The Reformation movement within the Church took place on October 31st, 1517 when Martin Luther, a German monk, nailed his Ninety-five Thesis to the door of the church in Whittenburg. This sounded very climactic and has been dramatized a lot, but more than likely this wasn’t the case. Historically, they …
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Video: When God doesn’t answer prayers…
In this message, we’ll explore why God doesn’t answer prayers at times. We know that God does answer prayer at times and other times does not. But why? Watch as we explore Biblical texts that show us why God acts as He does.
Read More »Purpose and Central Theme of Romans Part 2 of 2
This was a paper written for Belhaven University for the course on the New Testament: Paul and His Letters. The paper’s objective was to discuss the purpose and central theme of the Book of Romans as seen throughout the book while only using Thomas Schreiner’s book Handbook on Acts and …
Read More »Purpose and Central Theme of Romans Part 1 of 2
This was a paper written for Belhaven University for the course on the New Testament: Paul and His Letters. The paper’s objective was to discuss the purpose and central theme of the Book of Romans as seen throughout the book while only using Thomas Schreiner’s book Handbook on Acts and …
Read More »Faith is not Blind
Faith is such a commonplace word in the Christian realm and very misunderstood. On top of that, many Christians advocate for “blind faith” which is to follow something you can’t really know- just take the “leap of faith” as some would say. I would say Scripture does not lend itself …
Read More »Why is theology important? Part 2 of 2
The following is a paper written for Belhaven University by Austin Rankin discussing what theology is and why it is important. Read Part 1 of 2, this article will pick up right where that leaves off: There are two primary forms in which theology is studied: Biblical Theology and Systematic …
Read More »Why is theology important? Part 1 of 2
The following is a paper written for Belhaven University by Austin Rankin discussing what theology is and why it is important. This is part 1 of 2: Largely, the issues that are seen within our church and society today can be attributed to our lack of knowledge in theology because, …
Read More »Why was God so Violent in the Old Testament? Part 3 of 3
So far, we have looked at God’s wrath as not just set in the Old Testament but is actually in fact throughout Scripture (Part 1). In the last part, we looked at what the purpose of God is that is seen throughout Scripture. In this final part, we’re going to …
Read More »The Holiness of God
And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah 6:3 ESV If you’ve been around religious people or have been in religion/spirituality for very long, the term “holy” is such an easy word to just blow past …
Read More »Practical Providence for everyday
But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or …
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