Introduction: The Crisis of Circumstantial Faith The messenger's words cut through Job's world like a blade. In rapid succession came the reports: the Sabeans had stolen his oxen and donkeys, lightning had consumed his sheep, Chaldean raiders had taken his camels, and—most devastating of all—a great wind had collapsed the house where his children feasted, … Continue reading The Lord Gives and the Lord Takes Away, Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: A Study in Divine Providence and the Call to Worship
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How Love of Truth Serves Love of Neighbor: The Gentle Tragedy of Limitless Acceptance
There is an irony present in our age’s most cherished virtue of acceptance. The contemporary insistence that we must embrace all perspectives with equal warmth, while born from the noblest of intentions, carries within itself the seeds of its own undoing. Like a garden where every plant is welcomed without discrimination, the landscape of universal … Continue reading How Love of Truth Serves Love of Neighbor: The Gentle Tragedy of Limitless Acceptance
How You See Yourself in the Mirror: Humanity from the Creator’s Perspective
Stand before any mirror and ask yourself: What do I see? Your reflection shows you physical reality, but the way you see yourself is either shaped by what God’s perfect love or society’s imperfect of self. Only your Creator holds that mirror of truth. In Genesis 1:26-27, God provides the authoritative lens through which we … Continue reading How You See Yourself in the Mirror: Humanity from the Creator’s Perspective
Infinite Love: Rooted in God’s Nature and Eternally Set Upon His People
When we read that "God is love" (1 John 4:8), we encounter a revelation of the very essence of the divine nature. It is not a marginal note about divine behavior. This declaration stands as one of Scripture's most profound theological statements. Yet, it is often misunderstood as mere divine sentiment rather than as the … Continue reading Infinite Love: Rooted in God’s Nature and Eternally Set Upon His People
Some Notes and Charts on Anthropomorphic Language
Divine Accommodation: The Hermeneutical Necessity of Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic Language in Scripture The interpretive challenge of Scripture's vivid descriptions of God has persisted throughout church history. When Moses describes God's "mighty hand and outstretched arm" (Deuteronomy 26:8), or when the psalmist speaks of taking refuge "in the shadow of your wings" (Psalm 17:8), how should … Continue reading Some Notes and Charts on Anthropomorphic Language
The Limits of Language in Describing God
“Surely, his infinity ought to make us afraid to try to measure him by our own senses. Indeed, his spiritual nature forbids our imagining anything earthly or carnal of him…. For who even of slight intelligence does not understand that, as nurses commonly do with infants, God is wont in a measure to “lisp” in … Continue reading The Limits of Language in Describing God
“God is Infinitely Happy in the Enjoyment of Himself”: Jonathan Edwards on Divine Blessedness
While he may be best known for his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards focused on Heaven and God’s blessedness more than the horrors of Hell. Edwards grounds divine blessedness in the eternal life of the triune God and then explains creation, redemption, and the saints’ beatific joy as the … Continue reading “God is Infinitely Happy in the Enjoyment of Himself”: Jonathan Edwards on Divine Blessedness
The First Cause: Aquinas and the Nature of Existence
In Sum. Cont. Gent. 2.15, Aquinas explains how it is that “God is the Cause of All Being.” This fundamental truth is affirmed in passages like Genesis 1, Acts 17:28, and Romans 11:36. I have summarized Aquinas’ argument below. So we can appreciate what it means for God to be the Cause of All Being. … Continue reading The First Cause: Aquinas and the Nature of Existence
On Trinitarian Analogies
You're sitting in Sunday school, and someone asks how to explain the Trinity. Within seconds, someone mentions ice, water, and steam. Another person brings up an egg—shell, white, and yolk. A third suggests shamrock leaves. We nod along, thinking we've captured something profound about God's nature. But what if these well-meaning illustrations actually lead us … Continue reading On Trinitarian Analogies
The Power of Godly Thinking
Text: Philippians 4:2–9Thesis: God remakes our minds in Christ, calling us to think in the Lord so that his peace might guard our hearts and shape our lives What You Think Shapes Who You Become What occupies your mind shapes your life. Everyone thinks. But not everyone thinks in the Lord. And the difference between … Continue reading The Power of Godly Thinking
Donnie's Dogmatics 