Category Archives: Theology

God does not have someone for you

Posted on March 7, 2014 by christopher fisher

The Bible does not hold this fatalistic approach to marriage. The Bible treats marriage as open, where any number of people could be sufficient for a spouse. Continue reading →

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john the baptist gives advice to soldiers

Posted on March 7, 2014 by christopher fisher

Luk 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. In Luke 3, the text … Continue reading →

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Jesus and godhead

Posted on February 28, 2014 by christopher fisher

Norman Geisler has a specific book entitled “Creating God in the Image of Man”. In this book, Geisler criticizes Open Theists for not accepting the negative attributes (Simple, perfect, eternal (in the timeless sense), omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, impeccable, ineffable, … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – one day is like a thousand years

Posted on February 25, 2014 by christopher fisher

In theological debates, Christians often point to 2 Peter 3:8 whenever they want to speak to God’s interaction with time: 2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand … Continue reading →

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knowledge redefined by calvinism

Posted on February 23, 2014 by christopher fisher

Without fail, every time I go to Walmart I encounter the same experience. I pick items off the shelf and the cashier lets me purchase them. I may have gone yesterday, today, and may go tomorrow; every time the employee … Continue reading →

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What is Open Theism?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by christopher fisher

Reprinted from God is Open: Open Theism has been called many things by many people. A leading critical webpage defines Open Theism as: “the teaching that God has granted to humanity free will and that in order for the free … Continue reading →

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understanding hosea 1

Posted on February 20, 2014 by christopher fisher

Hos 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. … Continue reading →

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Jesus and election

Posted on February 17, 2014 by christopher fisher

1Pe 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1Pe 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, … Continue reading →

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anthropomorphisms depict fiction

Posted on February 15, 2014 by christopher fisher

In all human cultures, human beings tend to insert figurative language in their everyday communication. It is natural. When someone claims to be “the hand of the King”, we know that they are not claiming to be connected to the … Continue reading →

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king david and dirty dancing

Posted on February 10, 2014 by christopher fisher

2Sa 6:14 Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. In 2 Samuel, David is returning the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. David dances before God wearing a linen ephod. … Continue reading →

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