The Enlightenment represented a shift is man’s understanding of the purpose of life. The Enlightenment is a period between the rule of Christianity over Europe and the emergence of Modernism. It is usually excepted as the years 1680 to 1789.[1] Prior to the Enlightenment, the idea that there was something Read more…
Introduction Karl Barth said, “The fear of scholasticism is the mark of a false prophet.”[1] Scholasticism since the Reformation period has endured much criticism. However, much of this criticism ignores the crucial fact that the term scholastic in and of itself is only a method. Application is personal and Read more…
I think that Christian Hedonism is the answer to this question: “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.”[1] I would recommend to everyone this book, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist because it deals directly with this issue. The solution is to seek Read more…
Introduction The Reformation represents a tremendous breach of social, economic, and political norms in its day. In doing so, it threw entire areas into chaos, indeed, most of Europe’s social, economic, and political structures were challenged by it. The Reformation happened at a time when the Renaissance, the new Read more…
Translation and Summary Translation Verse 1: Blessed is the man, not walks in the counsel of the wicked, in sinners way not stands, and in seat of scoffers not sits; Verse 2: rather[1], in the instruction of the LORD he delights and in that instruction he meditates day and night. Read more…
Evangelism and Discipleship Introduction Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his book The Cost of Discipleship forces his reader to face the fact that the only reason and method for living is living for “Christ alone above all else.”[1] This is the recurring theme of evangelism and discipleship; Christ, God, is all in Read more…
Introduction The dual nature of Christ, what would come to be defined as his full humanity and full deity, developed over the first 400 years of Christianity. Christ’s identity was a hotly debated issue. It was so hotly debated that when the first Christian emperor took power, he understood that Read more…
Holiness as the Completed Perfection of God Introduction This paper will discuss God’s attribute of Holiness, as it relates to his other attributes and concludes that God can be called Holy because he is perfect in every way. After summarizing the Biblical teaching about holiness the paper will address Read more…
Introduction What is a person? This question launches into the great ontological question that every human has to deal with. For a Christian, being is defined by God and therefore the being of God is intrinsic to the being of the created person. There are three windows by which to Read more…
The Four Sources of Theology Introduction Authority is a question that all theologians have to address, simply by the nature of the topic of theology. Theology is first, the study of God and second theology deals with drawing out the implications for man found in the study of God. Generally, Read more…