Romans 9-11 - summary of study
At our bible study we've been looking at Romans 9-11 over the past three weeks. Instead of doing individual posts on each study, I decided to do just one summarizing the whole content. The chapter are...
View ArticleWith Osipov on the nature of God - my response
Osipov's way of explaining God of justice vs. God of love dilemma is that only the second statement (God is love) is correct, see the earlier post. It turns out this is not necessarily a view that...
View ArticleWith Osipov on Christian theology and sola scriptura - my response
In my previous post I discussed the following three statements made by Prof. Osipov: 1) One cannot treat Christian theology purely as science. To understand God one must first be a Christian, and not...
View ArticleWith Osipov on salvation
What does it mean to live a spiritual life? How can we be saved? These are the topics that Prof. Osipov discusses in his talk "Foundations of Spiritual Life". Here are the key signs of true spiritual...
View ArticleDostoyevsky on capital punishment
With so much discussion on capital punishment, this excerpt from Dostoevsky's "The Idiot" provides a fresh perspective. It is a bit lengthy, but well worth the read. And, by the way, Dostoevsky knows...
View ArticleWith Osipov on Christian theology and sola scriptura
What is Christian theology? Do we understand this term correctly? How can we know God? These are the questions that Prof. Osipov keeps coming back again and again in many of his talks. In Osipov's...
View ArticleWith Osipov on salvation - my response
See the original post first. I really applaud Orthodox emphasis on the fact that we must understand that we utterly need Jesus before we can be truly saved. To be fair, the understanding of our own...
View ArticleWith Osipov on sin - my response
In my previous post I outlined Eastern Orthodox view of sin, represented by Moscow Theological Seminary professor Osipov. Here are my own thoughts on the subject. 1) Definition of sin. The original...
View ArticleWith Osipov on the nature of God
According to Osipov, understanding of the nature of God is a core difference between Western and Orthodox Christianity. At the heart of the question is an apparent inconsistency that many notice when...
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