Day: September 10, 2015
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A Gospel Apology for the Bodily Resurrection
Belief in only the spiritual resurrection places us back in the hearts of the doubting disciples before Jesus proved them otherwise. I’m going to use Luke 24:36-43 to support my argument. I’m also quoting directly, so that the scripture can remain in its full context.
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Strongholds to “The Way”
It is of great importance for us to consider why some early converts to “The Way” had strongholds that Paul needed to address. Moving from one dogmatic belief towards a new standard certainly was cause for their apprehensive behavior, which is not easily dismissed, especially during a time when new doctrine was being presented within Christianity’s most youthful and impressionable state.
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Saul and David – Contrasting Foundations
A lack of spiritual susceptibility was at the root of Saul’s failures. His ingenuous character, only at introduction, provided tremendous growth potential towards serving God through kingship over Israel, but he clearly fell short of the task.
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Biblical Study From Storyline to Plotline
A common interpretive pitfall readers fall into, in approaching biblical study, is placing the “story-line” over the “plot-line.” This approach, often times, shifts the focus away from God and places it onto the people, places and events first.
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What is a Biblical Worldview?
A worldview defines how a person interprets their surrounding reality. Interpretation of the world around, leads to attributes that make up a person’s character. It is the cause of being and the reason for behavior. Ultimately, it can be thought of as how a person understands, interacts then responds to their existence.
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Pluralism – Applied Worldview
Pluralism is a multiperspectival worldview. It suggests that there are many ways to explain the world, universe, purpose, and existence. Pluralism is the most enticing treatment for a worldview because it embodies tolerance. Pluralism, it seems, acts as a cradle for all of the other “isms.” In doing so it makes for a far greater threat to Christianity’s biblical beliefs than all of the other worldviews.
Mustard Seedlings - Matthew 13:31 