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Christian Fear and Healthcare Reform

Posted in Contentious Issues, Fear on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »

This is exactly the kind of perspective we all need. From Justin Taylor: A timely word from Russell Moore, who asks: Is it a problem that some of us who are tranquil as still water about biblical doctrine and ecclesial mission are red-faced about Nancy Pelosi and the talking heads on MSNBC? Is it a [...]

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Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 6: Believers Are Sons and Daughters of God

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »

(If there are awards for longest time between posts in a blog series, I would be a serious contender.) In one sense all people are children of God. Paul affirmed this in his sermon to the people of Athens, who were idol worshipers. He told them that God made us all so that we would [...]

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Contentious Issues – War in Islam

Posted in Contentious Issues, Islam on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the contentious issues Muslims deal with is the view that Islam is a religion of war and that it was spread mostly by the sword. This is a common perception among many. Whether non-Muslims agree with this perception or not, it is important that we listen to Muslims and hear what they say [...]

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Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 5: Jesus Christ Is God’s Unique Son

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Jesus Christ, Theology on December 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Now we come to the most contentious part of this contentious issue. We have seen that the Bible teaches Adam was the son of God, the people of Israel were the son of God, the son of David was the son of God and that Jesus Christ fulfills each of these so that he is [...]

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Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 4: Jesus Christ

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Jesus Christ, Theology on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »

We have seen three different times in the Old Testament where someone is called the son of God. Adam was the son of God. The people of Israel under Moses were the son of God. And the son of David, the one who would be king, was the son of God. Now we come to [...]

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Contentious Issues :The Son of God, Part 3 – The Son of David

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

David was the great king over God’s people. He is honored in Judaism, Christianity and Islam as a prophet who was passionate for God. Through David God gave us the Psalms (the Zabur). He was the king of Israel and he wanted to build God a house (a temple) where people could come and see [...]

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The Son of God, Part 2 – The People of God (Israel)

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The next time we see the son of God in the Old Testament is in the story of Moses, the people of Israel¹ and Pharaoh. The people of Israel had been in bondage as slaves to the Egyptians for over 400 years. They cried out to God and he sent them Moses to deliver them. [...]

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Contentious Issues: The Son of God, Part 1 – Adam

Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Son of God is a contentious issue between Muslims and Christians. Christians gladly confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God while Muslims reject the idea as blasphemous. The strong reaction by most Muslims, I believe, stems partly from a misunderstanding of what Christians mean when they say Jesus is the Son of [...]

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