by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Word, Ministry, Theology, Apologetics, Holy Spirit
My previous two posts (here and here) looked at what many philosophers deem to be a special kind of knowledge, one which is the basis for the standard view of knowledge. It is called propositional knowledge. Here is a short recap. Propositional knowledge requires...
by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Leadership, Ministry, Books, Theology
Americans talk and write endlessly about what the church needs to becoming, what the church must do ot be effective. The perceived failures of the church are analyzed and reforming strategies prescribed. The church is understood almost exclusively in terms of function...
by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Ministry, Theology
I ran across a new word today as I was working on a position paper about what happens when a person dies. The word is Christadelphians. Here’s information on them from Wikipedia: The Christadelphians are a nontrinitarian religious denomination holding a theology...
by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Books, Trinity, Theology
This small book by Darrell W. Johnson helps us understand the essence of the trinity – how the term came about, the preservation of the idea by the early church and the biblical texts that demonstrate not only the concept but the reality of the truth. The author...
by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Change Theology, Theology, Gospel
From the foundation of the world, God had a plan in place to see that we could journey back to that wholeness that humanity found in the Garden. Christianity calls this the Gospel. Embracing the gospel¢â‚¬”the person and message of Jesus¢â‚¬”allows for the journey...
by David Phillips | May 25, 2011 | Theology, Gospel, Word, Evangelism
I am reading Lamin Sanneh’s book, Disciples of All Nations. Sanneh is currently the D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity and Professor of History at Yale Divinity School. Sanneh was born in Gambia, and studied at a number of institutions...