everywhere, and the types of His reality, whether in the forms of persons or teachings, will not be the same outside the Christian world as they are within it.” This anthropocentric Christology and doctrine of salvation are inseparably connected to the loss of the cosmic pneumatology found in Scripture and the patristic
Letham also notes that the term “Mother” in reference to God is never a metaphor when used in the Old Testament and is absent in the New Testament (36). Thus, the names ‘Father’ and ‘Son’ portray the relationship between the two as it is “more pious and accurate to name God in connection with his Son an call Him Father, than to name Him from His works and call Him Unoriginate” (Letham 137). As the Father has given the Son the ability to have life in Himself, the Son is also able to grant eternal
traditional view pertaining to God and time, but it is by no means the only theory, as there are at least four. My original intention was to compare two views in relation to this topic, however, the complexity of the dialogue has proven difficult. Therefore, I will discuss one theory in depth since I believe it will suffice. In this framework, I will discuss the challenges and varying beliefs with the ideas involved. The goal of my paper is to understand the doctrine of eternity and find how this
Pursuit of God, Tozer offers many different areas of our life that we need to focus on in order to stay on God’s path. I went through the book and tried to piece together a short summary of each chapter below. The first chapter, Following Hard after God, talks about how though we try to stay on the right course and follow God, there are many distractions in today’s world that can make us veer from the path. The only reason that makes us want to pursue God is that He gave us the urge to do so. God is a
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