Articles
Category: Theology
Christ is the Gospel
I don’t normally just post links to other articles, but this one was excellent (and very convicting). If Christ Was Not There.The general idea is, what do you find attractive about heaven? If heaven was a place where all our earthly problems were gone, but Christ was not there, would we find it just as attractive?I would have to say that, more often than not, I would.
The Rapture
There are many things about eschatology I do not understand. One thing I have come to firmly believe is that I will not accept a view of eschatology that has sacrifices legitimately re-instituted, as I’ve mentioned in a previous post. Aside from that, however, there are many things that are still not settled for me.One thing that was pointed out to me the other day was the description of “the rapture” in Matthew 24, and how what is described in verses 36-34 is actually quite different from what many people interpret it as. Let’s look at it:
The Importance of Eschatology
Lately, I’ve been leaning more and more towards Nathan Pitchford’s position on separation in When Will All the Fighting End?.His basic premise is that we are called many times to be unified around the gospel, but we are rarely told to separate from other believers. The times we are told to separate are very specific. His basic premise, then, is that we should not seek to divide up into different denominations over trivial matters, but we should rally around the gospel, and express the unity and love for each other that is essential for letting our light shine before men.The question, then, is what should be considered important enough to break this unity?
The Theological Identity of Desert Springs
The following is a portion from a document we are discussing in our new members class at church about the theological identity of our assembly. It isn’t a complete doctrinal statement, but I thought it would be good to post here as it shows why I chose this church. It may put to rest fears that some of you may have, and will also give a few of the differences from the way I was raised. I won’t put the whole thing in quotes because that wouldn’t look quite right, but here it is:
