Continually Sharpening

A theological blog by Dr. Janelle Zeeb

Articles About Biblical Interpretation

Does God Really Want To Save Everyone?

If you have ever attended a Christian church, I hope that you would have heard things like:

  • "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
  • "God shows his love for us …
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Did God Really Say? Why Biblical Inerrancy Matters

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 …

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The Most Convincing Arguments for Hell as Annihilation

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 …

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The Antidote to Treadmill Theology

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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