Category Archives: Doctrine Of Sin

Christ as the first-fruits and first-born from the death of death: Reflecting Further Upon Sin and Its ‘Sensuous Origin’

Posted on March 15, 2017 by

As I continue to get into researching ‘sin’ I am doing so through reading, in part, stuff from Dutch theologian, Herman Bavinck. I am reading a section he has from his Dogmatics, Vol.3, called The Origin of Sin; how fitting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barth, Christology, Doctrine Of Sin, God's Holiness, Herman Bavinck, Incarnation, Salvation, Soteriology, T. F. Torrance | 1 Comment

The Origin of Sin, Pelagius, and Roman Catholicism with Reference to Herman Bavinck

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

I am just starting to work towards putting together a proposal for PhD research at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Free University of Amsterdam), where I hope to be accepted and work with a brilliant theologian there. At these early stages … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine Of Sin, Herman Bavinck, Salvation, Sin, Soteriology | 4 Comments

The Personal and Positive Reality of Sin, and How that Impacts Our Walks with Jesus

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

Sin, the word, has almost become cliché these days; we almost, even in the church, in many ways, think of it in cavalier terms; maybe only because we have been exposed to it so much (for those who have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine Of Sin, Ron Frost | 1 Comment

Sin and Its Yucky Implications for What It Means to Be Human: Engaging with Thomas Aquinas and John Webster

Posted on July 28, 2015 by

What is sin, and how does it shape what it means to be a human being? Throughout the rest of this post we will mostly engage with the latter part of my question, and leave the former part to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine Of Creation, Doctrine Of Sin, John Webster, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism

God’s Forgiveness. A Refreshment

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

I don’t know about you, but I struggled with guilt and forgiveness in my life for many years; years that reached back into my childhood, through my teen years, and finally into my young adult years (at which point the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine Of Sin, H. R. Macintosh, Salvation, Soteriology | 3 Comments

What do we know of evil and sin?: A Response to Open Theism from Christ Concentrated Theism

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

I have been having a quick discussion, once again, around the issue of so called ‘Open Theism.’ I had a “friend” on Facebook who is a strong proponent for Open Theism, so strong that he helped organize (I think) the … Continue reading →

Posted in Analogy of Faith, Analytic Theology, Analytical Theology, Barth, Christology, Doctrine Of Creation, Doctrine Of God, Doctrine of God, Doctrine Of Sin, Epistemology, Karl Barth, Ontology, Open Theism | 14 Comments

John Webster Laughs, He Sighs: Taking the Bible Back From The Errantists And Inerrantists

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

The Bible is part of God’s domain in Jesus Christ; it speaks God’s lively voice over, and often, against us. When I encounter approaches to Scripture that are premised upon a posture of sitting over Scripture through some platform ostensibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliology, Doctrine Of Creation, Doctrine Of God, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of Scripture, Doctrine Of Sin, John Webster | 1 Comment

Stop It! Stop It! Quit Looking at Yourself: Knowledge of God, Knowledge of Self

Posted on October 26, 2013 by

Karl Barth, hearkens back to John Calvin in many ways; but of course Barth doesn’t do so uncritically, or in ways that remain abstract from Barth’s own theological categories and emphases, formed as they are by his centraldogma of election … Continue reading →

Posted in Christology, Doctrine Of God, Doctrine of God, Doctrine Of Sin, George Hunsinger, John Calvin, Karl Barth | 3 Comments

‘From’ Christ, not ‘For’ Christ: “Why don’t you have a category for obedience?”

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

I have lots of people email (instead of comment) me about my various posts here at the blog. Recently I received an email from someone who wondered why I didn’t have a category (in my categories for the blog) designated … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Analogy of Faith, Christian Dogmatics, Christian Spirituality, Christology, Devotion, Doctrine of God, Doctrine Of Sin, Ethics, Evangelical Calvinism, Grace, Hermeneutics, Historical Christianity, Historical Theology, Kim Riddlebarger, Pneumatology, Predestination, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Soteriology, Systematic Theology, T. F. Torrance, Theo-Anthropology, Theological Exegesis, Theology Of The Cross, Thomas F. Torrance, Tradition, Trinity, Vicarious, Vicarious Humanity, White Horse Inn | 20 Comments

Creation, A Reason

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

In some of my posts, especially of late, we have been thinking about the Christian doctrine of Creation; as corollary, we have also been considering our relation to creation in and through Christ. The first step we ought to engage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christology, David Fergusson, Doctrine Of Creation, Doctrine of God, Doctrine Of Sin, Doxology, Eschatology, Evangelical Calvinism, Hermeneutics, Historical Christianity, Historical Theology, Myk Habets, Reformed Theology, Scotism, Scottish Theology, Spirituality, Systematic Theology, T. F. Torrance, Theo-Anthropology, Theology, Thomas F. Torrance, Thomism, Tradition, Trinity | 2 Comments