Doug’s Theological Thoughts

  • Welfare and the Bible Part 3

    1Ti 5:3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.1Ti 5:4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.1Ti 5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in…

  • Welfare and the Bible Part 2

    1Ti 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Gal 4:16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

  • Welfare and the Bible

    2Th 3:10-14 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus…

  • Difficulties of being a pastor’s wife

    Life in a fishbowl. People notice your parenting, your actions, everything you do. You can’t have a bad day. Husband devoted to his first love – Christ’s church. He’s on 24-hour call. Few real friends in the church in whom you can confide due to rampant gossip in the church. Financial concerns – pastors don’t…

  • Ariz. pastors indicted for not reporting sex abuse

    Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/05/2031806/ariz-pastors-indicted-for-not.html#storylink=mirelated#ixzz0wVBMUApb

  • Eastern Orthodoxy in America unifying

    Bishop Basil of the Antiochian Orthodox Church talks about the Episcopal Assembly which met to discuss the way forward to administrative unity between the various jurisdictions of Orthodoxy in America.

  • PCUSA Ecumenical speaker tells truth

    Good stuff.

  • The Confession of Dositheus

    Acts and Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem (A.D. 1672) QUESTION I. Ought the Divine Scriptures to be read in the vulgar tongue by all Christians? No. For that all Scripture is divinely-inspired and profitable {cf. 2 Timothy 3:16} we know, and is of such necessity, that without the same it is impossible to be…

  • Ayn Rand and Christianity – Compatible?

    Some ThoughtsI’ve recently finishing listening to Ayn Rand’s “Fountainhead” on audio-book. I’ve read the book in paperback in the past as well as her book “Atlas Shrugged”. I won’t pretend to have a completely thought out approach to thinking about this subject of Rand and Christianity, but here’s some thoughts. EconomicsRand’s economic theory is Laissez-faire…

  • The Nicene Creed

    The Nicene Creed has some problems for a memorialist Protestant. One is: We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. Certainly a memorialist Protestant would acknowledge the validity of baptism and believe in the forgiveness of sins, but would have serious problems with linking the two as the creed does. The creed is sacramental…

  • The Bible on Immigration

    I’ve been following a thread on PP where a select group of passages were presented allegedly on the Biblical view of immigration. All of the passages were against oppression of resident aliens (KJV uses the word “sojourners” to describe them). Here’s the passages listed in the post: “He executes justice for the fatherless and the…

  • The Protoevangelium of James

    The Protoevangelium of James Trying to find a good critical commentary on the Protoevangelium of James.

  • American Flag in the Sanctuary

    I was watching a History Channel show on the battle flags of the North and South used during the Civil war. Feeling frustrated by the discussion recently on the subject of the flag in the church sanctuary. Quote “the flag represented their comrades … who had fallen trying to carry those flags”. It is hard…

  • Warning Signs of Power Corruption in Organizations

    Warning Signs of Power Corruption in Organizations

  • The Bible and Self-Defense

    I used to think that Jesus was in favor of self defense using deadly weapons under certain conditions Luke 22:36 Then said he [Jesus] unto them [His disciples], But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and…

  • Children not named after father

    One of the arguments in favor of the children being cousins is the claim that the Jews did not name their children after the father (see note 62 referring point). However, the following shows that is not true: Luk 1:59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the…

  • Perpetual Virginity of Mary

    Here’s a link to a goarch article on the Ever-Virginity of Mary. Here’s their comments on the historical question: Indeed, to suggest (a) that the tradition about her perpetual virginity could have been introduced after apostolic times, (b) that this tradition would have gone little noticed by a Church in the throes of questioning everything…

  • Word for cousin/kin

    In this passage, the mother and brothers of Jesus come to see Him: Mar 3:31-35 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered…

  • Talk about Mary – Part 1

    Piece of an Orthodox and Evangelical conversation about Mary.

  • Cal the Robot

  • More Calvinism

  • Calvinist mumbo jumbo

  • Elder = Bishop (Titus 1:5-7)

    This passage equates the two Greek words, presbuterous (elders) and episkopon (bishop). Tit 1:5-7 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders (πρεσβυτέρους) in every city as I directed you, namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children…

  • Ignatius and the bishop

    Ignatius shows quite a different view but claims to be contemporaneous to the other texts. He presents a single bishop and multiple presbuteros (pastors/priests). In The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians Chapter 2, v 12, he writes: …attend to the bishop, and to the presbytery, and to the deacons…. There is some discussion of…

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