observed that “The designs of God are not able to [...]
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Ecclesiology matrix

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: May 6, 2008
HT: MetaCatholic A previously unknown (to me) blog, Inhabitatio Dei, has posted an interesting matrix description of ecclesiology, i.e. the study of the Church. The blogger writes: From my perspective there are two basic polarities which define the shape of a given ecclesiology. The first is what I term the High-Low polarity, the second I refer [...]
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Salvation within the functional hermeneutic

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: May 1, 2008
Building on the previous post about viewing the creation account of Genesis 1 from a functional hermeneutic rather than a structural perspective, I want ask some parallel questions, fast forwarding from Genesis to our life today. The functional hermeneutic suggests that the things we view as structural objects to Creation, e.g. light, water, plants, animals, all [...]
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A few additions to the library

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 24, 2008
As if I didn’t have enough to read and not enough time to do so, I’ve ordered a few more titles to explore: Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music Jeremy S. Begbie Baker Academic (2007) ISBN: 0801026954 I’d actually seen this book in Baker’s catalog last fall at a theological book fair, but didn’t pursue it. However, [...]
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Approaching Trinity through music

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 21, 2008
Greg Willson recently posted some thoughts on whether it’s appropriate to represent the forms of Christ and/or the Trinity through music: So, in relation to the humanity and deity in Christ- we can say they are completely 100% there and yet still compose one Person. It’s as if two violins playing in front of you, sometimes [...]
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Corporate or individual election in Romans 9

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 19, 2008
Jesus Saenz has a new post up regarding reading election in Romans 9 from a national or individual perspective. As one who was taught to read Paul from a corporate church perspective, it’s always challenging to look at the individual, but Jesus has put together a cogent argument for his position: God made a promise to [...]
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Finding a label for the past…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: February 8, 2008
**Update** I’ve expanded the opening paragraphs from the original posting to provide a little more context. I also changed the article title to be less negative. On my About page, I wrote that: “I grew up in a non-denominational Christian church and never paid any attention to doctrine, creed or theological issues, if such things [...]
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Return to Worship: Letters to the Church

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: February 2, 2008
Alex S. Leung has reviewed Ron Owens’ book, Return to Worship: A God-centered Approach (1999), on his blog, six steps + Victoria veritatis est caritas. I was not acquainted with Owens’ book, but it sounds like it might be worth picking up for its unique discussion format of both worship theology and practical application. I found [...]
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Mephistopheles and the Kingdom of God

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 29, 2008
I’ve long been a proponent of the image of Satan as Mephistopheles, that is, the spirit of negation, a demonic character incapable of his own creative acts, but who instead parodies and mimics and distorts the creative work of God and the lives of men. It gives credence to God as the sole Creator and [...]
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  • Words wither and blogs fade away…

    Forgive me if you’ve heard this song before, but I've decided to stop blogging at He is Sufficient. I truly appreciate all of the wit, wisdom and words of faith that you have shared with me over the past few years. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, whatever they may be and wherever they may lead you. “God is sufficient for the needs of His people”. Amen!