Too often when people hear the word they become uninterested and turn away—was that your response to the title of this blog? Well, if it was, please indulge me for a couple of minutes’ read to try to change your opinion. What is theology anyway? Systematic theology, as its name indicates, is the culling of …
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The Fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1). How do we know that he is a fool? Simple. A fool speaks as if he has the answer to a question to which he cannot have an answer. No man knows enough to make that statement. You would have to be …
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Can you give me even one good reason? “No, I don’t need reasons—I just feel it’s so.” That short exchange might take place many times a day between Christians. But it never should. You may be wondering what the subject is that the two parties are discussing. It doesn’t really matter. I left it out …
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Psalm 119:71 reads as follows: It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes (CSB) Can you say this too? Sometimes we become so busy—occupied with secondary matters—that we do not take adequate time to study God’s Word. It is in such times that we are given opportunity by …
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Beware of those who frequently use the word “nuance,” or some derivative thereof. “Why?” Because they may be attempting to “snow you” by using that term. “What does the word mean?” It comes from a French word that means “shades,” and refers, for instance, to various subtle shades of color. “I still don’t get it.” …
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