Even the Proud-Minded Need Human Teachers
Proof-Texting of 1 John 2:27 by the Proud-Minded The August 2019 issue of Tabletalk Magazine, Robert Rothwell, presents an instructive article that considers the issue of whether or not 1 John 2:27 exempts the 21st Century Christ-follower from the need to sit under a...
Disastrous Misuse of Jeremiah 29:11 by Prosperity Preachers
A DESTRUCTIVE MESSAGE TO A GULLIBLE AUDIENCE People flock to hear what they want to hear. During the 1st Century, Paul warned Timothy of this very thing in 2 Timothy 4:3 (ESV), “3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having...
Discussion of Sources 4-6 of the Theological Hexagon
In this post, I discuss the fourth through the sixth sources of theology of the Theological Hexagon. These sources are general revelation, experience, and emotion. General Revelation The term “general revelation” means, “[R]evelation about God given through the...
Discussion of Sources 1-3 of the Theological Hexagon
In this post, I discuss the first three sources of theology of the Theological Hexagon. These sources are Scripture, reason, and tradition. Special Revelation, i.e., Scripture The term “special revelation”, i.e., Scripture, means the Bible (i.e., sixty-six books of...
Introduction to the Theological Hexagon
This is the first of three posts about what I call the Theological Hexagon. The Theological Hexagon is a prioritized visual representation of the sources one ought to use to arrive at the single, definite and fixed interpretation of a passage of Scripture. ...