Tag Archives: theology

Not Green

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ehurst

My favorite color is orange. While I’m like most humans with an aesthetic preference for blue (it has to do with the mechanics of vision in our eyes), I would rather wear orange. That’s because when I’m on my bike, … Continue reading →

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British Israelism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ehurst

Theology class today. If you have never heard of this wild heresy, I find little to dispute with the description on Wikipedia. It’s all well and good to call it a heresy, but if you think about it, you realize … Continue reading →

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A Sample of Dispie Folly

Posted on March 20, 2016 by ehurst

For those of you inclined to understand the madness of Dispensationalism from a safe distance, I wanted to share with you an outline of some primary features. This comes from a study offered at Jesus-Is-Lord: Dispensational theology centers upon the … Continue reading →

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Program Notes: Reviewing Dispensationalism

Posted on March 8, 2016 by ehurst

I’ve been reading my own stuff for review and picking up some fresh sources I’ve not seen before. What’s crazy about Dispensational doctrine is that there is some crazy mythology about the people involved here in the US. For example, … Continue reading →

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Decision Disaster

Posted on February 25, 2016 by ehurst

People have alleged all kinds of silly, goofy stuff about Billy Graham. Granted, his children have waded through enough scandal, but aside from a few unguarded jokes, the man himself is untouched by noteworthy moral failures. That is, unless you … Continue reading →

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Program Notes: FTP Additions

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ehurst

I noticed lately that YouTube now features channels operated professionally in the name of various music acts from my youth. Notice how I worded that; I seriously doubt all of them involve the actual musicians. Most of them appear to … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion and the Reformation

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ehurst

We bother studying history and other social sciences so we can more intelligently recognize how we got where we are today, and contrast that against where God said we should be. We are then in a better position to plot … Continue reading →

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What Are You?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by ehurst

Welcome to the real world with all the real people. Even without a formal doctrine of the Fall, we have no trouble seeing that humanity is broken. However, Scripture points out that this broken condition cannot be fixed on our … Continue reading →

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The Stakes

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ehurst

With a certainty beyond certitude, I know that if I died right now, I would go to Heaven. However, to ask someone the question is a lousy pick-up line for evangelism. It’s also one of the dominant methods of evangelism … Continue reading →

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Universalist Logic

Posted on October 30, 2014 by ehurst

Walk in the light you have. I’m not here to dictate orthodoxy for others; I can only relate to you what I’ve experienced. Theology as commonly done among Western Christians is wholly misleading because it pretends certitude here in this … Continue reading →

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