by Pui Him Ip | Jan 27, 2016 | Church, Guest Post, Theology
It is difficult to be neutral about the idea of tradition. Either you are attracted to it, or you are repelled by it. This is especially true when it comes to the Christian faith. Many Christians are attracted by the idea of being part of tradition. The liturgy, the...
by Barney | Jan 16, 2016 | Learning Theology, Theology
Studying theology in a secular institution can be challenging to the faith of a young Christian. You are taught about a wide range of theological beliefs, some of which are outside the bounds of orthodox Christianity. Your teachers know much more about the Bible and...
by Barney | Sep 28, 2015 | Bible, Theology
The Bible is the primary authority for all Christians. But this causes a problem when we are asked “why do you trust what the Bible says?” Whatever reason we have must be a higher authority still, because we trust that when it tells us to trust the Bible. Neither can...
by Andrew Perriman | Sep 19, 2015 | Guest Post, Theology
People who take the trouble to think of themselves as “Protestant”—as heirs of the Reformation—are likely to be of the view that the doctrine of justification by faith sits right at the heart of their religious identity. But what sort of thing is “justification by...
by Barney | Jan 12, 2015 | Learning Theology, Theology
“If you do not listen to theology, that will not mean that you have no ideas about God. It will mean that you have a lot of wrong ones.” – C.S. Lewis “Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.” – George...
by Barney | Feb 17, 2014 | Bible, Theology
“To hold something with the intellect is not to believe it. A person’s true belief is that by which they live.” – George MacDonald “Abram believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness” (Gen 15:6). In the Biblical languages, the word for belief equally...
