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!
Category Archives: theology
Theologians I know nothing of…
HT: Peter Kirk There’s a certain perverse irony in taking a survey quiz to find out “Which theologian are you?” when I am certain to know little if anything about the results. If nothing else, it provides more fodder for my reading list… Which theologian are you? created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Anselm. Anselm [...]
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Marriage, Children and the Reign of Christ
In Luke 20, Jesus is confronted by Pharisees and Sadducees, all of whom try to entrap him with clever questions designed to make him choose a position opposite of their own, so that they could be justified in bringing about his death. After the scribes and chief priests fail to trap Jesus on a question [...]
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Quiz: What’s your eschatology?
HT: Bryan Lilly What’s your eschatology? created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Amillennialist. Amillennialism believes that the 1000 year reign is not literal but figurative, and that Christ began to reign at his ascension. People take some prophetic scripture far too literally in your view. Amillennialist 100% Moltmannian Eschatology 85% Preterist [...]
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Are Paul’s writings Torah or Talmud?
After reading the current discussions on predestination and charismata on this blog, I’ve been reminded of a troublesome question that raises its head in my mind from time to time: Are Paul’s letters and epistles to be considered primary scripture revealed to Paul by God/Christ, e.g. Torah, or are they of the same vein as [...]
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Is predestination linear or non-linear?
I’ve been trying to follow discussions of predestination on a number of blogs recently, notable Soul deSaenz and Undeception, but still haven’t been able to get my head around the concept that the salvation that we believe in only finds full fruition in some number of elect people, who were predetermined before the world was [...]
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Essay question: The Marriage of Christ
Essay question: In Genesis 2:24, it is written: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and attaches himself to his wife, and the two become one.” In Revelation 21:9b, it is written: “‘Come,’ he said, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.’” Regardless of your interpretation of [...]
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Is the absence of sin sufficient to make God happy?
Essay question: “Is the absence of sin sufficient to make God happy?” Be sure to define sin and happiness. Please use the terms expiation, propitiation, grace, works, salvation and atonement in your complete answer.
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Haunting heresies