Thoughts on the Bible and Life
The Bible can be used to support anything. But how could people possibly use it to support kidnapping Africans at gunpoint, putting them on ships in repulsive conditions, selling them in the marketplace, and enslaving them for life? This is one of the most disturbing things in the history of Bible interpretation: Americans prior to … Read more
Bible readers have debated the meaning of “the image of God” for the past two millennia. At a minimum this phrase means the following: First, we are replicas of God, and therefore, we represent God on Earth. Ancient rulers made statues of themselves “in their image and likeness.” In a sense, God made a statue … Read more
“God loved you so much that he killed his Son for you!” the guest speaker exclaimed. Throughout his message, he repeated the same idea. Each time he said it I cringed. It didn’t sound right. We were having a special assembly in our international school. Later in class one of my students asked, “How is … Read more
In Part 1, I briefly surveyed New Testament statements on predestination. In this post, I have compiled a list of views on predestination held by church leaders throughout Christian history with the help of Predestination: The American Career of a Contentious Doctrine by Peter J. Thuesen. Here are the major views I noticed along with my … Read more
The doctrine of predestination is one of the most controversial ideas in the history of Christianity. In general, predestination is the idea that God has predetermined all that comes to pass. New Testament Statements on Predestination Here are a few key New Testament statements on the topic of predestination followed by my comments under each. … Read more