The essential or main responsibility of evangelical theology is defining the divine transcendence immanence within the faith shared as a believing society within a specified literary context. Grenz says this can only be accomplished by systematically exploring the concepts as an integrated whole. Then the community / society must reflect and examine its beliefs. He criticizes those evangelical theologians who forget about the fundamentalists or reformers loyalty to the Bible and go beyond the already too broad tradition of
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………...…1 DOCTRINE CONCERNING SCRIPTURE…………….……………………………………..…1 DOCTRINE CONCERNING GOD………………….……………………………………..…….2 DOCTRINE CONCERNING MAN………………………………………………………………3 DOCTRINE CONCERNING SALVATION……………………………………………………..4 DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE CHURCH……………………………………………..…….4 WAY OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE……………………………………………………………….5 FAMILY (AMENDMENT ADDED)………………………..……………………………………5 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………6 INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast The 1963 Baptist Faith and Message (1963 BF&M) and the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message (2000 BF&M). In 2000 Adrian Rogers the president of the Southern Baptist Convention made theological and sociological revisions to the 1963 confession. Despite the similarities and the revisions between the two confessions there are major concerns on topics about the doctrine of God. Many pastor-theologians endeavor on what to improve to the confession which has and will continue to impact the Baptist’s history past, present, and future. The 1963 BF&M confessions being revised are the faith and message that was set forth positive teaching the American Baptist believes.
A Book Critique of L. Russ Bush’s The Advancement: Keeping the Faith In an Evolutionary Age Table of Contents IntroductiA Book Critique of L. Russ Bush’s The Advancement: Keeping the Faith In an Evolutionary Age A Paper Presented to Dr. Douglas Blount Liberty University Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course 201530 SUMMER 2015 APOL 500-808 LUO by Thomas R. Sagraves (ID# L26467021) June 14, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Summary 3on 3 Summary 3 Critical Interaction 5 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8 Introduction In the book by L. Russ Bush entitled, The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age, the author attempts to answer one very important question. Why has the view of life and absolutes changed so drastically and so quickly within such a short period of time? With the advancement of medicine, technology, and knowledge why is the Christian finding themselves living in a world where marriage, gender, religion, sexual orientation and above all else right from wrong are all preferences and there is no absolute right or wrong when it comes to choice. This work will review Bush’s viewpoint on how relativism came about through the postmodern era in various forms and will critique the pros and cons of his work as it pertains to Christianity in relationship to apologetics to a relativistic worldview. Summary Bush begins his work by showing how the world has adopted a philosophy that has swapped reality for and illusion.
LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BOOK REVIEW 1 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH: GROWTH WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MESSAGE AND MISSION A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. ROBERT GOWINS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, CLED 620 VISION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING BY FREDERICK MCDONNELL HALEY III LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 18, 2011 INTRODUCTION In The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission, author Rick Warren asserts that churches who organize around their biblical purposes will become healthy, growing churches (Warren 1995, 397). God’s purposes for the church include worship, ministry, evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship (Warren 1995, 394). Though Warren’s ecclesiology is excessively anthropocentric, he provides an effective planning paradigm that merits careful consideration by leaders of the church. ABSTRACT Rick Warren authored The Purpose Driven Church with the intention of defining the biblical purpose of the church and identifying practical implications of those purposes (Warren 1995, 395). His conclusions are drawn from his experiences as the founding and lead pastor of Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in America.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY evangelism vision paper A PAPER SUBMITTED TO Dr. homer massey IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE EVAN 525 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY DAVID E. ROBERTS LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 New View of Evangelism 3 My Evangelism Vision 5 My Future in Ministry and Evangelism 7 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Introduction Evangelism doesn’t come easy for me. I get nervous and doubt my ability to fulfill the Lord’s expectation for me. At least that is what I tell myself. Evangelist G.K. Chesterton covered the issue when he wrote “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it’s been found difficult and not tried.” This statement is a reflection of my evangelical history, I am saddened to admit. Although I am certain of God’s calling for my life, discerning His specific mission for me is am intimidating task.
(Stassen, Yeager, & Yoder, 1996, p. 10) Module 4 consists of a clear presentation of the teleological ethical perspective of Niebuhr, as well as his classical typology (and examples from church history) of distinct responses to the enduring problem of how Christians can or should live in a fallen world. This is followed by a thorough analysis and critique of Niehbuhr's model by John Howard Yoder. The Basics of Christ and Culture Briefly, Niebuhr's five types of Christian ethics as noted by Stassen et al. (1996) include the following: · New Law (Christ Against Culture) portrays Christians as a totally new kind of people living by totally new ethical standards at odds with all foundational aspects of worldly cultures. · Natural Law (Christ of Culture) portrays Christians as seeking to accommodate the ethics and values of the Gospel to bring out the very best in existing but imperfect cultures.
He describes the pastor as a, “…literalist interpreter of Christian Holy Scripture,” and himself as a secular humanist. Wilson’s main appeal for the book is to set aside these differences in order to save the Creation. He appeals to pastor by saying he needs his help. The main idea for the book/letter is that human activities are having a destructive effect on the planet. The plant
The environment has only recently been recognised as a concern and thus placed on the agenda of Christian Churches with the use of environmental ethics. These ethics are a part of environmental philosophy which considers the ethical relationship between humans and the natural environment. Ethical teachings in Christianity are based on the three fundamental issues upon which the creation stories are based. These teachings have been derived from biblical traditions highlighting the fact that God is the creator of all things, what God created was good and that human beings have stewardship and responsibility over these creations. It is therefore believed that humans must work in conjunction with God to ensure that the fragile environment is nurtured and protected.
Comparison Paper 1 – Crabb PACO 507: Theology and Spirituality in Counseling Anjannette Williams April 2015 LOU Dr. Steven Warren, Professor Comparison Paper 1 Primary goal Dr. Crabb has a desired outcome of integrating/developing a biblical counseling model gracefully into the local church (p.16). The goal of biblical counseling should be to help Christians advance in maturity and to become like Christ. Crabb’s goal is to integrate and develop biblical counseling model gracefully into the local church (p.16). Development of problems and personal need It is important for Christian counselors to retain a level of sensitivity for the selfish nature of those needing counseling. Counselors must differentiate between needs
4-MAT Review: Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling By Mark R. McMinn, Ph.D. Angelique Lawhenore, Student ID 130818 Liberty University COUN 506 August 6, 2009 Author: Mark R. McMinn Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, IL Date: 1996 Abstract This book was written by McMinn (1996) to directly address “two secret places in counselors’ lives.” The first place is in the counseling office and the second place is the spiritual life of the Christian counselor (p. xi). The main issue, or challenge, at hand for the Christian counselor is to learn how to integrate not only psychology and theology, but to also include the aspect of spiritual formation in the counseling process.