That Christ is the God become man means He is the God who meets man. And in this meeting man can do nothing but confess.
The Great Divide: Liturgy & Baptism
I continue my walk through Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide.
Introducing Openness Unhindered
While we must always affirm God's position and the Biblical worldview, this does not negate the importance of human experience. Instead, we learn that human experience is important so long as it is not utilized to contradict Scripture.
Unmerited Forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer
We pray for this gracious forgiveness then because it has been promised to us (1 Jn. 1:9). We pray for it because it has already been accomplished.
Libertarian Schools of Thought Defined
To help with this problem, below there will be a few definitions and distinctions between different sub-schools of libertarian thought.
The Great Divide: Atonement & Apostasy
What is undeniably "limited" in the Reformed sense is the extent of the application of the atonement.
The Day to Shape the Days Upon
The Sabbath is more than just one day out of seven. It is the queen of days. It is, to borrow another line from another part of McCarthy's story, “the day to shape the days upon.” And in the remembrance of this there is joy.
Losing People For The Plot
"Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the catholic Church" (Roman Catholic Catechism) or perhaps, "Where Christ is, there is his Church" (Karl Barth, The Great Promise).
The Intimacy of the Lord's Prayer
Direct and intimate attention affirms visibly our commitment and love. Doubly so with the Lord’s Prayer because as a whole, it draws us closer to the Father and places us in His care.
so there's that
And the getting of the cash is taking too long..... so his hooker gets out of the car.
The Great Divide: Predestination & Election
I will be decisively less interested in presenting my arguments than Cooper. But I do hope to encourage some Reformed thinking.
Book Review: Thy Word Is Truth
If judged by Hunsinger's goal that "it will succeed only if it whets reader's appetite to read Barth" (xx), then Thy Word is Truth is an outstanding success.
God Draws Near
The reason I celebrate Advent is that it stands against man. Advent completely rejects man moving closer to God.
The Personal Nature of the Lord's Prayer
That makes this prayer the foundational prayer of the church because the Person who prays this prayer places it above all other prayers.
To Heaven & Back: A Liturgy That Hurts
With heaven a reality that Christian experience now, all of Lewis' analogy is being played out in the life of the church.
A Sprawling Essay
C. S. Lewis is a drum major in the Christian tradition. If you haven’t heard his song, you must remedy this.
Only Under Torture
Our suffering is never pointless, and through his own, Lewis is obliged to come to terms with the stakes of the game
The Republic of Malacandra
Perhaps C.S. Lewis meant for The Republic to stand as a prequel to the Space Trilogy!
Awakened From Cold Vulgarity
Lewis teaches us that the best way to defend children from believing in falsehoods is NOT by telling them that fairytales aren’t real. Rather, by inculcating the just sentiments that fairytales offer, children WILL be able to better defend themselves from falsehoods of the worst variety.
On C. S. Lewis and the Relentless God
To my mind, that's even more incredible and more beautiful than a magic world inside a wardrobe.