One important reason why we say that the Son is eternally begotten (eternal generation) is because this is crucial to our understanding of God as Father. Sometimes we may refer to God being the Father of creation in that he is the one who brought it into being. 1 Corinthians 8:6 says: “6 yet for us there… Continue reading Another reason why we say that The Son is eternally begotten
Category: Apologetics
“Today I have begotten you!” Was there a time when Jesus was not God’s Son?
In a recent article, I responded to one Muslim objection to the Trinity. Because Islam relies on the same thinking as the Arians we might note that the concerns raised by them will be similar to the kinds of objections raised by other sceptics on the Trinity such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Another example of… Continue reading “Today I have begotten you!” Was there a time when Jesus was not God’s Son?
Unique generation? Responding to a Muslim’s challenges about Jesus and the Trinity
One of the big issues that Muslims have with Christianity is the Doctrine of the Trinity and the implications that has for the belief that Jesus is God. I thought it might be helpful to pick up on one of those issues. First of all, some Muslims have issues with John 1:18 which says: “ 18 No… Continue reading Unique generation? Responding to a Muslim’s challenges about Jesus and the Trinity
Subversive fulfilment and the bit that Christian Nationalism omits
The kind of nationalism we see expressed in Raising the Colours and Unite the Kingdom expresses genuine desires. We sometimes identify those desires in terms of identity, comfort and security We see the need for identity when people look for a cause to belong to and a nation that they can be proud of. The… Continue reading Subversive fulfilment and the bit that Christian Nationalism omits
God’s justice and human suffering
A video picking up on questions arising from Romans 3:5
The less obvious opportunities of Christmas
Most of us will be coming towards the end of our Christmas special events. I wonder how things have gone. Some of you just be feeling super encouraged. You will have had a fantastic time with lots of visitors coming. Maybe you have even seen people put faith in Jesus. You may have at least… Continue reading The less obvious opportunities of Christmas
If the problem is Islam then the answer is … Love and get to know your Muslim neighbours
I’ve written a little recently and shared some videos talking about how we engage with Muslims, how we get to know and love them as neighbours. I’ve discovered that nothing seems to get people’s ire as the suggestion that we should get to know and love Muslims. The assumption seems to be that I’m naive… Continue reading If the problem is Islam then the answer is … Love and get to know your Muslim neighbours
How does Jesus answer the problem of suffering?
Luke 13 begins famously with Jesus being asked about a tragic atrocity. Pilate had not only slaughtered some Galileans but had also had their blood mixed in with their sacrifices, thus contaminating the altar and making the sacrifices ineffective. The implied question that Jesus answers is as to whether the victims had been particularly guilty… Continue reading How does Jesus answer the problem of suffering?
How do we make the case against Assisted Dying to those who don’t share our Christian worldview
One of the things that comes up in my conversations with other Christians about beginning and end of life ethics is the difficulty of engaging with people who don’t share our worldview. We know that we are made in God’s image and so share equal dignity. We know that God is sovereign, is life and … Continue reading How do we make the case against Assisted Dying to those who don’t share our Christian worldview
Two ways to live, two stories to live by
The tagline of this website is “What we believe affects how we live.”. A few years ago, a popular Gospel method was based on the idea that there are two ways to live. If both points are true then we might say that there is also two ways to believe. In fact, through history we… Continue reading Two ways to live, two stories to live by
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