Book of Yahweh

Baptism symbolizes a lot of things, but since we’re making the case for infant baptism, we need to make sure that the symbolism of baptism makes sense with doing it to a baby. For instance, if it was a symbol of the baptized making a commitment to follow God, it really doesn’t make a lot…

My family and I just started attending a Presbyterian Church. Now we have some pretty controversial ideas, so we’re not really expecting to find a church that agrees with us on everything, but the closer the better, right? So we really like Presbyterian covenant theology and all that, all except one problem: infant baptism. At…

Alright, so I’ve been reading a lot of stuff by the progressive Christianity blog Patheos. I gotta say, they have some good content and some valid points. But one thing of theirs that makes me vaguely uncomfortable is there emphasis on feminism, equality, and their total lack of gender roles. So I would like to…

So last week we discussed how the traditional penal substitution theology makes no sense. But I have written myself into a corner. If it’s not substitutionary method that saved us, what was it? Well, actually, we have a lot of Biblical backing for the idea of Christus Victor, my favorite theory of atonement. Christus Victor…

In my working on my 1 Corinthians commentary, I encountered a set of verses I really had accidentally skipped over. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. …

In Christian circles, you hear this phrase a lot “before time itself.” Often the more philosophical Christians will discuss how time was part of creation, and how God himself is timeless. However, this is honestly a silly notion. Now bear with me as this gets a little philosophical, but I think it is an important…

Kenny Rogers would be proud. The Church bus is loading up for a field trip to Las Vegas, where they are gonna earn some kiddy. Or at least that’s the plan, provided they win enough. But wait, a church going gambling? What? That never happens! Which makes you think. Why doesn’t it? The Bible doesn’t…

People are widely under the impression that Meditation is religious. It is especially associated with Eastern Religions and mysticism. But you don’t hear a lot about Christians and Meditation, and I just got started thinking, is it a Christian concept to meditate, or is it a pagan practice we should seek to end? More essential…

There is a widely held belief in Christianity, that you have to believe a set of truths in order to actually be a Christian. These are often listed as 1) the Deity of Christ, 2) Salvation by Grace, 3) Resurrection of Christ, 4) the gospel, and 5) monotheism, and sometimes the Trinity and Virgin Birth…

Alright! The day has come. It is officially time to address the Bible passage that most appeals to my strange sense of humor. Shall we? “He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go…