Posts Tagged ‘theology’
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June 26th, 2015 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, God & Christianity, Josh Butler
“It comes down to more of that intimate relational knowledge,” says Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR, “scripture would describe that as an experience in the Spirit.” There is a difference between that experiential, relational knowledge and an intellectual knowledge. “Our confidence is in knowing that God in Christ […]
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June 26th, 2015 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, Josh Butler, Theology & the Bible
“The gospel is exclusive about who the judge is, that it’s Jesus,” answers Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR, “but not exclusive about the particularities and details about the outcome of the judgement.” God’s purpose is to reconcile and heal humanity, where the division is not bad people vs. […]
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June 26th, 2015 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, HP :: Most Recent, Josh Butler, Theology & the Bible
“That’s revealing that I actually prefer life on my own, than life with God,” explains Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. When God’s judgement shows up, there will be an element of surprise because God knows us better than we know ourselves. “When God establishes His kingdom, He’s going […]
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June 26th, 2015 | God & Christianity, Josh Butler, Theology & the Bible
“God created the world to lavish His affection on it,” says Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. Evil comes from us; sin is a bending of ourselves toward our own selfish nature rather than towards God and our neighbor. “Our world was created to flourish before the face of […]
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June 26th, 2015 | HP :: Resource, Josh Butler, Spiritual Growth & Discipleship, Theology & the Bible
“I would never want anyone to be intimidated by diving into the word of God,” answers Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. We may encounter tension in scripture that causes us to ask questions and that’s okay; it pushes us to engage with other people and other resources on […]
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June 26th, 2015 | God & Christianity, Josh Butler, Theology & the Bible
“We tend to think of Holy War as…using the gods or god to justify the conquest of the weak,” says Josh Butler, Pastor of Global Outreach at Imago Dei in Portland, OR. Rather, Holy War in the Old Testament is God interceding on behalf of the least of these, against strong and tyrannical power structures. […]
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March 23rd, 2015 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, God & Christianity, Ken Wytsma, Theology & the Bible
“A little bit of Greek is a very dangerous thing,” answers Ken Wytsma, President of Kilns College and Pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, OR, “because you can make a whole bunch of mistakes.” Words in the Bible can seem mutually comparable but they’re used different ways in different contexts. “Ultimately you use scripture to […]
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February 27th, 2015 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Ken Wytsma, Theology & the Bible
“It’s this idea that life is messy, but we always somehow feel like it shouldn’t be …Corresponding to that, God is mysterious but we don’t think he should be…we think he should be a little bit easier to find,” explains Ken Wytsma, President of Kilns College and Pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, OR. God […]
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October 16th, 2014 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, Featured Videos, HP :: Resource, Mike Caba, Theology & the Bible
The two most popular Christian theories about God’s attitude toward unbelievers are Inclusivism and Exclusivism, and they have to do with how much knowledge of Christ a person needs to possess in order to be saved. Inclusivism is the belief that through Christ God may choose to save people who are Christlike, even if they […]
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September 11th, 2014 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Mike Yankoski, Spiritual Growth & Discipleship
“As we become more cognizant of what God is up to, we begin to participate more in God’s redemptive work,” says Mike Yankoski, Author, Speaker and Social Justice Advocate. Justice, put simply, is the way things were created to be. Justice is a state of right relationship, fairness, and peace. “We’ll be able to look […]
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