Foster's Theological Reflections

The following paper outlines what Kevin Giles writes about subordinationism in the thought of Moltmann, Pannenberg and Roman Catholic theolo...

A number of points in the NT and Phil. 1:19 make me think that Paul is speaking of the holy spirit when he talks about "the spirit of J...

Taken from my dissertation "Metaphor and Divine Paternity" which will be published (hopefully) within the next year or two: [Wal...

"I answer that, The truth of this question is quite clear if we consider the divine simplicity. For it was shown above (Question 3, Art...

This bit of information is taken from a book entitled Theology and the Arts: Encountering God through Music, Art and Rhetoric (New York/Mahm...

I'm addressing issues of Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) reliability. See https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApJrWQr.0ocofKXN4MBnDCW...

I love to interact with comments on my blog entries, but they need to relate to the original posts. There have been recent comments which I...

Taken from Gleason L. Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction (Chicago: Moody Press, 1994 ed), p. 32. "Even though the two...

A gentleman once wrote concerning 2 Cor 5:1-5: "This seems to me to be indicating that Paul's mortal body would not be abandoned,...

Here are some points I have read about 2 Cor. 5:1-8: "But what does Paul mean in his desire not to be found naked? While most comment...

οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι τοῦτό μοι ἀποβήσεται εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν δεήσεως καὶ ἐπιχορηγίας τοῦ πνεύματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Philippians 1:19) I would...

The following post is based on Jesus in His Jewish Context written by Geza Vermes. Here is what he has to say about Jesus' use of the A...

W-H has: Πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρα δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας, ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον· for H...

Those who have studied an ancient biblical language like Greek or Latin (or Hebrew) know that genuine advancement in language learning is tr...

Here is an edited piece that I wrote years ago; consequently, Thayer rather than BAGD or BDAG is mentioned. According to Thayer's Gree...

An excerpt from the older edition of "The God Who Risks" by John Sanders: "According to the no-risk model of providence the...

"And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink" (Joel...

Here is something I posted elsewhere about the Incarnation: Let "S" represent a human person: 1) S became a doctor 2) S becam...

"The Bible clearly teaches that God judicially abandons men to their sins, giving them up to a reprobate mind, and He therein is most j...