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A Question of Ecumenism, Theology, or Exegesis

Byhenry November 8, 2007

Over the last few days Adrian Warnock has been posting excerpts from John Piper’s new book on justification, The Future of Justification. His latest seems to represent an escalation, with its title John Piper: Is N. T. Wright Preaching Another Gospel?. Adrian has maintained throughout that Piper is being gracious to Wright and is accurately…

Morning Reading – 11/6/2007

Byhenry November 6, 2007

I read a large number of blog entries each day, and I never have time to comment on everything I’d like to. Considering how many posts I do write, this may be a good thing. One way to comment without having to write is by linking to extremely good posts, and this morning provided me…

Atonement | Christianity | Doctrines | Justification | Soteriology

Am I an Evangelical?

Byhenry November 2, 2007

[Reflective rambling alert, to those who prefer more substantive stuff.] I’ve answered this question before, but it was brought back to me over this past weekend when someone who knows me well enough to know better described me as “a solid evangelical.” Say what? He definitely intended it as a compliment, but I was somewhat…

Creation, Fall, and Redemption: Three Views

Byhenry November 1, 2007

Yesterday I wrote about the significance of the theory of evolution for the view of evil, particularly whether physical death is the result of human evil. Understanding Christian views on this topic requires some knowledge of the doctrines of creation and the fall, and secondarily of redemption. One of the most contentious issues in the…

Fighting the Devil or Suppressing the Mind

Byhenry July 6, 2007

Today I went on a sort of odyssey through a couple of theologically conservative blogs. My journey started at Adrian Warnock’s blog, where he has another quote from somebody supporting penal substitutionary atonement (PSA): While not denying the wide-ranging character of Christs atonement, I am arguing that penal substitution is foundational and the heart of…

Atonement | Soteriology

Theological Blog for my Blogroll

Byhenry July 5, 2007

I found Theo Geek via Peter Kirk, and it was a very worthwhile find. Peter links to a number of posts in Andrew’s review of Pierced for our Transgressions. Having read them all, let me commend them to you. (I must disclose that I have not yet read PFOT. I do intend to as I…

Atonement | Original Sin | Soteriology

Salvation Quote for the Day

Byhenry July 5, 2007

I spent a little bit of time today reading Eastern Orthodox material after some comments on previous posts caught my interest. So here’s an interesting quote that I found. I wonder how this sounds to other western ears? That Augustinian conception about a compulsory salvation or damnation is something inconceivable for Greek Patristic thought, something…

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Eastern Orthodox Tradition and Atonement

Byhenry July 4, 2007

I want to promote some comments so that more people see them. Mark Olson (Pseudo-Polymath) commented on an earlier post: If you have the time, could you relate this statement First, no matter what stream of Christianity one belongs to, the atonement comes out somewhere near the center. With this: On the subject of the…

Atonement | Soteriology

Smartypants Notions Like Cosmic Child Abuse

Byhenry July 3, 2007

Somehow it seems as thought advocates of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) as the key model of the atonement (I’d prefer metaphor) can’t stay kind and respectable. I wonder why it is that those of us who think that one needs to consider the character of God in terms of love, mercy, and forgiveness as well…

Atonement | Soteriology

Divine Child Abuse and the Use of Scripture

Byhenry July 2, 2007

It has probably seemed a little odd that I, as a non-evangelical, would follow the atonement discussions as closely as I do. To the extent that I have managed to do so, it has been for two reasons. First, no matter what stream of Christianity one belongs to, the atonement comes out somewhere near the…