What we’ve learnt We started looking at “Who is God?” by seeing that we can end up believing all sorts of lies about God. These include that God is not love or that he could not love me, that God is weak, he lacks the power to act, that God is distant, unapproachable and so… Continue reading What have we learnt about God and from God?
Tag: Doctrien of God
God is holy
What happens when you put God’s goodness and sovereignty together? The answer is that you get a sense of God’s glory and holiness. What is holiness? Well, it is something to do with being distinct and different. When applied to people and objects, it means they are set apart as special, precious, God’s personal possession.… Continue reading God is holy
The Trinity and broken friendships
We now come to Precosia, the last of the group of people we met a little while back. With each of the scenarios, we have seen that what we believe about God and specifically about the Trinity is relevant to how we handle pastoral situations in the life of the church. The Doctrine of the… Continue reading The Trinity and broken friendships
The Trinity, Family and work
In our last post, we met Albert Hall. Albert is good at his job, but also working incredibly long hours. How does what he believes affect how he lives? Our aim here is not to go through every aspect of the pastoral situation. We may well come back and do that later in order to… Continue reading The Trinity, Family and work
Eternal Generation and the EFS debate
In what way is Christ “God’s Son”? We are talking specifically about his divine nature here because he is also “son of God” by virtue of his human nature just as Luke describes Adam as God’s Son. John 3:16 describes Jesus as God’s “only begotten son.” It seems that Arians who did not regard Jesus… Continue reading Eternal Generation and the EFS debate
Food from around the world wide web
Friday 26/03/2020 30 Edifying things to watch whilst stuck at home – some recommended TV viewing, a lot of these are on Netflix Upbeat Songs for Quarantined Children – it’s the end of week one of home-schooling. How on earth are you coping. If you are looking for some suggestions to help the kids dance… Continue reading Food from around the world wide web
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