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Category Archives: Theology
Black Hebrew Israelites
Last week, while evangelizing at California State University – Northridge, I met a pair of young men who seemed interested in discussing the Bible, Jesus — the whole shebang. The men were Black, but they wore stars of David around … Continue reading
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The Resurrection and Colossians 3
This last week the family and I visited Forest Lawn in Glendale to see the Hall of the Crucifixion and Resurrection. It was pretty impressive and well worth the trip. Interestingly enough, that same week someone sent me a question … Continue reading
The Reality of Good and Evil
Here at the First Baptist Church of Granada Hills we are studying C. S. Lewis’s wonderful little book Miracles on Wednesday nights. Chapter five of Miracles focuses on morality and the problem notions of right and wrong pose for thorough-going … Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, ethics, evil, good, miracles, moral argument for god, moral realism, morality, obiwan, objective, vader
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“Questions from the Congregation” Part 3: The Perseverance of the Saints and “Problem Passages”
Question: Southern Baptists generally believe that a person who is truly saved simply cannot lose their salvation. But how do they reconcile that view with all the verses that seem to imply the exact opposite? Answer: This question is a … Continue reading
“Questions from the Congregation” Part 2: Jesus’ Promises, the Modern Believer, and Miracles
Wednesday night’s study was the second installment of our renew series of “Questions from the Congregation.” In our first session we discussed the relationship between freewill and omnipotence. This time the topic was a bit more… theatrical, let’s say. Question: … Continue reading
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Tagged cessationism, faith healing, miracles, promise, tongues
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“Questions from the Congregation” Is Back! Part 1: Omnipotence and Evil
We’ve begun a new round of “questions from the congregation.” Individuals in the congregation submit questions or issues that they’d like addressed and Pastor Eugene chooses one each week to discuss during the Wednesday evening study. A shorted version of … Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, dilemma, evil, goodness, omnipotence, Plantinga, problem of evil
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A Theological Thought for Valentine’s Day
February has a way of reminding us of love; it’s host to Valentine’s Day after all. No doubt, those of us in relationships will happily exchange little reminders of our love with that “someone special” this month. Some will give … Continue reading
“For God So Loved The World”
One sometimes hears the complaint that if God really wanted people to worship Him in a specific way He would have made His desires more obviously known than He apparently has. The idea here is that the death and … Continue reading
The Ethics of Jesus and the Resurrection
The Christian faith is a complex thing with all sorts of remarkable components: theological doctrines like the Trinity and justification by faith, predictive claims like the resurrection of the dead, and ethical imperatives like turning the proverbial cheek are all … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, historical Jesus, non-violence, pacifism, resurrection
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A Conversation About Design
Two men, Theist and Atheist, find themselves walking together along a woodland road. As it’s a crisp and beautiful day and neither is in any rush the two begin a conversation. Amid their talk of wives and children, occupations … Continue reading