Archive for the ‘redemptive reconciliation’ Category
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
I hope to continue blogging regularly over the next few days but I don't really know what my schedule will be. Packing is picking up steam and the desktop is already dismantled. Tracy and I will have to fight over the laptop.
One of the things that I am ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
For me, the topic of reconciliation involves many questions:
1. Does Hell exist?
2. If so, is it eternal?
3. What, exactly, would condemn one to hell?
4. How do we reconcile a loving and compassionate Parent condemning a child to everlasting torment without hope of "rehabilitation?"
5. Do we miss something by focusing salvation ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
An important part of this discussion is to understand what Scripture teaches about the doctrine of eternal punishment. And what better place to start than what Jesus Himself taught about the reality of hell.
In coming entries we will look at concepts such as Aion, Hades, Sheol and ...
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
I've started and stopped this entry about a dozen times so far. Bear with me as I continue to navigate some murky and troublesome waters. And forgive the somewhat simplistic nature of this post. I wanted to get something out even if it isn't entirely fleshed out ...
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
To say that God's goodness may be different in kind from man's goodness, what is it but saying, with a slight change of phraseology, that God may possibly not be good?"
John Stuart Mill
But as we have already unearthed in the previous entries comments, the term "good" can be somewhat ...
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
There are certain things about God that I believe are clear throughout Scripture. They are:
1. God created us to be in relationship with Him
2. God is love
3. God is knowable
From the very beginning God desired to have intimacy and fellowship with His creation. He did not create ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
Toward the end of last year I did a lengthy series on non-violence and Christianity. It received tremendous feedback and, although we did not reach complete agreement, the discussion was overwhelmingly civil and productive. Each of us that participated were stretched and challenged by the discussion.
Although there is ...
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