Theology

Theology is the study of God and His Creation using exegesis of the whole Bible along with the tools of reason, logic, and philosophy.

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Against Open Theism

Open Theism is a new system of theology developed at the end of the 20th century. The 1994 book The Openness of God launched open theism...

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Do Relationships Require Risk?: A Response to Open Theism

1 Introduction: What is open theism? Open theism is a system of theology which denies God’s exhaustive foreknowledge in favor of...

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Must Clarence Eat the Omelet?: A Response to Open Theism

1 Introduction Open theism is a theological system whose most distinct doctrine is the denial of God’s exhaustive foreknowledge in favor...

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The Meaning of "Election" According to Romans

Defining the doctrine of election has been a controversial topic in the church for many centuries. Reformed and Wesleyan scholars propose...

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The Doctrine of Human Will

Outline Introduction Understanding God’s Nature God’s Goodness God’s Sovereignty God’s Will Understanding Human Will Human Will before...

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Review of "The Global Church"

Donald Fairbairn provides a succinct history of Christianity in the patristic period in his book The Global Church: The First Eight...

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How to Disciple Bible College Students

A few years ago, Kentucky Mountain Bible College (KMBC) saw the need to disciple its students. Thus, KMBC started a discipleship program...

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The Value of the Virgin Birth

The Apostles’ Creed declares that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary.” Albertus Pieters, writing in the...

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The Early Church Against Open Theism

Open theism is a new way of understanding God’s relationship with His creation that denies God’s exhaustive foreknowledge. Open theism...