theology

  1. History Of The Trinity 4 Philo

    History Of The Trinity 4 Philo

    Philo of Alexandria (Trinity series) Philo was a Jewish Theologian that is thought to live just prior to the Christian Era (may have lived to see the beginning of Christianity). He was greatly admired by the Church Fathers and often considered as a kind of an honorary Christian or a Christian...
  2. Mary Meg

    Does God meet us where we are despite our denomination?

    Ok... so I'm not feeling that great today, so please try to go easy on me? I have a theory. I see so many examples of God's grace in different denominations... godly grandparents and great-grandparents in my own Baptist family, saints I admire in the Catholic and Orthodox churches, learned and...
  3. History Of The Trinity 3 (harmonization Of Scripture)

    History Of The Trinity 3 (harmonization Of Scripture)

    History of the Trinity 3 (Harmonization of Scripture) For the most part, I tend to see the doctrine of the Trinity as a harmonization of scripture. Wikipedia defines that term for those not familiar with it as:"A Biblical harmony is a hermeneutic method of analyzing parallel and often...
  4. History Of The Trinity 2 (two Powers In Heaven)

    History Of The Trinity 2 (two Powers In Heaven)

    On the subject of the Trinity this is the new thing I learned thanks to Michael Heiser. I bought this book a few months ago but haven't got around to reading it yet (was out of print at the time and paid $40 for it used). This was a rabbinic theory and in reading Christian History it seems...
  5. Clement Of Alexandria And Gnosis 3

    Clement Of Alexandria And Gnosis 3

    One guy who embraced the wider use of Gnosis. Quote from linked article below. "St. Clement of Alexandria emphasizes the following: I. The title "Gnostic" does not refer to a heretic but to the orthodox Christian who attains the divine gnosis (knowledge) from the Holy Spirit, by illumination...
  6. Pavel Mosko

    Incarnational Theology (Robert Webber)

    QUOTE (Robert Webber, Ancient Future Faith) "During my seminary education, I never felt we really addressed the question: “What does it mean to be a member of the church” Later, when I turned to the early Christian tradition and began, for the first time, to understand what it meant to be a...
  7. D

    If Believing Were Easy...

    In response to the rather offensive "Easy Believism" label people put on for the true gospel. If believing were easy, my friends and family would have believed when I preached the gospel to them. If believing were easy, I would have gotten saved a long time ago. If believing were easy, the...
  8. joinfree

    Theology Of Existence: The Way To Source

    Human common reaction to a new thing is played in There are indeed wonderful things to discover, because Philosophy of Religion must be united with Physics: knowledge of a human is the knowledge, that has his God. If human knows, that his God is omnipresent or omnipotent, then the human must...
  9. joinfree

    Theology Of Existence: The Way To Source

    Human common reaction to a new thing is played in There are indeed wonderful things to discover, because Philosophy of Religion must be united with Physics: knowledge of a human is the knowledge, that has his God. If human knows, that his God is omnipresent or omnipotent, then the human must...
  10. Jonaitis

    Haldane's Commentary on Galatians and Hebrews

    Commentary on Galatians and Hebrews (links) James Haldane (1768-1851) was a convert later in life and entered the ministry as a Scottish Presbyterian. Upon further study, he and his brother became Baptists. Through their evangelistic efforts they planted many churches in the area. Historian...
  11. R

    Is the Boss Baby actually Jesus Christ or no?

    I have been watching movies at my movie club with my grandma friends and after we watched the Boss Baby, I realized that this movie is very similar to the story of Jesus in the Boss Baby, so I was wondering, would you all say that the Boss Baby from the movie is actually a depiction of Jesus Christ?
  12. justme6272

    Would you feel obligated to give offering under these circumstances?

    Let's say that you attend a mid-week Bible study each week at a church whose majority of members have liberal morals and beliefs that are off the chart, and for this reason, it's the LAST church in town you'd ever want to join. Would you feel a sense of obligation to donate a limited amount of...
  13. V

    Evangelical Theology Confusion

    Hi there, my name is Victoria, and I am currently in Bible college and one of my current classes is Christian Theology and I am really confused. I am reading a book called Evangelical Theology written by Karl Barth, and I am just overall confused, what is theology? What is the point to theology...
  14. chevyontheriver

    Ten Modern Theologians

    -- Catholics only please -- -- If you don't know who any of these people are, please do not rush to add any other names -- A list by Fr. John P. Cush: 10 Modern Theologians You Should Know Henri de Lubac, Medieval Exegesis Yves Congar, Tradition and Traditions Jacques Maritain, True Humanism...
  15. Roidecoeur78

    Plato's Influence On The New Testament

    In Acts 17:24-28 Paul says: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else...
  16. SamanthaAnastasia

    Questions about denominations

    Thank you for your responses
  17. Christsfreeservant

    "cards On The Table"

    An Original Work / December 12, 2018 As scriptures teach, I don’t believe There is a pre-trib rapture. From what I read, I do perceive That we’ll go all together. For Jesus said We would be there To see the tribulation. And some of us They’ll put to death, But we have our salvation. But...
  18. K

    Christian theology

    Hello I am a Muslim, who would like to learn more about Christianity. Can anyone recommend a Christian theology book for absolute beginners? Thanks
  19. W

    Just started a Christian YouTube Channel

    Hello, brothers and sisters in Christ! My name is Waldy, and I have recently started a Christian channel, speaking on Biblical topics and theological issues. I feel like the world we live in is speaking a wrong message, and my goal for this channel is to make the truth known to the world! That...
  20. BryanParry

    New Guy from London

    I guess it's good form to introduce myself before posting. So here we go. My name's Bryan. I went to a Church of England school and had a fairly standard religious upbringing for an Englishman. Now I'm a humanist. However, I have a lot of time for Christianity and Christians, and my Bible is...