Doctrine of God
John 17:3 – Eternal Life is Knowing God and Christ–the One, True God
John 17:1–5. “Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify […]
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Doctrine of God
Isaiah 45:7 – “ . . . I make peace, and create evil.” — Does God create evil?
My daughter watched a video this morning where a deconstructionist, an exvangelical, was attempting to profane the goodness of God, by pointing out that Isaiah 45:7 says God […]
Doctrine of God
A Classical View of Divine Presence
Below is a section adapted from my sermon preached on Psalm 139:1–16, titled, The Presence of God, on 5/8/22. For the full sermon, click here. The historic […]
Doctrine of God
A Classical Response to Relational Theism
A Classical Response to Relational Theism (Kindle version). My doctoral dissertation was published a few weeks ago, by Pickwick (the monograph series imprint of Wipf&Stock). The writing […]
Doctrine of God
Inseparable Operations for the Layman
This last October, I preached on the Aseity of God. And in covering this attribute, I spent time discussing the inner life of God—God in himself. After […]
Doctrine of God
How a General Sense Reading of Scripture Warrants a Classical View of Divine Power
I recently presented a paper at the 2021 Southeastern Regional ETS Conference, March 19. Below is the abstract, with a link to the article for those interested […]
Doctrine of God
Avoiding a ‘Passible’ Mistake in Our Interpretation of Scripture
A few weeks ago, I preached on the doctrine of divine impassibility. As I was preparing the sermon, there was a particular section on interpretation that I thought […]
Doctrine of God
Is the “Trinity” in the Bible? How the Watchtower Society Misleads Its Readers
Last week my daughter felt compelled to reach out to my mother to ask her a few questions about her views on the Trinity. My mother is a […]
Doctrine of God
Tertullian: God Creates in (by) Wisdom
Early Church Father, Tertullian (c. AD 160–225), whose writings were instrumental in the formation of Christian doctrine, specifically his treatment of the doctrine of Trinity,[1] the hypostatic union, […]
Doctrine of God
Does the Incarnation Denote a Change in God?
An objection that has been raised against the doctrine of divine immutability pertains to the Incarnation.[1] It seems that the Second Person of the Trinity taking on human […]