Doctrine of God
Who God is. The Trinity, His attributes, and the character He has revealed in Scripture.
15 guides in this topic.
Union with Christ
Forgiveness, justification, adoption and the Spirit are not separate items. What Paul's 160 uses of "in Christ" say about how they hold together.
4 min read
The Work of Christ
Prophet, priest and king are not three phases of Jesus's life. All three offices are active now, which is what the ascension actually means.
4 min read
The Trinity
One God in three persons, from the texts rather than the councils. Where the doctrine starts, and what it changes about prayer and salvation.
5 min read
The Return of Christ
Every tradition confesses Christ will return personally and visibly. Where premillennial, amillennial and postmillennial readings diverge.
7 min read
The Person of the Spirit
The Spirit is a person, not an atmosphere. What he does that only persons do, why Acts 5 settles his deity, and why the pronoun matters.
4 min read
The Knowable God
Creation says something about God, and it is not enough. How general revelation, Scripture, the Son and the Spirit each do different work.
6 min read
The Humanity of Christ
He was tired, hungry, and wept. Why the physical humanity of Jesus is load-bearing rather than decoration, and what Chalcedon actually settled.
6 min read
The Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit is singular in Galatians 5, and that is the argument. Why love heads the list, and why character settles what gift debates cannot.
6 min read
The Deity of Christ
John 1, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1, John 8 and John 20. The texts the church actually stands on, and why this is not a secondary question.
5 min read
Suffering and the Christian
God is not the author of evil, and Scripture does not require a cheerful response to it. What to say in the kitchen at 10 p.m., and what not to.
5 min read
Incommunicable Attributes
Aseity, immutability, eternity, omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence. What God holds alone, and why these are pastoral anchors rather than cold facts.
6 min read
Image and Glory
The image of God is a status and a commission, not a checklist of capacities. How sin defaced it, and what Christ does with it.
4 min read
Gifts of the Spirit
Continuationist and cessationist readings, stated fairly. Where the disagreement actually sits, and how much both sides hold in common.
6 min read
Four Gospels, One Christ
Tatian merged the four Gospels into one and the church rejected it. What each writer emphasizes, and why four accounts strengthen the case.
6 min read
Communicable Attributes
Holiness, love, justice and faithfulness are the attributes God shares with his image-bearers. What each one actually means, and what follows from them.
7 min read