First Baptism, and Then the Holy Spirit
Does Jesus' baptism and subsequent reception of the Holy Spirit serve as a precedent for all new covenant believers after Pentecost?
Does Jesus' baptism and subsequent reception of the Holy Spirit serve as a precedent for all new covenant believers after Pentecost?
Part 3 examines what the Apostle Paul says in Romans 8:18-23 that some interpret as proof that God never removed the curse on the ground.
Part 1 examines the fundamental definition of what it means to “make disciples” from a biblical context.
Part 2 examines an interpretive dilemma of "make disciples" due to the grammatical structure of Matthew 28:19-20, as well as provides critical commentary on the popular usage of "disciple-making" and its consequences.
Does God have a most fundamental attribute? Does any aspect of God's nature serve as an ultimate and necessary foundation for who he is as a being, from which all his other attributes spring? What can we understand from this?
Who was the cross for? It was for mankind. But it was also for God himself.
Open Theism argues that God does not know the future, but learns as he experiences the unfolding of events. But does the Bible support the argument that God does not have foreknowledge? Come explore the different facets of Open Theism and compare it to what the Bible says about God's foreknowledge.
Is the God of the Old Testament unjust, immoral, bloodthirsty, too strict, or just downright mean? Or is there something else at play that answers why we sometimes struggle with seeing him this way?
Why the death of Jesus? Was it simply the greatest mistake in all of human history, or was something else going on? Did Jesus really have to die? Couldn't God have found another way? What does Jesus' death reveal about our great God and our relationship to him?
One of the top 10 Christian bloggers, Frank Viola, has posted a very interesting challenge for Christians to try to answer. Following is his proposed scenario, with a specific question to answer (highlighted in red) after said scenario. My response then follows his question. Got it? Good, then check it out...