Category: religion
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From the Archives: Eternal Generation Without Emanation
Read essay: From the Archives: Eternal Generation Without EmanationFrom the Archives: This essay was originally published on June 20, 2026. I am resurfacing it today because its central question remains important for…
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The Fatherhood of God the Father
Read essay: The Fatherhood of God the FatherWhat does Scripture mean when it calls God Father? The Father is eternally the Father of the Son, the giver of every good gift,…
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From the Archives: Exegetical Foundations for Divine Plenitude
Read essay: From the Archives: Exegetical Foundations for Divine PlenitudeWhat does Scripture mean when it speaks of God as the one from whom, through whom, and to whom are all things? Divine plenitude…
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We Know the Son Is God Because He Is the Father’s Son
Read essay: We Know the Son Is God Because He Is the Father’s SonHebrews 1 begins with Sonship. God has spoken to us “in Son” (Heb. 1:2). Everything that follows explains who this Son is. The point…
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From the Archives: The God Who Cannot Be Overcome
Read essay: From the Archives: The God Who Cannot Be OvercomeDoes divine impassibility make God distant from suffering, or does it tell us why his love can never be defeated by it? Christian theology…
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Why Jesus?: Some Reasons Why Jesus is My Everything
Read essay: Why Jesus?: Some Reasons Why Jesus is My EverythingDonnie L. DeBord Why Jesus? Every religion has a founder. That is where the similarity ends. You can admire the Buddha’s teaching while doubting…
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From the Archives: Beyond the Fourfold Method
Read essay: From the Archives: Beyond the Fourfold MethodWhat is theology for? Modern theological study can easily fragment Scripture, doctrine, history, polemics, and Christian practice into separate disciplines. Petrus van Mastricht offers…
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From the Archives: The Blessedness of God and the Triune Life of Love
Read essay: From the Archives: The Blessedness of God and the Triune Life of LoveReader’s introduction: Begin here for the relationship between divine blessedness and the eternal communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For an introductory reading…
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From the Archives: The Sacrifice That Answers the Problem
Read essay: From the Archives: The Sacrifice That Answers the ProblemThe cross does not appear in Scripture without preparation. From the covering of human shame after the fall, through Israel’s sacrificial worship, to Isaiah’s…
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From the Archives: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
Read essay: From the Archives: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?Why is there anything at all? The Christian doctrine of creation begins by refusing to treat existence as self-explanatory. The world is neither necessary…
