Does God Hate Sinners?
I got into a twitter conversation this afternoon on the subject of whether God hates sinners. The conversation was prompted by this Mark Driscoll video. Now, what do we make of that? There are a number of verses in Scripture …
Category: Theology
Driscoll on the reality of “Free Will”
This is one of the best explanations of election that gets round the canard of “violating free will”. You’ll either love this or hate it.
Responding to “The Church and Homosexuality”
I thought it might be suitable to address the main point of Jeffrey John’s position as outlined in his paper, “The Church and Homosexuality” which was first published in 1998. In some senses this is a better paper then the …
Pentecost Battle of the Bishops
Just read these two interesting blog pieces. Firstly Bishop Alan Wilson Pentecost does raise in acute form the question of what we really believe Christianity is. It burst on the world as a process of incarnation, God bursting out of …
Good Seasoning?
Here’s a funny thing folks. Because I talk about sex, some take the opportunity to use that to pour abuse on me and my family. That’s OK – in fact, it’s been a remarkable insight for me that those who …
John Piper on Homosexuality
A fascinating short video from John Piper. His exploration of ideas of idolatry in the exploration of the similar is exactly the same thing I have argued around the signification of the sex act.