Crucifying the culture in us.
According to scripture, angels are created, spiritual beings (Psalm 148) who were created by God and chosen to carry out his purposes (Psalm 103:20). As we see in the fall of Lucifer and a third of the Heavenly host, angels were also created with a will of their own. Angels & Demons It’s important to …
As we finish up our Brief Doctrine series, we turn our attention to the Doctrine of Sin. The first thing I want to note is that this doctrine cannot be established in a vacuum. The Doctrine of Sin interplays with many other doctrines, as we saw in the last post, The Doctrine of Man. As …
There can be no better place to start concerning the Doctrine of Man than with God’s view of man at the beginning. Too often, we begin our view of man with his sin. Though this is vitally important, we must step further back—back to Creation—to grab hold of a comprehensive perspective. Doctrine of Man In …
Continuing our series: Brief Overviews of Critical Doctrines (if you haven’t read A Brief Doctrine of Scripture, check it out here), we will now dive into the Doctrine of God. Doctrine of God Let’s return again to Millard J. Erickson’s book, Christian Theology: 3rd Edition. Here we find that Mr. Erickson has set out to …
In summarizing a Doctrine of Scripture, it’s vital to note what this summary is, and what it is not. This is not a summary of the teachings within scripture, but it is a summary of what those teachings say about scripture. Can the Bible prove the Bible? Some would say that using Scripture to prove …