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Category: theology
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In a Very Roundabout Way This is about Israel
I’ve been working on a theological treatise for a while now, and one portion of it is devoted to “last things”. Included in my rough draft work is a section discussing how Christians view or ought to view the relation of ethnic Jews to the salvation of the world.
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The Fathers on The End Times
I’m slowly compiling research, and hopefully putting a book together! One element that I’ve been researching is what the pre-Nicene fathers specifically state about the end times. I’ve found some really interesting trends, and, to my knowledge, have put together some things that no one else has compiled. If someone else has already done a comparison like this, then I’d love to see it because it’s a lot quicker to build on other people’s work!
Anyway, here’s the summary below of what I’ve found. If anyone wants the more thorough overview, and then also the really, really in-depth comparison, just comment and I’ll do a separate post.
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The Fathers on the Fall of Angels
I’ve been reviewing the early Church Fathers to compile an overview of the different views on eschatology, but while reading I came across quotes on the fall of angels, as well as the editorial note.
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Lo! How a rose e’er blooming?
I decided to take the original text of the well-known hymn, and translate it without trying to keep the rhyme scheme. Why? Just because!
Here it is below:
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God is Incomprehensible
Defining Incomprehensibility
Incomprehensibility is that theological concept that, negatively, means what cannot be known of God, and, positively, means that only particulars can be known of God without fully circumscribing the entirety of Him.
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Definitions in Philosophy and Theology
I started this post just reviewing patristic quotes of immutability, but as I’ve thought through the idea, I think that I need to review definitions of some basic words used in theology and philosophy, and really think through some implications. I’ve decided this post should be split into multiple posts. I should probably also re-write a lot of this and try to publish it somewhere, and actually make some income off of my thoughts [which, if you do think this deserves some level of monetary support, please do donate!!]. Regardless–
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God is Inscrutable
I’ve not written any personal reflections in quite a while. For one reason, it is because I went through a brutal divorce. For another, it is because I’ve been pondering a lot, and I hate to release anything that isn’t based in well-researched writing. But, now I’ve decided that I should just write about what I’m thinking through for my own benefit, and see if anyone has interesting or fruitful comments to have a discussion about this.
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Considering Some of the Claims of Eastern Orthodoxy
I’ve had the opportunity to talk to a number of different Eastern Orthodox folk about their views of Jesus and salvation. In College and Seminary, I spoke to several Eastern Orthodox people I met at Church, as well as an Ethiopian Orthodox man at a restaurant, and one Eastern Orthodox woman in her Church about her view of the atonement. Recently, a friend of mine converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, which has given some grounds for discussion. I also have had what I consider an opportunity to speak to some Eastern Orthodox apologists online about their perspective on things.
An incredible thing to me is that many of them are quite rude in their approach! I think it is because of their perspective that they are the One True Church, and that everyone else is essentially heterodox or heretics, and that they perceive discussion regarding this issue to be an attempt to avoid joining what is (to them) obviously the truth once and for all delivered to the saints. That said, one video that was recommended to me was this short lecture by Fr. Josiah Trenham. I want to write a post based on this video, not to attack the video or its author in any way, but simply as a starting point to investigate the claims of Eastern Orthodox apologists today.
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Atonement Thoughts
How did Christ atone for His People?Protestant Theologians debate whether it was in an Equivalent or Exact Sense:Equivalent:“Not indefinite as to the duration, still…equivalent as to the value on account of the Person suffering.” -TurretinExact:“Christ “made satisfaction by undergoing the same punishment…they themselves were bound to undergo…essentially the same in weight and pressure, though not in all accident of duration and the like.” -Owen, quoted in “He Died for Me” p. 114.Unsure:“He was to suffer what we were to suffer, if not the exact, every way the same, yet the equivalent, that which was sufficient to Christ’s ends” -Thomas Manton, quoted in “He Died for Me” p. 118.
