A friend of mine passed along a link to a florilegium listing on churchfathers.org. For those who do not know, a florilegium is a list of excerpts from a variety of writers, usually surrounding a particular topic. Now, florilegia have been used since the medieval era to make patristic figures say what they aren’t saying. This… Continue reading The Intercession of the Saints in the Early Church Debunked: Shepherd of Hermas
John 1:1
The Word was. Before all things, in eternity past. The Word existed. If the Word was there in the beginning, he existed before the beginning. Such is the unfathomable, ineffable existence of the Word.
All the more as you see the Day drawing near
From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian sabbath. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 59 There are two things which… Continue reading All the more as you see the Day drawing near
The 9th Commandment, Integrity, and Lack Thereof
Today, the online world lit up with a trailer for a forthcoming film titled By What Standard? This film is a production driven by a group within the Southern Baptist Convention called Founder’s Ministries. You can check out the trailer at the Founders Ministries website. I should lay my cards on the table here. In… Continue reading The 9th Commandment, Integrity, and Lack Thereof
Deum docet
Without a God to be the subject of our theology… there would be no theology to study. Without a God to be the subject of our theology, there would be no student to study theology.
theologia a Deo docetur
Today we come to the final part of our short series on the scholastic Christian axiom theologia a Deo docetur, Deum docet, et ad Deum ducit. When translated, this phrase means “Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.” More or less, this phrase encapsulates the theological discipline called prolegomena. Prolegomena is… Continue reading theologia a Deo docetur
et ad Deum Ducit
If our theological pursuits do not yield the practical outcome of doxological joy, then we have missed the point. This would be akin to learning everything you can about a woman, and never asking her out on a date.
The Christian Memorial Day
Every year in the United States of America, on the last Monday of May, American’s pause to reflect on and remember the lives of those who have given their lives in the line of military duty. It is intended to be a day of ceremony, symbolism, and somber reflection on the cost that many have… Continue reading The Christian Memorial Day
The Myth of a Christian Baby Daddy
ba·by dad·dy the father of one or more of a woman’s children, especially one who is not her husband or current partner. Recently, in an historic first, the state of Alabama passed a near total ban on abortion at any stage of human fetal development. Furthermore, the ban includes the threat of prosecution for any… Continue reading The Myth of a Christian Baby Daddy
Does God Ordain All Things?
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord . Proverbs 16:33 ESV In this article, I hope to go over a portion of the Westminster Confession of Faith, and hopefully relay some truths about how God operates in our world. …working all things according to the counsel of… Continue reading Does God Ordain All Things?