Theology

Two kingdom theology: a politician’s paradise

January 31st, 2013 | by Dr. Joel McDurmon

Speaking at his Escondido seminary’s conference “Christ, Kingdom, and Culture,” on the topic “Christ and the State,” two kingdoms advocate

Baby Jesus and Freedom: Implications of the Incarnation

December 24th, 2012 | by Dr. Joel McDurmon

[From the author's book, Manifested in the Flesh] The natural does not ascend to the divine or the supernatural. The

A Tale of Two Calvinists – Part II

November 30th, 2012 | by Aaron Everingham

I attempted, in Part I of this article, to put some flesh on the bones of the idea of “embracing the doctrines

A Tale of Two Calvinists – Part I

November 28th, 2012 | by Aaron Everingham

As one who is relatively new to the Reformed tradition, and one who has ‘come over’ from a broadly pietistic,

Mormonism’s “God in embryo”: The doctrine of man becoming God

November 1st, 2012 | by Dr. James White

“[I]n his mortal condition man is God in embryo. . . . [A]ny individual now a mortal being may attain

Denying Sola Scriptura: The Attempt to Neutralize the Bible

October 29th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

I was raised Roman Catholic. My religious upbringing included Catholic school through the fifth grade and service as an altar boy through my teen years. My first dose of a foreign language was Latin, a necessary prerequisite if you wanted to be an altar boy. There is much I appreciate about my Catholic training. I was taught the cardinal doctrines of the faith as expressed in the Apostles' Creed. The ethical precepts I had been taught in Catholic school kept me from straying too far in my rebellious years. Guilt and fear of judgment are strong motivators when it comes to keeping young people in moral check. Of course many children raised in Protestant homes can make similar claims. So my experiences perhaps are not unique to Catholicism