Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
The ancient theologian who first wrote these divinely inspired words made no attempt to explain the presence of God. From this simple sentence we can deduce two things about God. First, God exists outside of time, space and matter. Second, God created time, space, and matter. God is the uncreated Creator.
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A recent study sponsored by Ligonier Ministries and conducted by Lifeway Research sought to discern what Americans believe about God. It revealed that American Christians are confused about core Christian doctrine. It appears that 71% of American Evangelicals agree with the statement “Jesus is the first and greatest creature created by God.” The answers to other questions seem to demonstrate that most American Christians hold to some form of beliefs that do not reflect orthodox Nicene Theology. That many pastors don’t know what “Nicene Theology” is may demonstrate the source of American theological illiteracy. But the real question is “Does it matter?”
Continue reading “Does Theology Really Matter?”
I’m often confounded by the theology of Twitter and Facebook. We used to put this kind of stuff on bumper stickers and t-shirts. You know what I mean… short, pithy sayings that reflect popular theology. With the advent of Facebook and Twitter this stuff goes viral. I understand the need to KISS, i.e., “keep it simple, stupid.” That’s how propaganda becomes the public consciousness. The problem with KISS is that sometimes simple makes us stupid. By that I mean that we don’t think…, we just say, “Amen!” So I would like to offer a few “KISS” statements that may sound good at first; but on further reflection just don’t add up, if we judge them by the truth of Holy Scripture.
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“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end” (Luke 1:31-33).
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