While the orthodox group upheld that Jesus Christ and the Father are of the same nature, Arians argued that Christ was created and so could not be of the same nature with the Father. Theological controversies have plagued Christianity since its inception. The burning issue during Paul’s period was how the Jewish Christians and Gentile converts could relate. This issue became so serious that the first Christian council was held in Jerusalem to settle it. Subsequently, the nail biting debates over Gnostics and their
“This book was highly critical of the Evangelical church in America for abandoning its historical and theological roots, and instead embracing the philosophies and pragmatism of the world.” In his 1994 book, God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams, Dr. David Falconer Wells presents suggestions to remedy the present problem of modernism in our churches by calling for reform in the evangelical churches. He is the author of several books in which his evangelical theology engages with the modern church and world, and presents the present failings of pastors and churches that pursue a modernistic approach to theology. This is the second of a four-series book. BRIEF SUMMARY In God in the Waste, Dr. Wells presents solutions, or suggestions to resolve the issues described in his book, No Place for Truth, Or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology (Eerdmans, 1993). Wells states; “This book [No Place for Truth] produced only half the picture I wanted to present, however.
However, it is important to realize they were writing a religious document, not a scientific one. One of the most important aspects from the creation story is that of the Sabbath. Since the Sabbath is only one twenty-four hour period, then the other days of creation, in order to be harmonious, must also represent one twenty-four hour period. Coogan also refers elsewhere in the Bible where a “day” is a literal twenty-four hour period. Therefore, the literal day theory is consistent with the rest of scripture.
I ask firstly, what has Aquinas actually proved? He certainly proved that there was an unchanged changer, an unmoved mover and an uncaused cause. If the argument is accepted then what he has proven is accepted too. Although, he hasn’t proved that the ‘God’ we as majority humans believe in is in fact the ‘God’ that is the cause. Leibniz once said that ‘the Christian who already believes, Aquinas has proven that God exists’, I agree with this.
In detail we will discuss the relationship between inspiration and inerrancy. And then, before concluding this paper we will discuss how the answers to these questions provide structure to how we as Christians should live our lives. To a Christian who has accepted God as their personal Lord and Savior the Bible has authority. The same should not be said for someone who hasn’t made that confession. As a Christian we have accepted that the Bible contains the true Word of God written by apostles who received divine inspiration to guide the recorded works.
These commissions have little in common, which indicates that they have been created by the individual evangelists to express their conception of the future of the Jesus movement. As a consequence, they cannot be traced back to Jesus" (Funk 1993:270). Despite this and views from other scholars, Christians today still look to fulfil the great commission and help spread the Gospel of Christ around the globe. Preterists believe that the great commission was already fulfilled by the first century disciples. They base this belief on several pieces of scripture which claim that the Gospel was preached everywhere.
In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Paul specified that “believers are engaged in a spiritual battle against forces which stand against the knowledge of God (Anderson, 2000). Anderson also believed that before people received Christ into their lives, they were slaves to their sin, and because Christ hung on the cross and paid the price for our sin, sin no longer have dominion over them. He also believed that maturity and freedom are essential to a Christian’s life. Anderson stated that Satan has no right or ownership or authority over God’s children (Anderson, 2000, p. 11). Anderson also stated that “the Western world has experienced a massive paradigm shift in its worldview and voiced his concern about the influence of the “kingdom of darkness” (pp.
During the time of Arius, the true nature of Jesus Christ resided at the top of a controversy list, which had many in the church quarreling. In a time prior to the ecumenical councils when the church’s view of Christ was not concretely established, Arius was purposing an angelic Christ. In this paper, I will detail that although the Christian church has sought to clear the misconceptions of Arianism through the centuries, it is still being practiced. I assert that modern day Arianism can be found in the theology of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. This is the organization responsible for leading and instructing the modern Christian
The Bible teaches and illustrates Christian key beliefs and ideas. It is known to be the inspired Word of God, which sees the detailed formation of Christians key beliefs, most notably the nature of God, revelation, salvation, the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, as well as the death, resurrection and ascension of Christ. Major principle beliefs include: God created all that is seen and unseen. Christians believe that God is the creator of the universe. This is based on various Bible passages.
Towards the end of the article the author states how most theories developed go completely against what the Bible teaches. This article has many points in which some would consider to be strong and valid points. Mortenson gives a clear view of how the theory of the earth has changed over time and continues change. Through this the author expresses how the flaws in modern science has caused a major downfall in modern society. It is obvious that he follows the view of the scriptural geologists, however, he does a