Category: Research
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Infant baptism (paedobaptism) is theologically rooted in the Abrahamic covenant, where circumcision marked infants as members of God’s people. This perspective views Christian baptism as the new covenant sign, aligning historically with Jewish immersion rites that focused on community initiation rather than just personal repentance. Therefore, infant baptism is understood as an act of welcoming…
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God and Grief: How Timeless Love Meets Tragic Loss
How do you reconcile belief in a good God with that of deep suffering? This is my journey of theological formation through the journey of losing six children. Through suffering and pain, we can find the doorway to deeper communion with Christ as He suffers with us. Suffering finds meaning in the cross of Christ…
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The Churches Social Identity in 1 Peter 3:9
This article unpacks 1 Peter 3:9, showing how Christian identity is shaped by the biblical story through examples like Jesus, Abraham, and David. Instead of reacting with revenge, believers are called to bless—living as exiles who trust God’s justice and inherit His promises. Identity is formed by living in God’s story, not the world’s patterns.…
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Moral Argument: A Case for the Existence of God
The post explores the moral argument for the existence of God. Objective moral values, obligations, and the need for moral transformation point to something beyond naturalistic explanations to a theistic foundation. We will examine the authority of universality of moral facts, addressing objections like the Euthyphro Dilemma and Divine Command Theory. Naturalism does not account…
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Disadvantages of Inerrancy: Developing a New Term
This post explores the doctrine of biblical inerrancy—its historical roots, evangelical development, and modern challenges. While church history shows a consistent belief in Scripture’s truthfulness, the term inerrancy gained prominence after the Enlightenment, especially in America. The blog critiques overly rigid uses of the term, shows how it can be misunderstood, and argues for a more sensitive…
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Is God Really Good? Making Sense of Suffering and Divine Compassion
How does one reconcile a good God with such great evil and sorrow in the world? This is a question that many wrestle with over the course of their life, including this author. How does one explain that four different children have been lost over the last few years by this author alone? Suffering is…
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The Failure of Arius to Understand Monotheism
The heretical views of Arius and the trinity led to the Athanasius leading the charge to fight for Christian monotheism as it was under threat. The results of this debate has formed Christianity over the last 2,000 years.
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Aquinas Theodicy: Vindication of God in light of Evil
Is it possible for an all-powerful God to exist in a world that is filled with great evil? Thomas Aquinas offers a deep, reasoned theodicy grounded in divine goodness, perfection, and onmipotence. In this post we explore how Aquinas explains evil not as a created substance, but as a privation of good. This is permitted…