In this chapter, we are going to look at little further at what sin is and how it affects the human condition. This will include a consideration of original sin and what is referred to in Reformed Theology as Total Depravity. What is sin? A number of words are used to refer to sin in… Continue reading The Doctrine of sin
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The Doctrine of Humanity
What are the key things that we believe about humanity? Well, we can sum up a Doctrine of Humanity as follows. Humans are created in God’s image, equally as male and female. They may be described as embodied spirits. They were made to worship God and to rule his creation. We of course will want… Continue reading The Doctrine of Humanity
The case for life part 2. Assisted Dying and what the Bible says about Creation and New Creation
In part 1, we looked at how what we believe about God and about us (humanity) shapes our ethics when it comes to abortion and euthanasia. There are four key questions that I encourage people to think about when making practical and ethical decisions. What do I believe about who God is? What do I… Continue reading The case for life part 2. Assisted Dying and what the Bible says about Creation and New Creation
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Here’s the latest in our series of videos on Bible communication.
Unburdened by doctrine?
They saved the two best speeches until the end. Rishi Sunak left Downing Street speaking humbly rather than defiantly, apologising for his failings and then praising his successor, acknowledging that Sir Keir Starmer is a decent, public servant and encouraging everyone to see the new PM’s successes as “all our successes.” Starmer on his part… Continue reading Unburdened by doctrine?
If God predestines, why bother with evangelism?
There was an old apocryphal tale of little Calvinistic churches that didn’t put up notice boards with service times because if you were part of the elect, then you were predestined to be at church at the right time. I am not sure if anything like that has ever really happened. However, this has been… Continue reading If God predestines, why bother with evangelism?
One less God?
“You don’t believe in 3000 gods, I just happen to believe in one less than you.” It’s one of the great claims atheists make against Christianity.[1] The argument is that there are so many possible options for a god to believe in, what is to say that your god is the true god? What makes… Continue reading One less God?
What have we learnt about God and from God?
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?
How important exactly am I – when we demand too much in friendships
And now to Precosia. In some respects, I find this the saddest of all the scenarios we have looked at. Why do I say that? It’s not to diminish the seriousness of the other situations. However, I think that generally speaking we are more likely to get what is stake with the other ones.[1] When… Continue reading How important exactly am I – when we demand too much in friendships
Learning to Enjoy God – An Alcoholic meets the good God
When we came to Methuselah, the alcoholic, we intuitively went to Ephesians 5:18: “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Here we see that being filled with the Spirit is contrasted – not compared – with being drunk on wine. I think that one… Continue reading Learning to Enjoy God – An Alcoholic meets the good God
