Jesus gives Simon a new name: Peter. In Revelation, Jesus tells us all the victorious will receive a new name (Rev. 2:17). We haven’t received that name yet. That name…
Christians have a talent for reshaping the Gospel. Paul warns against this. The reshaping is always the result of good intentions. Christians worry about the growth of the Church, which…
My last year at seminary, one of the theology professors taught a course called something like “Theories of the Atonement.” Over centuries, theologians have presented different explanations regarding the atonement,…