You listen to this week's episode here. In today's episode I answer a listener question about how to answer an unbeliever when they say the Bible is full of contradictions. I start off by discussing the reliability of the New Testament based on the number of manuscripts we have, then look at five common "contradictions",... Continue Reading →
Homoosios and Christology
Within Christian theology the term Homoosios holds a very important distinction. The word itself was made famous at the Council of Nicea when the council fathers used it to defend Christ’s deity. The word means “same essence” and was used to say that Christ was of the same essence of the Father. Though all 318... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Paul the Apostle-Missionary, Martyr, Theologian
Besides our Lord himself, there are few men in history that have done more to spread Christianity through the known word than the Apostle Paul. This great man of God wrote thirteen books of the New Testament, went on numerous missionary journeys, and many leaders of the early Church were disciples of his. Having a... Continue Reading →
A Very Brief Study of Christology
Christology is an issue that is vital to the Christian faith, and is something that has been hotly debated [1]. There were scholars who set out on what was called the "Quest for the Historical Jesus." The scholars set out to find out what Jesus was really like. However many of them set out with... Continue Reading →
Four Branches of Theology
Systematic theology looks at everything scripture has to say about a topic and deals with the topic at hand. In regards to systematic theology B.A. Demarest states, "Systematic theology thus begins with the totality of biblical revelation and extrabiblical truth [1]." Throughout history systematic theology has been a worthwhile discipline and has served the church... Continue Reading →