Category: religion
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Does God Ever Have to Decide? Exploring The Perfections of the Divine Will
Read essay: Does God Ever Have to Decide? Exploring The Perfections of the Divine WillWe make decisions because we do not yet possess what we need. We deliberate because we do not know everything. We change our minds…
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From the Archives: Do You Remember the Trinity When You Go to Worship?
Read essay: From the Archives: Do You Remember the Trinity When You Go to Worship?Christian worship is irreducibly Trinitarian. We come to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. Yet it is possible to confess the…
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Blessed Redeemer: The God Who Needs Nothing Is the God Who Gives Everything
Read essay: Blessed Redeemer: The God Who Needs Nothing Is the God Who Gives EverythingDonnie L. DeBord What would God gain if every person on earth worshiped him perfectly? What would he lose if the entire created order…
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From the Archives: The God of Promises
Read essay: From the Archives: The God of PromisesGenesis 21 does not begin with Isaac. It begins with God: “The LORD visited Sarah as he had said.” The arrival of the promised…
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Living Stones and the Rock of Ages
Read essay: Living Stones and the Rock of AgesLiving stones and the Rock of Ages: reflections on Matthew 16:13-28.
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Why the Logos Cannot Substitute for Christ’s Human Mind: Classical Theism and Neo-Apollinarian Christology
Read essay: Why the Logos Cannot Substitute for Christ’s Human Mind: Classical Theism and Neo-Apollinarian ChristologyHow can the one who is “in the form of God” become obedient unto death without ceasing to be what he eternally is (Phil…
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From the Archives: Jesus Our High Priest
Read essay: From the Archives: Jesus Our High PriestThe priesthood of Christ is not merely one image among many for salvation. Hebrews presents it as essential to understanding who Jesus is, what…
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Who Speaks for the Apostles? Scripture, Tradition, and the Problem of Final Authority
Read essay: Who Speaks for the Apostles? Scripture, Tradition, and the Problem of Final AuthorityWhat did Christ leave to guide his church after the apostles died? That question matters to anyone who loves the Lord and wonders whether…
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Aseity, Pure Actuality, and the Divine Attributes
Read essay: Aseity, Pure Actuality, and the Divine AttributesReader’s introduction: A detailed account of how God’s self-sufficient life illuminates the unity and perfection of the divine attributes. For an introductory reading sequence,…
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The Blessed God Gives Life: Divine Plenitude and the Good Life in 1 Timothy
Read essay: The Blessed God Gives Life: Divine Plenitude and the Good Life in 1 TimothyReader’s introduction: A close reading of the biblical language of divine blessedness and the life God freely gives to his people. Begin with the…
