by Brian | Mar 26, 2016 | Theology
Why didn’t Jesus appear to everyone when he was raised, so everyone could, you know, know, it happened? Thomas Oden explains: Jesus appeared to numerous witnesses (Acts 10:40-41). But why not to everyone, instead of some? The resurrection in the sense is more...
by Brian | Mar 25, 2016 | Theology
Following on yesterday’s post…How huge is what we’re about to remember on Sunday? If true, the resurrection would have meant to beholders that God is finally revealed in his chosen Son. The promised kingdom is already appearing! It is a tenet of...
by Brian | Mar 24, 2016 | Theology
For Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, I’ll post short thoughts from Thomas Oden’s book Classic Christianity on maybe the most incredible, earth-changing thing to happen in all of history: the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Here’s the...
by Brian | Mar 16, 2016 | Theology
On Friday I posted some thoughts on how the Bible can be simultaneously both the words of God and written by humans. Here are some more thoughts on this mind-altering truth, from Thomas Oden’s book Classic Christianity. “God the Spirit,” writes...
by Brian | Mar 11, 2016 | Theology
This past weekend, in the booklet we used to study through 1 Peter, I included a note on why we spoke about the letter as something that was both written by Peter, and–at the same time–God’s word. How do Christians conceive of this being possible?...
by Brian | Aug 19, 2015 | The Trinity, Theology
In his excellent book on the Trinity (which I’ve referenced here several times) Fred Sanders gives this memorable example from his childhood to illustrate how much those of us who are born again actually do know about the Trinity, even if we just need to have it...
