Eulogy for my Mother
This is the Eulogy that I gave at my mother’s funeral on Saturday, January 7, 2017. I wrote this according to her wishes; she would be pleased if friends and […]
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For Fathers on Father’s Day
The idea of fatherhood is not confined to humanity: God was Father first. The Bible tells us, that out of his great love, he sent his Son into the world, […]
A few notes on the Sabbath Sunday debate
A Few Notes on the Sabbath-Sunday Debate The Sabbatarian demand that Christian worship (which includes the breaking of bread, the apostles teaching, hymns and prayer) ought to take place on […]
The Sabbath and Eastern Orthodoxy
“I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for He never changes. But the Pope had changed it from the seventh to the first day of the week: for […]
John Calvin, the Gospel, and Grace
Here are a couple of interesting quotes from John Calvin. Did John Calvin believe that humans are robots, or is that an unfair characterization? And now there is another reason […]
Church Fathers on “Sola Scriptura”
“Sola Scriptura” is the doctrine proclaiming that the Bible is ultimate source of truth. Often it is thought of as a “Protestant” doctrine, yet, from the beginning of church history, […]
1 John and Propitiation
Leon Morris writes: The use of the concept of propitiation witnesses to two great realities, the one, the reality and the seriousness of the divine reaction against sin, and the […]
Classical Trinitarianism vs. Egalitarianism and Subordinationism
Three Different Views of the Godhead (Father-Son) I would like to introduce some concepts here of a simple way of categorizing the three different views of the Godhead that exist. […]
Is the Trinity a Roman Catholic Doctrine?
This article is part 2 of a series on the doctrine of the Trinity, based on notes from a presentation made at a Seventh-day Adventist Church near me. The worldview […]
Movements of the Second Great Awakening
Comparing the Movements of the Second Great Awakening The Second Great Awakening was a religious movement in the early to mid nineteenth century, known for its emphasis on revivalism and […]
Solus Christus | In Christ Alone 