Adam and Life
THEY SAY 6 degrees separate every human being on this planet. Every person that’s ever lived, every human being that will come after we die is connected to us. No matter who you are you can say this: “I am …
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Deep Faith in a Shallow World
Deep Faith in a Shallow World:
We have inherited a faith formed by a Jewish man and a band of his friends, which became a global movement with three centers (Rome, Constantinople, and North Africa) in its first 500 years.…
The Controversy over Iconoclasm: Medieval & Reformation Theology
A. Preliminary definitions: icons and iconoclasm. An icon is a two-dimensional image, not 3-D (a picture, not a statue) The Second Council of Nicaea refined this definition to allow for bas-relief (Low relief).(2) An iconoclast is one who destroys “icons,” …
The Eucharistic Controversies 1A.D. to 1215: Medieval & Reformation Theology
A. Patristic views: Ambrose & Augustine.
1. Ambrose.
Even though they agreed on many things they differed on this point. Ambrose view was that of “metabolic realism” Here the two key elements, the bread and the wine really change into …
The Indicative, Imperative and Promise.
The Trinity embodies the spiritual reality of three; Father, Son and Spirit. Some theologians have called them, The Lover, the Loved, and the Beloved. This is a template for God’s relationship to the world and also for the relationship between …
The Creation of a Tradition: American Church History 3
I.The Creation of a Tradition
A.The New Measures and B. The Legacy of Finney and the New Measures
- The Anxious Meeting and Anti-slavery. He appeals to the psychology of the mind. Human/Spiritual Affections. It first needs to be awakened and
The Second Great Awakening: American Church History 2
I. Making of an Evangelist. Charles Finney and the new kind of revivalism, beginning of evangelization. (3rd phase of the 2nd Awakening)
A. Comments for Calvinists on Charles G. Finney. There is really continuity between what Finney does …
The Church on the Frontier: American Church History 1
The Church on the Frontier
- The Challenge to the Churches. There were three phases of the 2nd Great Awakening. The First was an eastern phase. As best we can date the beginning of the 2nd Awakening would
Book Review: Purpose Driven Church
In his book The Purpose Driven Church, Rick Warren sets out to distinguish principles that transcend time, geography, and culture. He delineates what it means to be a health church versus the perfect church which is only hypothetical possibly not …
Mark Buntain Redux
Mark Buntain is a man known for his work in missions around the world. He is especially known for his work in Calcutta, India. Mark attributes his deep love for people the people of Calcutta through the hardships and temptations …