Process theology

Defense, Critique and Integration of the 4 Apologetic Methods Defense of Fideism To approach apologetics is to seek to fulfill the command of Scripture “always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” In light of this, the believer ought to approach apologetics as the overflow of their relationship with Jesus. Approaching apologetics from the fideist perspective is to embrace the mystery and paradox of knowing God in faith, rather than…

The McMinn Textbook 4MAT Review Summary Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling is an enlightening and captivating book by Mark McMinn. The book shows and provides interesting insight into counseling from the perspective of Christians. I consider this book to be quite stirring and thoughtful because the author provides readers with relevant knowledge combined with his own personal experiences in the field of counseling. McMinn also offers his readers the opportunity to…

I was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1970. When I was four years old, my mother and two younger sisters died during the Vietnam War. My older sister and I were then sent to be raised by my grandmother, a devoted Buddhist in her 70s, while my father continued his military service. In obedience to my grandmother, I engaged in Buddhist worship. I grew up not only in poverty but also in ignorance of Christianity. In 1987, I escaped the country with my father and we came to the United States as…

insight or to act with prudence.” Strong’s Concordance reports it comes from a root verb that means to separate something mentally and distinguish its parts. The word reflects the presence of intelligence and wisdom, even cunning and skill, in the process.” In other words, this is not just an understanding of the facts, but a skillful analysis of what something truly…

revelation through redemptive work of Christ. Thus, direct Bible text, its implications, or inductive conclusions (Truths) have a higher degree of authority than the general revelation or its deductive conclusion (truths) when science contradicts theology. Although the general revelation is insufficient, it is important because without the deductive conclusion from general revelation, humans have no concepts regarding God and His works that enable them to understand the God of the special…

.As I continue along this journey of life there are many things that have shaped my faith and allowed me to create my own Christian philosophy of storytelling. The three major points that have developed me into who I am are the background that has got me to where I am today, the most important things in my life that can help the world in ways, and the way people need to stay connected and be able to forgive others no matter what the situation might be. I hope that other people can start to…

quest for answers from the Bible’s verse, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” by using many ways of criticism (KJV). A start point for critics and theologians, to develop and analyze, what took place during this complicated process. Furthermore, in Genesis 1:31, “God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good,” and completed on “the sixth day,” also brings the whole creation story full circle (KJV). Which this very, early literary description, became…

romance, care, comfort, liberation, requiring the role of leading the partner in a dance, helping that partner feel comfortable in that atmosphere, teaching them about choreography, using one’s energy and not being shy about it. When we are in the process of being created as humans, we went dancing through the spaces as cells and tissues while God put us together and still knew us, as God mentions to Jeremiah in chapter 1 of the eponymous…

In order for the soul-making process to occur, Irenaeus believed that evil assists in human growth and development. While God aimed to create a world with perfect beings, humans are still in the process of creation and therefore haven’t developed into God’s likeness (Larrimore, 2001) (See Appendix 3). This phase is further developed by Hick (See appendix 5). Irenaeus…

Free Will and its Relation to Grace: Erasmus versus Luther In our reading on Discourse of Free Will, we develop a wholesome idea of the opinions both Erasmus and Luther had on the topic of free will and the how it correlates with God’s grace. Once we look beyond the back and forth debate of this text, we will begin to look at their theological opinions on free will separately to find a better understanding and formulate our own opinions on this commonly debated topic. As we look at the…