For the nerds out there… Thank you to those who sent emails about the YMN305 class (posts here and here). For those who might be interested here is a list of resources I utilized in addition to the Bible: Aristotle. Politics. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Barna, George, […]
Theology
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This semester I was asked to teach on the philosophy and theology of youth ministry for Grand Canyon University which is a short drive from my house. I have taught Biblical Interpretation / Hermeneutics for the last five years at GCU and was honestly a bit surprised when they asked […]
Over the summer I normally try to post a couple things that I learned over the previous school year. If you have anything you learned from last year that you would like to tell me about, send it my way smcgever (at) pv dot younglife dot org. In my first […]
A lot has happened since I wrote this post. There were some fantastic comments on the post that were very thought provoking for me. I also went to Woodleaf, where my friend Dave did an excellent job proclaiming the gospel. In fact, he did something very similar to what I […]
This year I completed a Master of Divinity degree. It took a lot. A lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of reading, a lot of writing, a lot from my family, a lot of everything. Yet, it was all worth it. I was rather serious ,even before […]
Each person is fully God Person Support Father is God Evident from the first verse of the Bible… Jesus is God John 1:1-4 (NIV) 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him […]
God is three separate persons Person Support Jesus is not the Father John 1:1-2 (NIV) 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. John 17:24 (NIV) 24“Father, I want those you have given me […]
There is one God Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (NIV) 4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV) 5For there is one God and one mediator between […]
2. Further revealed in the NT All Three Spoken of Together Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV) 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a […]
1. Partially revealed in the OT Plurality Genesis 1:26 (NIV) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the […]