by Mark Farnham | Jul 30, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Philosophy
Nietzsche was prophetic in many ways, both in his style and content. Walter Kaufmann compares Nietzsche to some biblical prophets because of the way he shared the angst and suffering of the very people to whom he was speaking. Sometimes prophecy seems to consist in...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 27, 2010 | Biblical Studies, The Church, Theology
Many of the differences in the various evangelical denominations and flavors of Christianity in the world exist because of conflicting views of the early church in the Book of Acts. Pentecostals and Charismatics understand the gifts of tongues, healing, and miracles...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 23, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Church History, Philosophy, Theology
My day won’t come until the day after tomorrow. Some people are born posthumously…The sort of predilection strength has for questions that require more courage than anyone possesses today; a courage for the forbidden; a predestination for the labyrinth. Friedrich...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 21, 2010 | Christian Thinkers, Theology, Trinity
I’ve often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them, our Lord spent so much time in the Upper Room speaking to them about the mystery of the Trinity. If anything could underline the...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 19, 2010 | Biblical Studies, Christian Living, Theology
It’s very hard to derive the idea from the Bible that good works save a person from his sins. Scripture is very clear that we are saved only by grace through the righteousness of Christ. The idea of salvation by grace alone through faith alone was bitterly...