Revelation is one of the most controversial books in the Bible because of the variety of ways that it can be interpreted. Unfortunately, because of this controversy, I suspect that many Christians simply throw their hands up in the air and give up on ever hoping to understand Revelation.
Yet …
During my PhD, as part of my attempt to understand Jonathan Edwards' theology regarding his belief in double predestination, I read some books that explored theories about how we construct our worldview — i.e., our understanding of reality.
In the past, famous philosophers believed that it was best to build …
One of the more complicated and misunderstood symbols in the Book of Revelation is the seven-headed beast that John saw coming out of the sea in Revelation chapters 13 and 17.
This beast relates to a particularly evil man who is referred to in the Bible as the Antichrist (1 …
If you have ever attended a Christian church, I hope that you would have heard things like:
As you may have seen on the About Me page, I agree with the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy.1
Basically, the idea of inerrancy as defined in the Chicago Statement is that the Bible is entirely without error in the original manuscripts (and thus, our translated copies are inerrant insofar …
I was recently on a discussion forum where there was a debate going on about the nature of hell.
Someone was arguing for the traditional view where people who are sent to hell will be tortured forever (a.k.a. eternal conscious torment), whereas I was trying to get them …
In my previous post, I had discussed a form of theology I like to call Treadmill Theology.
This theology insists that continual obedience in doing good works and sanctification (growth in holiness) is mandatory in order to be finally justified (qualified for eternal life).
The problem is that it effectively …
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