Penal substitution is an aspect of the doctrine of atonement. It is the belief that Jesus died in our place ad a substitute bearing the penalty for our sin. One of the objections to it is that it perpetrates “redemptive violence” so that the violence enacted against Jesus is itself seen as redemptive. Recently inContinue reading “Is Penal Substitution about redemptive violence?”
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Empathy is not a sin
Okay, so it’s one of those weird days on the internet again. I’m trying to make sense of this guy’s tweet. So, what does it matter Dave you ask? Some person is mouthing off on social media. It’s okay, their pastor will give them some Biblical counsel on Sunday when they pick up on it.Continue reading “Empathy is not a sin”
Revealed … suppressed (Romans 1:16-32)
What is the mission of the local church in the city? A lot of churches if asked that question will talk about sharing the love of Jesus, being salt and light, showing compassion etc. But what dies it mean to be salt and light, what does it mean to show the love of Jesus? ThoseContinue reading “Revealed … suppressed (Romans 1:16-32)”
When your pastor gets depressed (3) Is it sin?
You may remember that a few weeks back I wrote about being offered Biblical Counselling when depressed and the implication behind that approach to counselling that the cause of depression is some buried sin from the past. There is a real danger when dealing with the problem of depression that we immediately assume that theContinue reading “When your pastor gets depressed (3) Is it sin?”
Do you need Biblical Counselling?
I want to expand a little on something that I wrote in one of my Psalm studies. I hope that anyone reading this will pick it up as intended not to shame or accuse because I think those who said it were doing so out of the best intentions. When I was at my lowestContinue reading “Do you need Biblical Counselling?”
The biggest lie of all
I’ve been interacting with the big dark world of conspiracy theories in recent blogs and YouTube videos. One of my main arguments is that we don’t deal with “conspiracy theories” so much as “Conspiracy.” That in effect there is one viral lie that sheds into individual beliefs, communities’ religious groupings and political movements. The lieContinue reading “The biggest lie of all”
A suppressed virus will always return
It’s not just Britain then -and it probably isn’t just about a new mutation. Around the world, coun tries are bracing themselves for a third wave of Coronavirus. Today, the news attention has shifted focused form the South East of England to South Korea which is experiencing its own third wave of the virus. InContinue reading “A suppressed virus will always return”
If someone says they have depression, please take them seriously
I saw this tweet the other day and would like to respond to it. The background to the tweet is that the pastor concerned had a high celebrity profile due to Justin Bieber attending his church. Sadly, as with so many pastors over the years behind the public persona was something different and his marriageContinue reading “If someone says they have depression, please take them seriously”
Racism, social justice, crime, sin and idolatry
This is a follow up article to my most recent article on #BlackLivesMatter and specifically to some comments, questions and interaction. One notable comment was to the affect that Justice was being done in the George Floyd case because the policeman was standing trial Christians should stick to preaching the Gospel and not spend timeContinue reading “Racism, social justice, crime, sin and idolatry”
The shameful case of anti-Semitism in British politics
The EHRC report on anti-Semitism in the Labour Party has now been published.[1] The headline summary is that: “The Party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act (2010) relating to: political interference in antisemitism complaints failure to provide adequate training to those handling antisemitism complaints harassment”[2] Before I go on with further commentContinue reading “The shameful case of anti-Semitism in British politics”
