Theology

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GENERAL

THE ESSENTIALS OF THE FAITH

EMERGENT CONCERNS

DATE SETTERS

DIMENSIONS OF WORSHIP

WHY MARBURG MATTERS

ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 

MODERN SPIRITUALITY

WHY I AM A CESSATIONIST

THE DEITY OF CHRIST

GOD’S WRATH, a series by Jesse Hornok

        

GENERAL

A Biblical Response to Reincarnation (May 2011)

Christianity is Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy (June 2011) 

The Wedlock Debate – We’ve Lost the Semantic Battle (October 2011)

Is Mormonism A Cult? Part 1: Cultural and Sociological Definitions (October 2011) 

Is Mormonism A Cult? Part 2: Theological Definitions and Assessment (October 2011) 

The Simplicity of the Gospel (November 2013)

Guilty! An Examination of the Reality and Emotional Residue of Guilt  (April 2012)

The Deep Divides Between Religion, Evolutionism and Science (February 2014) 

Can Christians and Mormons stand together in this Dangerous Age? (April 2014)

Musings on Communion (July 2015)

Three Reasons Why Leviticus Matters (September 2016) 

No Hype, No Hypocrisy, Just the Gospel (April 2018)

The Finale of False Teachers (April 2018)

Andy’s Theological Adventures (February 2019)

How Can a Benevolent God Allow Various Atrocities to Happen? (September 2020)

THE ESSENTIALS OF THE FAITH

Part 1, Explanation and Trinity (January 2011)

Part 2, Verbal Plenary Inspiration (February 2011)

Part 3, Virgin Birth and Substitutionary Atonement (March 2011)

Part 4, Literal Resurrection and Literal Second Coming (April 2011)

Part 5, Preaching and Discipleship (May 2011)

Part 6, Evangelism and Refutation of Heresy (June 2011) 

Part 7, The Social Implications of the Gospel and Conclusion (July 2011)

EMERGENT CONCERNS

        Part 1, Big Shift on the Small Screen (May 2011) 

        Part 2, Understanding the Philosophy of Post-Modernism (June 2011)

        Part 3, The Demise of Orthodoxy (July 2011)

        Part 4, The Difficulty with Diversity (August 2011)

        Part 5, Epistemology And Burgers (September 2011) 

        Part 6, A Caution About Creativity (October 2011) 

        Part 7, Emerging Into World Religions (December 2011) 

        Part 8, Politics and Culture (April 2012) 

        Manifestly Lacking (August 2012)

        Off the Deep End (June/ July 2012) 

        Off the Deep End, Part Two (November/ December 2012) 

        Dastardly Dichotomies or Unnecessary Options – Which one? (June/ July 2013)

        The Bizarreness that is Rob Bell, Part 1 (November 2013)

        The Bizarreness that is Rob Bell, Part 2 (May 2014) 

        How To Respond to an Emerging Christian (September 2014)

DIMENSIONS OF WORSHIP

Part 1, Introduction (August 2011) 

Part 2, Worship is Theocentric and Christocentric (September 2011) 

Part 3, Worship is For God and For Man (October 2011) 

Part 4, Worship is Liturgy and Lifestyle (November 2011)

Part 5, Worship is Intellect and Emotion (January 2012) 

An Excursus about Worship and Emotion (February 2012) 

Part 6, Worship is Private and Public (March 2019) 

Part 7, Worship is Order and Spontaneity (May 2012)

Part 8, Worship is Content and Manner (September 2012)

Part 9, The Dangers of Imbalance (October 2012)

 

DATE SETTERS

The Psychology of a Date Setter (with a special emphasis on “Psycho”!) (January 2012)

    

The Frenzy of 1994 (May 2012)

    The Apocalypse in Popular Media (June/ July 2012)

    The Multiple Failed Prophecies of Charles Taze Russell (August  2012)

 

WHY MARBURG MATTERS

   

      Introduction  (June/ July 2012) 

        The Issue (August 2012)  

        The Eucharist (November/ December 2012) 

        The Tone (April 2013)

        The Meeting (May 2013) 

        The Unfortunate Legacy (September 2013)

        More From Marburg: The Colorful Martin Luther (April 2014)

ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

Part 1, Classical Arguments (August 2012)  

Part 2, More Classical Arguments (September 2012)

Part 3, The Logical Fallacy of Atheism (November/ December 2012) 

Part 4, New Arguments for the Existence of God (February 2013)

Part 5, Bad Arguments of the Existence of God (June/ July 2013)

More New Arguments For the Existence of God (May 2015)

MODERN SPIRITUALITY

        An Unorthodox Conversation, Part 1 (April 2013) 

        An Unorthodox Conversation, Part 2 (May 2013)

        A New Age Prophecy (June/ July 2013)

        The Problem of Neo-Paganism (January 2016)

        The Many Faces of Neo-Paganism (January 2016)

        The Great Con of Interconnectedness (February 2016)

        The Deification of Humanity, or, Are You “I Am”? (June 2016)

WHY I AM A CESSATIONIST

        Introduction (January 2014)

        “It’s a Trap!” (February 2014)

        A Dubious History (April 2014)

        One’s Attitude Toward Acts (May 2014) 

        1 Corinthians 13:8-10, Part 1: “Done Away” (November 2014) 

        1 Corinthians 13:8-10, Part 2: “The Perfect” (December 2014) 

        The Main Spiritual Gifts Lists in the New Testament (January 2015)

        Additional and Possible Gifts Mentioned in the Bible (March 2015)

        The Initial Spread of the Gospel (February 2016)

        The Taper Caper (March 2016)

        A Theology of Tongues (June 2016)

        I See Sick People! (December 2016)

        Satan’s Role as Mimic (July 2017)

        Action Versus Distraction (May 2021)

       

THE DEITY OF CHRIST

        A Twenty-First Century Crusade (January 2016)

        The Word Is God, John 1:1-3 (February 2016)

        Is Christ Just “a god”? (February 2016)

        Just as You Honor the Father, John 5:18-24 (March 2016)

        “Before Abraham Was . . .” John 8:58 (June 2016)

        “I And the Father Are One,” John 10:30 (July 2016)

        “My Lord and My God!” John 20:28 (October 2016)

        “By Whom Are All Things,” 1 Corinthians 8:6 (March 2017)

        In the Form of God, Philippians 2:6-8 (May 2017)

        Above Every Name, Philippians 2:9-11 (May 2017)

        The Image of the Invisible God, Colossians 1:15-17 (July 2017)

        “Our God and Savior,” Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 (September 2017)

        Like Father, Like Son (June 2018)

        Like Father, Like Son, Part 2 (July 2018)

        Radiance and Representation, Hebrews 1:2-3 (February 2019)

        Christ’s Identity and Deity in the General Epistles (June 2019)

        Christ’s Clearest Self-Claims, Part 1 (November 2019)

        Christ’s Clearest Self-Claims, Part 2 (November 2019)

CHURCH

        Reasons Not To Attend Church (And Why Those Reasons are Dumb) (December 2019)

        Where Have All The Cowboys (And Apologists) Gone? (July 2020)

        Please Don’t Plant Another Church Here! (May 2021)

GOD’S WRATH

    A series of articles by Jesse Hornok

        Present or Future? Part 1 (September 2020)

        Present or Future? Part 2 (October 2020)

        Present or Future? Part 3 (January 2021)

        God’s Present Wrath and the Christian, Part 4 (March 2021)