John 6 and The Eucharist
Posted onThis is a follow-up to my last post where I discussed the meaning of the Lord’s Supper (or the eucharist, as Roman Catholics tend to […]
Category: Soteriology
The Lord’s Supper, Passover, and Redemption
Posted onThe topic of the Lord’s supper has been a controversial one. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and even some protestants have understood celebrations of the Lord’s […]
Gregory the Great on Humility
Posted on“For to this end the only begotten Son of God took upon Himself the form of our weakness; to this end the Invisible appeared not […]
The Roman Catholic Teaching on Indulgences
Posted onWhat an Indulgence Is According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “‘An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to […]
Contrasting Roman Catholic and Protestant Views of Justification
Posted onWhile there is important agreement on the issue of justification (how one is saved) between Catholics and Protestants– such as the shared value that it […]
Christmas in a Prison Cell
Posted onDesiring God posted this great quotation from Bonhoeffer’s letters from prison: Viewed from a Christian perspective, Christmas in a prison cell can, of course, hardly […]
The Wrath of God Was Satisfied
Posted onThis morning I was listening to a collection of hymns from Page CXVI when the truth of one of them, “In Christ Alone,” hit me […]
When Rob Bell pits biblical exegesis against a fuzzy, post-modern, peanut butter love, Love Wins
Posted onRob Bell’s book wins on pathos and good intentions, but not on solid argumentation or exegesis. He has a heart for the lost and the […]
The Image of God in Us Depends Upon Being in Relationship to God
Posted onIntroduction Many theologians have pointed out that the image of God that humans bear may be a reflection of God’s spirituality, rationality, morality and creativity. […]
A Personal Confession
Posted onI’ve often heard atheists charge Christians with having an emotional religion with no intellectual aspect, claiming that in our minds we know that God doesn’t really exist. […]