As human beings, we have the ability to be self-aware, to think, to ask questions and inquire about why things are the way they are. There are many universal questions that span all of humanity, questions like “why are we here?”, “what is our purpose?” and “is this all there is?” Most of the answers [...]
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Why natural evil?
Posted in Christian Theology, Favorites, NT Wright Inspired on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Powerful New Hope
Posted in Christian Theology, Favorites, NT Wright Inspired on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After finishing Wright’s book “Surprised by Hope,” I find myself genuinely surprised by a new hope for the future. Over the last two and half months it took me to read it I explored and wrestled with several different issues, many of which have been rather frustrating. I caught a glimpse of the many different [...]
Is there a rapture?
Posted in Christian Theology, Favorites, NT Wright Inspired on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I remember the first time I learned about the rapture in a conversation with a friend in college. It was quite odd to have grown up in the church (Presbyterian) and to learn about the concept of the rapture for the very first time. I wondered why I never learned about this when I was [...]
Does hell exist? – Part 2
Posted in Christian Theology, NT Wright Inspired on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My previous post asserted my position that there is no hell, it is not biblically supported and is a man-made idea of pagan origin. I ended the post with the question of why would man create such a thing called hell? I am not exactly sure, but I certainly have some ideas and these ideas [...]
Does hell exist? – Part 1
Posted in Christian Theology, NT Wright Inspired on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my previous posts on heaven (Part 1 and Part 2), I express my view that Christians do not spend eternity in a disembodied heaven. Rather, a new and complete creation is made and we are given new and complete material bodies. If Christian’s final dwelling place is not heaven then does it really make sense [...]
Redemption of Creation
Posted in Christian Theology, Favorites, NT Wright Inspired on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has always bothered me when Christians talk about Jesus’ resurrection as simply dying to save us from our sins so that we can go to heaven when we die. This concept has never sat well with me. Although at times I have been overwhelmed with joy that He has done this for me, something [...]
The resurrection’s transformation of my world view
Posted in Christian Theology, Faith and Science, NT Wright Inspired on October 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Through my quest for the truth I have realized that one of the primary objectives of my quest is to unite my faith with my scientific knowledge of the world. For as long as I can remember I have lived with science and faith separated from each other. I have my professional life and I have my [...]
Are Christians going to heaven? Part 2
Posted in Christian Theology, NT Wright Inspired on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had to read the chapter that inspired the previous post all over again because it was so shocking and compelling at the same time that I missed many of the details. My previous post still holds true for a general understanding, but there is much to be learned about the details. In this post [...]
Are Christians going to heaven? Part 1
Posted in Christian Theology, NT Wright Inspired on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading a new book called “Surprised by Hope” by N. T. Wright. N.T. Wright is a famous British theologian that is reuniting (with others) the Christian faith with its Jewish roots. I have read one of his other books called “Simply Christian” where he goes into above average detail about what Christianity is all [...]
