It seems counter-intuitive to think of the holy life as one of rest. Most often we associate spiritual discipline and long-suffering with the way of the holy life, and indeed, the holy life demands them. John Wesley once said, Vain hope! that a...
So what are some of the pivotal paradoxes of Christian theology? The list if endless. There are a few, however, that I sense are more important for the current Church to be reminded of: 1. The Trinity: God is Three, but One 2. The Nature of Jesus:...
The more of N.T. Wright I read the more excited I become. To start, I find that his critique of Piper is spot on with specific regard to the following items: 1. Neglect of the covenant as the context for God’s saving the world. This point...
I wanted to share this with you. I read this just this morning in the Preface to N.T. Wright’s Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision and thought it was excellent. “Second, the question is about the means of salvation...
Preface: This is the first part of a series on the limits of human logic in Christian faith. There will be more to come. I’ve always had a keen interest in the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible. Even before receiving the gift of faith, my...
John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection is most-times misunderstood by its opponents. John Wesley never taught that Christians should be sinless or could achieve sinlessness in this life. John Wesley believed that sinless Christian...
I was facilitating English tutoring on Friday and the students asked my input on the economic situation of Haiti. Trying to get at the heart of their question, I asked, “You want to know why I think Haiti suffers with poverty?” “Yes.” They answered...
The worldview and theology of the Hebrew Bible emerges out of the cultural and intellectual milieu of the ancient Near East. While many have argued that the Hebrew Bible is essentially the same as the sacred writings of its ancient neighbors, this...
To understand the Trinity, an entirely new way of thinking about reality had to be developed. The old philosophical framework, the old paradigm, nor the old lens, had the terminology, parameters or scope for dealing with what scripture revealed...
Introduction This note demonstrates how John Wesley’s prevenient grace maintains total depravity without falling into Pelagianism. The first section sets the framework for understanding the uniqueness of Wesley’s prevenient grace by describing...