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Too much of a “bottom line” mentality
In our western rush to get to the conclusion, we ask, “Why did Jesus have to die? Why did it have to be the crucifixion?” Then, we want a Twitter-length answer.
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Our narrow view of atonement and the gospels
Wright notes that the four gospels have very little to say about the topic of atonement. No one is talking about “going to heaven.”
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Losing sight of the power of the cross
We have paganized our view of how salvation happens.
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Are we asking the wrong questions?
Our view of God in Western Christianity is, quite frankly, too small.
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Can we recapture “evangelical”
A term that will take a beating.
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Right thinking
This is a time where right thinking is more important than ever.
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The New Reformation
I would love to see pastors get deeper in the Word… and for academics to quit harassing us for being too shallow.
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Our human arrogance
We treat God like HE is the One on trial. As skeptics, we come and demand something of God. We ASK of God. “If you’re such a ‘good God,’ why then…” But our arrogance is a problem. We forget something key: God has some questions for us. We just don’t like this impolite God, so we make one in our…
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God won’t fit your tiny theology
In all of our disagreements about “wedge issues,” we continually allow arguments to be reduced to sets of verses. If an argument can be reduced to particular verses, theology then fits on a bumper sticker. God, and what he is communicating through Scripture, is far more complex and beautiful than reducing theological arguments to a set of verses. We want…
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How did we get “wedge issues?”
In American politics, we call them “wedge issues.” These days, it can be just about anything. But, generally, it’s throwing something out there for “discussion” that won’t get discussion because the person throwing it out knows everyone has a pre-fabricated response. Gay Marriage Racism Poverty Immigration Abortion Wedge issues. When did we get “wedge issues?” 1970s, when Roe v. Wade…
Tag: Theology
