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...
by Barney | Jul 1, 2012 | Bible, Theology
Creation/Evolution Hell Women in leadership Homosexuals in the church Care for the environment These controversial issues have one important thing in common: there are people who believe different things about them who claim the Bible supports their view. They...