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The topic comes from a little rhyme that Gordon Clarke wrote in his book What Do Presbyterians Believe I think he thought that some Presbyterians believed nothing at the time he was writing in the 1960s. So, are we, as Christians, free from the law and is that a blessed condition and does it...

The Catholic Church, through a declaration by saint John Paul II, refuses to ordain women to the priesthood, to ordination as a bishop, and, thus far, to the diaconate. Saint John Paul II wrote "Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter...

In the other place there is a long thread asking if John MacArthur is guilty of heresy for his insistence that the expression "mother of God" is all wrong. I'll cite the sermon recording and if you want to listen to him, I managed about 50% of it, then you may want to give an opinion on whether...

There's a movement, it seems, of Protestants into Orthodox churches. There's also a demand for KJV + Apocrypha. The following Video gives testimony to the movement into Orthodoxy.

What is ordination, do you think? And anointing? [Edit: oops, wrong place, this should be in Theology]

The ancient churches authored and preserved the creeds that are accepted by nearly all Christians; such as the Nicene creed, the apostle's creed, the formula of Chalcedon, and others. Would you miss them if they were all gone?

And one of those robbers who were hanged blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing; thou art under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But...

In the other place, much despised by some here, I've watched some of a debate about baptism and it is interesting how worked up folk get on the doctrine.

The history of Christology over the first seven centuries of Church history is a fascinating and complex topic that involves many debates, controversies, and developments. Here is a brief overview of some of the main events and issues that shaped the Christian understanding of Jesus Christ...

In Catholic teaching the ultimate authority for all teaching is God. That needs to be unpacked a little I think. How does God communicate? through Jesus Christ first and foremost through the apostles who received their teaching from Christ through the bishops who succeeded the apostles through...

China has a long history of government by emperors and its society is structured according to family and clan groupings, or has been for a long time even if in more recent times that has changed a little. Christianity arose in a society that was ruled by an emperor and had a history of kings as...

When you experience a positive answer to your prayer does that give evidence that your prayer is acceptable to God with whatever theological implications that may have?

What is prayer for? Should a Christian spend "God's time" on trivial matters like letting one's sporting team win? Or is it right and proper for a Christian to petition God for matters that re, objectively speaking, not very significant?

On the mount of transfiguration the Lord spoke with Moses and Elijah; Moses died near the end of the book of Deuteronomy and Elijah is said to have ascended in a chariot of some kind to heaven. Both were, I presume you'll agree, no longer Earthly people, yet they communed with Jesus in the...

Was it a mistake for God to send Samuel to speak to Saul? Or do you think that it was Fake-Samuel that appeared, some sort of demon? Or if it was the real Samuel, then what does that say about your theology regarding communion with the saints in heaven?

Given biblical content and the doctrines that are derived therefrom; and given societal norms for behaviour; is it, in your opinion, right for Christians to oppose people in drag for entertainment, or people who are LGBTIQ+ reading stories to children in public libraries?

How do you feel about the notion of collective guilt? For example if you are in a country that did something bad recently should you feel guilty? Or if you are in a denomination that has recently been implicated in something bad, sex abuse comes to mind, and coverups, should you feel guilty...

Do you think that Christians ought to lobby for social and societal good? For example, some among the elderly and some with disabilities have a hard time smart phones because of the way their user interface works, so should Christians lobby phone makers to make the user interface better for...

I imagine that most folk have decided one way or the other if Limited Atonement is a godly doctrine of grace unmitigated or a demonic slander against the loving and good God who revealed himself in Jesus Christ. But perhaps another round of the eternal battle is called for.

Today I received, as a package delivered by FedEx a leather bound copy of the Knox Bible. Translated by Ronald A Knox from Latin into English, it is a very attractive volume, gilt edged paper, nice print, leather cover that smells of leather. I am very pleased with it. It has a sewn binding...