All posts tagged theology

There are 5 distinct views that are commonly thought of when thinking about how Jesus dealt with culture during his time on earth. Christ against culture. Christ is opposed to the cultural expressions of this world and calls his followers to another way. Christ above culture. Christ arrives to lift the culture. Christ in paradox…

Much has been made of recently of the words of Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his close connection with Obama. Much has also been made of Obama doing his very best to cut any ties he has with Wright, because the ties could have ended his chance of getting into the White House. I don’t want…

I’ve been wanting to read Tim Keller’s book The Reason for God. I continue to hear nothing but awesome things about it. It has been interesting to read a discussion over at Jesus Creed about the book. Chapter 4 of the book is taking a look at the following: “If the Christian story is true,…

Part One (Introduction, other sources) Part Two (overview of various views) A couple things to begin with: In coming to a conclusion I try to take a view of the Scriptures as a whole and not think about where our culture stands on this issue. It is important to note that Jesus transcended the culture…

Part One Thanks for your comments on part one. I want to encourage you to keep your comments coming but also uplifting to one another. No one will listen to a comment that is attacking (not that anyone was attacking in their comments). I want to give an overview of the 2 basic positions for…

I’ve been encouraged lately to read a lot of blogs with different views on the role of women within church leadership. I am encouraged because usually theological topics are considered boring and mundane, but this topic has sparked a smooth discussion from all sides (at least from what I’ve seen). Interestingly, my last paper of…