Theology

  • Judging by the best representation

    “As one listens to [Christianity’s opponents], one wonders why, if they really wish to know what religion is, they do not go to its noblest exhibitions.  Would they judge music by jazz when there is Beethoven or architecture by automobile filling stations when there is Chartres?”

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  • Barth on Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

    “Up to this very day the Spirit calls into being the existence of every single Christian as a believing, loving, hoping witness to the Word of God.  The Spirit does this certainly and irresistibly (for to wish to withstand him, when he steps in and acts, would be the one unforgivable sin), for he alone does this.”

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  • George Sodini and Limited Atonement

    When George Sodini walked into his Pittsburgh gym and opened fire on August 4, killing three women and wounding several others, that was a tragedy.  An edited version of his diary over the last year has been released and it is heart-breaking.  His bitterness and loneliness escalated through the posts; he never turned to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness and fulfillment he desperately wanted.

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  • Sacred Music & Associations

    One thing I love about music discussions is that they’re never controversial.  Especially when the discussion focuses on associations for particular songs or artists – then the conversation becomes exceptionally balanced!

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  • Sing a New Song

    Is old music better than new music? We all know the joy and freshness of learning a new hymn or hearing a new song of praise, but at other times we feel hesitant and uncertain about being too new or too edgy. Add to the mix the fact that churches and families are made of people with a variety of opinions and ideas about music. It certainly seems like the safe thing to do is just to stick with the old, proven hymns that we’ve been using for years. The safe and easy option, however, is not necessarily best. God teaches us that we should create and sing new songs of worship.

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