Roger Olson: “Universalism is Leap of Optimism”

June 3, 2012

“I would have to wonder how a God of love can enjoy love from creatures that is not given freely. Of course, someone might argue that, in the end, every creature will freely offer love to God and be saved (e.g., Moltmann). I would just call that optimism. There’s no way to believe that true […]

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John Eldredge: The Glory of God Is Man Fully Alive

June 3, 2012

It was John Eldredge who first drew my attention to St. Irenaeus’s profound statement, “The glory of God is man fully alive.”  That was something that I really had to ponder; in fact I found it quite shocking.  It was an idea I had never heard or considered before.  I could relate to Eldredge’s reaction […]

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D. A. Carson: God’s Wrath is Akin to Parental “Wrath”

June 2, 2012

We now come to our last post (for now) on D. A. Carson to show how his theology tracks with and supports a universal application of the love and redemption of God found in the Holy Scriptures. We will continue to look at Carson’s book “The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God” as he […]

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D. A. Carson: Making God Two

June 2, 2012

In the last post on D. A. Carson we looked at the reasons why he considered the love of God to be a “difficult doctrine.”  We agree that our view of God’s love has been greatly distorted but we disagreed as to the reasons why.  In the following post I will lay out Carson’s own […]

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Is God “Trying” to Save All?

June 2, 2012

The following post was put forth by a Calvinist who was pondering the free-will position/claim.  I think he has some valid points!  His name is Mark of Here I Blog:  http://hereiblog.com/god-is-merely-trying-to-save-everyone/   I was thinking about how some people view God as trying to save people rather than actually saving them. This thought process lead me to […]

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Is Molinism An Option?

June 2, 2012

“Molinism” is a Christian belief system that claims to be a “middle position” between Arminianism (man has total free-will) and Calvinism (God is sovereign over all including man’s salvation).  It was named after 16th Century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina. In the exceedingly tight conundrum that both Arminians and Calvinists find themselves there has evolved this […]

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D. A. Carson: “The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God”

June 1, 2012

“The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God” is the title of a book by prolific author D. A. Carson, professor of New Testament studies at Trinity Evangelical Seminary.  I will summarize the direction and purpose of the book and then point out some startling statements made by Carson himself in relation to his perspective […]

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Mark Driscoll Says “A True Father Protects”

May 28, 2012

Here is a segment of a discussion from Driscoll’s interview with Justin Brierly on Premier Radio.   Robin Parry gives some insight into the implications of Driscoll’s reasoning on his Theological Scribbles: http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/2012/01/driscoll-on-hell-and-manly-god.html They were in the process of discussing women in church leadership but Driscoll’s interpretation of the nature of hell interestingly came up […]

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