For some time now I have been slowly working my way through the Bible in a chronological read through. Although I have done lots of Bible reading in the past, this is the first time I’ve done a chronological read through[1]. For those who haven’t done it before, I would highly recommend it. Seeing all […]
I. Preliminary Remarks About Critiquing The Twenty-Four-Hour Day Theory I want to state from the outset that when I decided to do a study on the doctrine of creation and the interpretation of Genesis 1, I did not want my interpretation and study to be influenced by science. I feel like this needs to be […]
Just like the Literary Framework View, the Revelatory-Day Theory is a non-chronological approach to understanding Genesis 1. Meaning that this view does not take the events in the creation account as happening in the order they are presented in. Also like the Literary Framework View, this interpretation is able to neatly adapt itself to modern […]
My previous three posts in my series on creation dealt mostly in some preliminary issues on the doctrine of creation. But with post, I am now turning my attention to dealing with specific interpretations of the creation account found in Genesis 1. Up first, is a very interesting and thought provoking view that takes […]
It has not been uncommon for Christians throughout history to look at the genealogies in the Bible and use them to try and arrive at a date for the age of the earth. Even Saint Augustine worked with the genealogies in his commentaries on Genesis and in “City of God.” The question I want to […]
The issue of tongues is a touchy issue among Christian circles today. There has been a very large resurgence of speaking tongues in churches in America and around the world over the last few decades. The question that must be asked however, is whether or not the tongues being practiced today are in line with what […]
Creation is a topic that I have been keenly interested in for most of my life. Over the last few years though I have been going back and reexamining everything that I had believed about creation, so that I could see what exactly lines up with Scripture, and what is more pressed into interpretations of […]
[Note: You might be thinking this topic is a little out of time, and you would be right. I wrote this response a few years ago and posted it on my Goodreads account. I recently remembered that I never shared it here, so I’m getting around to it now while getting my research ready for […]
This is it! The conclusion of “City of God!” In this part Augustine discusses what the Resurrection and heaven will be like for the believer. City of God” Part Five – “The Ends of the Two Cities,” Book Twenty Two – “The Eternal Bliss of the City of God” [Note: My copy of “City of God” […]
“City of God” Part Five – “The Ends of the Two Cities,” Book Twenty-One – “End and Punishment of the Earthly City” [Note: My copy of “City of God” is not a complete one. The publishers and translators, in order to keep the size of the book down and keep the content more focused, edited […]
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