Natural theology

Learning for the Love of God is about preparing students to go off to college with a Christian foundation to hold onto. There are various types of perceptions and expectations of the college experience. For some, it is about partying, freedom and living it up. For others, it can be solely for academics. It is imperative to make sure that one’s experience does not become an idol before God. Christians are a minority. The pressure to conform to the societal standards of how to fit in with…

Stages of Resilience and the Bible The aforementioned armor of God can be applied to all three stages of resilience. The Before stage especially. Armor is meant to be applied before going into battle. Putting on the Armor of God is a spiritual part of building resilience. Wearing this armor during the hardship allows a person protection in the midst of the During stage. Lastly, the armor is relevant in the After stage. Once the hardship is over, one can reflect on the damage to the armor…

It is my desire to study at Trinity and learn to better understand God’s scripture and biblical theology which I believe will be foundational and essential for my spiritual walk with God and in my future ministry. I had my personal encounter with Jesus Christ when I was 16. My family attended a local Korean community church in the suburb at that…

languish. Liberation Theology has its roots in the city slums and poverty of Latin America. It is a theology that highlights the power of God, who is found sharing the brokenness of the lives of both individual people as well as communities. Liberation theology is a theology which is concerned more with orthopraxis – living out the struggle – than with orthodoxy – having the right beliefs. Rebecca Chopp (1997, cited in Woodward & Pattison, 2000, p165) defines liberation theology as: ‘..…

In this essay I first outline Pascal’s wager to the existence of God and then evaluate his argument. Pascal argues that one ought to wager “that God is” because “[i]f you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing,” and that given this, one can bring oneself to believe in God. I argue that one cannot truly bring themselves to believe in God. Pascal’s argument is set up in three parts. The first part accepts that God is infinitely incomprehensible. To conclude to this, one has to…

Justification by faith produces the ultimate reconciliation between an infinite God and finite man. Nevertheless, a justification without reassurance could convey the idea of a time or action limited outcome. Without a guarantee that the announcement of being declared innocent could not be revoked, creates a situation that may strain the believers’ actual faith. Fortunately, Paul confirms that God’s act is not only fully satisfying it is also without bounds. Paul has previously established that…

Introduction Do you remember what happened when you accomplished all your homework and showed them proudly to your parents? How many of us keep in our memory the happy faces of our loved ones? Conversely, do any of us remember not doing school homework before going to play or watch TV and one of our loved ones caught us in the middle of such disobedience? Do we remember what happened next? Do we remember the face our parent showed to us? Because we failed following rules or morals that our…

created with desires and needs for the purpose of producing joy in their fulfillment. Darkness is not a substance in and of itself. Just as darkness is the absence of light so sin is the expression of self in the absence of God’s holiness. It is the natural, God given, condition that a man desires sexual satisfaction. But, without the order of the Lord, namely, waiting till marriage, it is expressed as fornication. Many of the things we do that could be considered good are done by motivations…

The dynamics and workings of the cross are the same and haven 't changed. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. We have one altar in the courts of heaven. Just one. That 's all we need. What gave us the idea this dynamic stopped working after we got saved? We still have to humble ourselves and we still have to seek forgiveness. You might ask, "Why do I have to ask forgiveness for the same thing over and over again?" We should ask God for forgiveness everyday for the sins of our…

MY WORST ENEMY IS ME Introduction: There is an old familiar song that often pops up in my mind as I go about my daily activities. It does not matter what is going on in my life or what mood I am in, it always seems to have a special meaning to suit the occasion. It encourages me; it comforts me; and on this occasion, it inspired me to share a message with others. The song is, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, written by Joseph M. Scriven. The first verse of the song reads thusly: What a…