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10 results for “Philip J. Lee”
Clear searchHistory, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…tic timetable. Other believers are divided into those who “see it” and those who remain asleep. There is something wrong here. But what should we call it? Philip J. Lee, in Against the Protestant Gnostics, argues that a Gnostic impulse has reappeared within modern Protestantism,…
Read article →The glory philosophy could not contain
…r box; He is the reason there is a box at all. That truth should do more than answer an objection. It should enlarge our worship. The Incarnation is not merely a difficulty Christianity can survive; it is glory Christianity alone can proclaim. The Maker entered His creation. The…
Read article →Sources behind Qur’anic narratives
…an did not emerge in a cultural vacuum. It appeared in a world alive with biblical names, Jewish interpretation, Christian preaching, sectarian disagreement, devotional legend and stories carried across languages by travellers, merchants, clergy and ordinary believers. That obser…
Read article →Why the distinction matters when we speak about Jesus
One Person, Two Natures Why the distinction matters when we speak about Jesus Jesus slept in a boat because He was weary. Then He arose and commanded the wind and the sea, and they obeyed Him. He grew in wisdom, yet He knew what was in man. He was tempted, yet w…
Read article →Eustathius of Antioch, the human soul of Christ and the pictures created by our words
…d the pictures created by our words Why this is useful to know: The language we use about Jesus creates a picture in the mind. If that picture presents God merely occupying a human body, Christ’s humanity becomes an instrument rather than a complete human life. If it presents God…
Read article →The peace Christ gives in a troubled world
…rturn in minutes the security we spent years constructing. On the night before the cross, Jesus spoke to men whose circumstances were about to become terrifying. He did not promise to prevent their bewilderment or remove every approaching trial. He promised something the world co…
Read article →How Christians can think politically without surrendering conscience to a package deal
…dentity. Each side supplies its own account of the world: the dangers which matter, the injustices which deserve attention, the experts who may be trusted, the words which may be used and the people who ought to be feared or condemned. Once the package has been accepted, every ne…
Read article →Origen, Arius and the line between Creator and creation
…the deity of Christ from television shows and documentaries, Muslims, Latter-day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses—and, if you have children, they may encounter them too, perhaps even through teachers or classmates. Understanding why Scripture identifies Jesus as the eternal Creator h…
Read article →Near-death experiences, neuroscience, and the authority of Christ
…ccounts. Brooke examined the beliefs being carried back from the brink: claims about God, judgement, reincarnation, universal salvation, spirit guides and the meaning of death. That remains the right question. A testimony may be moving without being self-interpreting. An experien…
Read article →The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery
…en and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery Matthew 24 contains the most direct Gospel objection to a pretribulation rapture. Jesus describes Great Tribulation, cosmic disturbance, His coming in the clouds, and a gathering of the elect. The sequence appears plain: "Immediately a…
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