Where Do You Stand? Christians come to theology with different starting points—presuppositions that shape how we define faithfulness. That doesn’t make those presuppositions...

Church History

Orthodoxy

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Six Views on What it Means to Be Orthodox

Have you ever been called a heretic? Have you ever had someone say that your faith is “unorthodox”? Have you ever wondered what it meant to be “orthodox”? No, I don’t mean...

by C Michael Patton

Orthodoxy

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Ambient Orthodoxy

I am toying with something here and would love to see some discussion. Ambient orthodoxy: those beliefs that enjoyed common confession throughout the history of the church,...

by C Michael Patton

Orthodoxy

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Six Views of What it Means to Be “Orthodox”

Have you ever been called a heretic? Have you ever had someone say that your faith is “unorthodox”? Have you ever wondered what it meant to be...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Orthodoxy

Theology Unplugged

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Theology Unplugged: How Long Should Your Doctrinal Statement Be?” – Part 3

Sam Storms has joined the Theology Unplugged cast! Here is our second installment of a three part series called “How Long Should Your Doctrinal Statement Be?”...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Theology Unplugged (with Sam Storms): How Long Should Your Doctrinal Statement Be?” – Part 2

Sorry, forgot to post this Friday. Part three will be posted this Friday. Sam Storms has joined the Theology Unplugged cast! Here is our second installment of a three part...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Orthodoxy

Theology Unplugged

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Theology Unplugged (with Sam Storms): How Long Should Your Doctrinal Statement Be?” – Part 1

Sam Storms has joined the Theology Unplugged cast! Here is our first installment of a three part series called “How Long Should Your Doctrinal Statement Be?”...

Heresies: Gnosticism – A Divided World

“I can’t wait to get out of this body and off this earth to live with Jesus forever.” “The things on earth are all evil. Material possessions, earthly...

Heresies: Nestorianism – A Divided Christ

Have you heard something like this: “When Christ was in the Garden of Gethsemane asking for relief, it was the human side of him speaking.” Or how about this,...

Heretics

I cannot tell you how many times I have been called a heretic. It simply comes with the territory of teaching theology. I have been called a heretic by...

by C Michael Patton

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