Category: Practical Theology
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Faith as Trust, Not Pledge part 3: Faith works better
This third installment draws upon historic, systematic, and practical theology to demonstrate that “faith” is not only a fine translation of pistis; it’s actually much more useful translation than “allegiance” or “faithfulness.”
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A Note on the Y’all’s of the New Testament
We love to remind people that the “you” in the New Testament is plural — that Paul wrote to y’all, not just you. But if we’re not careful, the plural can get twisted into the impersonal.
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Faith as Trust — not Pledge, part 1: Faith is obsolete now?
Part one of a three-part series on the trend towards redefining “faith” in Scripture as “faithfulness” or “allegiance.” In this post, I begin by laying out my concerns, and showing why these simply aren’t great glosses for pistis-words.
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“What happened about the statues”: how a neglected chapter in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe can help re-enchant the Church
What the chapter in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe where Aslan revives the petrified Narnians can teach us about the character and mission of the Church.
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The Naaman Syndrome
In the days of Elisha, a man named Naaman nearly missed his healing because he despised the rather boring and ordinary means the prophet said would cure him from his deadly disease. Does the church in America today suffer from the same suspicion of the ordinary?
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: Line 44–the final word
The Athanasian Creed ends with a dire warning against heresy and apostasy, which echoes what the New Testament has to say on the subject.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 4
This post concludes our deep-dive into the Athanasian Creed’s statement that Christ “descended into hell” after His death. Here, we learn what He proclaimed to the spirits in prison, and what it accomplished.
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What’s wrong with the Church?
The one where I explain that the call is coming from inside the house.
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Real talk on biblical righteousness
Whenever Scripture calls someone righteous, it either means civic righteousness; or righteous through faith. You can only claim the former as your own, but only the latter can save you.
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