Category Archives: Theology

misquoted verses – the potter and the clay

Posted on July 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

The potter and clay imagery is found several places in the Bible. Isa 29:16 Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, “He … Continue reading →

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God is not omnipresent

Posted on July 14, 2013 by christopher fisher

A few weeks ago, my 3 year old daughter asked me “where is God?” Before I could respond one of my 5 year old boys interjected with the Christian cliché “God is everywhere.” I looked straight at him and asked: … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, God, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, People, Plato, Plotinus, Theology | 20 Comments

the gospel in the septuagint

Posted on July 9, 2013 by christopher fisher

Literally the Greek word for “gospel” means “good news”. In the ancient world in Christ’s time, it had royal connotations. But when the Greek Septuagint was written (probably started to be written circa 300 BC), the word was used with … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – baptism of fire

Posted on July 8, 2013 by christopher fisher

Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. There … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – the widows mite

Posted on July 8, 2013 by christopher fisher

Mar 12:41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Mar 12:42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make … Continue reading →

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the gospel of the birth of caesar

Posted on July 3, 2013 by christopher fisher

Gospel means literally “good news”. Even in the Bible it is used to communicate various meanings. For example, Paul uses it in Galatians as the message to Abraham about having his children bless the world: Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, … Continue reading →

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defining dispensationalism

Posted on July 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

Dispensationalism is the belief that “God sometimes changes the way He asks man to show Faith.” From a debate on theologyonline: In other words, a more simplistic question might be, “Has the ‘gospel’ (good news) ever changed?” I would say … Continue reading →

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is God done with national israel

Posted on July 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

There is an interesting anti-dispensationalist text that can be found at monergism.com. It starts: THE INTERPRETIVE grid which sees a literal fulfillment of certain Old Testament prophecies mandating a futuristic, national restoration of ethnic Israel as an earthly people of … Continue reading →

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plato on immutability

Posted on June 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

Compare this dialogue in Plato’s Republic to modern Calvinists: And what do you think of a second principle? Shall I ask you whether God is a magician, and of a nature to appear insidiously now in one shape, and now … Continue reading →

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name calling

Posted on June 25, 2013 by christopher fisher

In my years, I have been called every name in the book: nazi, heretic, communist, ‘hyperdispensationalist” (to name a few). It has become clear to me, in the proportion I become immune to name calling, that those who often call … Continue reading →

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