A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (7)
At this point in working through the Athanasian Creed, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to start thinking of Jesus as two different people or beings.
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (6)
What are we to make of those places in the New Testament when it’s clear that Jesus is on the same level as the Father and then, in other places, is not as great as the Father? Is it fair to just toss up our hands and pronounce the charge of inconsistency within the text?
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (5)
Is it really possible that Jesus was made to be—through his incarnation—just as we are?
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (4)
Depending on your Christian perspective and background, it’s sometimes easier to think of Jesus being God than it is to think of him being an actual person.
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (3)
In the Athanasian Creed, the writers were doing their best to describe the Jesus found in the New Testament with as much clarity as possible. They did this by means of introducing a description that we may have never used when thinking or talking about Jesus.
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (2)
When it comes down to it, is Christianity simply an incoherent set of belief systems?
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (1)
It’s often said that we need to put Christ back in Christmas. And that’s said as a way to lament the fact this Christian celebration has largely been lost to the world. This is probably true, but the question is: What should we do about it?
A Moment on the Scriptures: Bible Translation Comparisons
By any conservative count, there are at least 50 different English translations of the Bible. One of the main questions for us, then, is: What do we do with all those options?
A Moment on the Scriptures: "My Lord and my God."
When it comes to declarations of belief or faith in Jesus, it doesn’t get much more explicit and succinct than what can be found in John 20.
A Moment on the Scriptures: What Was the Transfiguration?
In chapter 17 of the Gospel According to Matthew, we find the story of the transfiguration. But, what in the world is that?