Are We Condemned for the Sin of Another (Part 4: The Resolution)
Here is the situation: We are born with a propensity, bent, inclination to sin. Therefore, we cannot help but sin – it is our nature. Yet when we do act according to...
Mother Teresa’s Final Gift
As soon as I heard about the TIME (8-23-07) article, “Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith,†I commented to my husband that the publication of her personal letters telling of...
Friday Night Odds and Ends
1. I will finish my series on imputation on Monday. 2. Ben Witherington writes on authorial intent hermeneutics. His three basic guidelines: 1) It means what is means, not...
Are we Condemned for the Sin of Another? (Part 3)
Continuing with our subject of the difficult doctrine of imputation, we now move to an interpretation of Romans 5. The question has come down to this: Is it possible that...
Historical Renewal Friday: Polycarp
Provided by  D.A. LaGue [display_podcast] In 155 A.D., an eighty-six year old man was brought out to the jeers of a crowded Roman arena. As he was about to be nailed to a...
Are we Condemned for the Sin of Another? (Part 2)
In the last post we discussed the problem of Original Sin, especially from an Evangelical Reformed perspective. Are we condemned for the sin of another. Let’s get some...
New Intelligent Design Movie
Here is the trailer for the new Intelligent Design (ID) movie with Ben Stein. It looks like it is well done with a bit of humor that is going to drive many people mad. Get...
Are we condemned for the sin of another? (Part 1)
The concept of “Original Sin†has long been a vital part of Christian Orthodoxy yet is being challenged and redefined by many in the Church today. Even conservatives are...
Has God Preserved the Scriptures? . . . (Part 1)
Many Christians believe in what they would call “the doctrine of preservation.” What they mean by this is that God has preserved the scriptures. More sophisticated expressions...