Towards a Definition of Repentance

by | Feb 8, 2022 | Doctrines

Towards a Definition of Repentance Today definitions are assumed rather than investigated. Yet we live and “define” our lives by them. A definition in need of investigation is repentance.  A good way to get at defining such important and common terms is by...

Christ in Mark

by | Jan 12, 2022 | Biblical studies, Doctrines

Christ in Mark God-man of action From start to finish, Jesus is the uncontested subject of the Gospel of Mark, and he is portrayed as a man of action. The action of the Gospel is all-important to the meaning of the Gospel, for we learn who Jesus is not so much from...

Ethics of Heresy (Part Two)

by | May 24, 2021 | Christian Ethics, Doctrines

Ethics of Heresy (Part Two) Drawing the Line Determining “Heresy” is all about where to draw the line. It is both a doctrinal and an ethical question. Ultimately it is something we aim at much like a bulls eye. It is equally misguided to draw the boundaries too...

Ethics of Heresy

by | May 24, 2021 | Christian Ethics, Doctrines

Ethics of Heresy LOST IN TRANSLATION What is the most used, least understood, theological term? My guess ‘heresy’. Online it’s probably the most pejorative term in use by Christians to speak of other Christians. As one contributor on Facebook noted in a theology...