How Important Is Theology for Your Church … Really?
RENEW.org is offering a Certificate in Theology (CIT) program that can offer transfer credits to students who desire to pursue Bible college or university degrees.
Articles for tag: Systematic Theology
October 24, 2011
Getting the Most from the Epistles (Part Two)
By Matt Proctor We have seen that the New Testament Epistles are published apostolic sermons intended to be read publicly to the recipient churches””with rich theological content, skillful rhetorical crafting, and deeply personal emotion. Now let me suggest five questions that can help you understand these sometimes-difficult books. Have I Read the Entire Letter? Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart give this challenge: “You need to develop the habit of reading the whole letter through in one sitting. You will need to block out an hour or so to do this, but nothing can ever substitute for this exercise. It is the
December 14, 2010
The Tyranny of the Paradigm (Part 2)
Jack W. Cottrell examines sola fidei as a controlling theological paradigm and argues that faith, repentance, and baptism must be interpreted with careful distinctions between means, conditions, and occasion.
March 11, 2007
Calvinism and the Bible (Part 3)
A sample from “Considering Calvinism” introduces TULIP and explains the “T” of total depravity, including the “bondage of the will,” total inability, and why the system argues regeneration must precede faith.
November 19, 2006
Open to Open Theism (Part 1)
Paul Kissling examines biblical themes often linked to open theism, highlighting God’s active involvement with humanity, the conditional nature of many promises, and the scriptural evidence that God truly feels.
