I've been researching my family history for the better part of 20 years now. My ancestors were variously Anglican (Church of England), Baptist...
I was baptized at a Mars Hill satellite campus about mid-January of 2014; they folded less than a year later on January 01, 2015. I wanted to be...
Looks like the American Church Union still sells reprints of volumes 2-10: https://americanchurchunion.com/theology/halls-dogmatic-theology-series/
Francis J. Hall's three-volume Theological Outlines and ten-volume Dogmatic Theology series is excellent; you can download them all here. One...
Not if one takes a nuanced definition of myth.
“All the observations stated in Genesis are consistent with a cosmic airburst,” says Kennett in the statement, “but there’s no scientific proof...
Canada.
The conference to split the UMC has been delayed 'til 2022 on account of the Wuhan Flu. The 'Global Methodist Church' is essentially a bomb threat...
The resurrection arguably has a physical dimension. Are the New Heaven and New Earth non-material?
I agree, but I contend that Scripture teaches that the torment is in Sheol, not in the lake of fire, per the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus....
This is Gnosticism.
This is problematic only if one holds the view that Scripture is a unified systematic narrative that has no internal contradictions. Each of the...
The word Hell was expertly used in 1526 by William Tyndale to translate the Greek Hades, which in turn translates the Hebrew Sheol. All three...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the early modern English period follows the Middle English period towards the end of the fifteenth...
Indeed. My point was that fabulous and legendary material in the Scriptures tended to be taken as "robust factual records of the past" and "mostly...
I always liked the one about St. Lucy- "Lucy said: 'You keep the laws of your masters, and I shall keep the law of my God. You fear the emperors,...
54. A Confession of Sin. O ETERNAL God, whose perfections are infinite, whose mercies are glorious, whose justice is severe, whose eyes are pure,...
47. A Confession of Sins. ALMIGHTY God, powerful and merciful, Thou art a jealous God against persevering sinners, but a gracious Father to the...
25. An Act of Intercession or Prayer for Others. O GOD of infinite mercy, who hast compassion on all men, and relievest the necessities of all...
Jeremy Taylor was chaplain to Charles I and Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland after the Restoration. He is perhaps best known for his Rules and...