The Persons of the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity, one God with three persons, is core to the Christian faith. This article looks briefly at their working.
Encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)
These are longer theological posts that deal with the doctrine of God. Who is he? What did he do? What is he doing now? It covers some of the attributes of God as well as the doctrine of the Trinity.
The doctrine of the Trinity, one God with three persons, is core to the Christian faith. This article looks briefly at their working.
During the series of plagues that hit Egypt, who hardened Pharoah’s heart? Did God? Or Pharoah himself? The account gives the credit to both.
It can be challenging to trust that God’s timing in dealing with my life situations is best. But he has a much better perspective than we do.
Was the fall in the garden a regrettable mishap? Or is the fall somehow necessary to accomplish God’s purpose in creation?
Is God in all things? Your answer to that will likely depend on your view of God. But I do believe that, in a sense, he is in all things.
The Shema affirms that for Israel there was only one God. Paul reworded it to express that there is one God and one Lord. Not two, but one.
The doctrine of predestination is hotly debated. But it is not really that complicated. It simply refers to what God has decided beforehand.
The sovereignty of God and human free will are often thought to be incompatible. But Scripture does teach that both of these are true.
What are leviathan and behemoth? Regardless their reality, God uses them to pronounce his authority and control over all of creation.
Does God exist? How can we know that? And if he does exist, what is he like? What can we learn about God apart from the Bible?
Boxes help to provide limits and organization. And that is often a good thing. But putting God into a box is a mistake we all too often make.
Does God still produce miracles in our world today? Or are miracles confined to the biblical times and no longer experienced today?