DBH and the necessity of universalism
As happens with many of us who begin to see the rationale behind universalism, David Bentley Hart has lately been introducing apokatastatis into more big picture discussions of Christian doctrine. For...
View ArticleDoes God play by the same rules?
Are you one of those who finds it difficult to reconcile many of the acts attributed to God within the Hebrew scriptures with the dominant picture of God painted by the life and teachings of Jesus? If...
View ArticleHow fallen are our wills?
Is God’s morality so foreign to us that it can be expected to get mistaken for immorality by even devout followers of Jesus? In my last post I began discussing this thorny question by ruling out the...
View ArticleHow golden is that rule after all?
In a recent post I mentioned Jesus’ formulation of the Golden Rule. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that even this principle has come under attack. For one thing, it’s common to hear someone point...
View ArticlePilate and the modern Christian (Mondays with MacDonald)
Christ before Pontius Pilate, Mihály Munkácsy, 1881 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Pilate asked him, ‘What is truth?'” — John 18:38a Pilate thereupon—as would most Christians nowadays, instead of setting...
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