Category Archives: The Church

Debating the Invisibility of the Church

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

Over on the Theopolis blog we recently started hosting conversations, with several posts engaging with a viewpoint over the course of a month. In our latest conversation, we are discussing the visibility and invisibility of the Church. My response to … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Guest Post, The Church, Theological, Theopolis | 10 Comments

Boat Stories

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

I have just had an article published over on the Theopolis site. Within it, I discuss the significance of the boat as a metaphor for the Church and other things. As a conceptual metaphor and model, the boat and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Genesis, Guest Post, John, Jonah, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, The Church, Theological, Theopolis | Leave a comment

Video: Man, Woman, Deception and Authority in 1 Timothy 2

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

Today’s question: How do we explain 1 Timothy 2:14? On the one hand it appears to have a novel idea that Adam was not deceived in the fall. While on the other it appears to ground the submission of women … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Timothy, Audio, Bible, Controversies, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 5 Comments

Video: Call No Man Father, Castor and Pollux, Contraception

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

Today’s questions come from one of my Patreon supporters: 1.) How can Paul call Timothy his “true child in the Faith” (1 Tim 1:2; cf. 1 Cor 4:17, 2 Tim 1:2) when Jesus forbids calling anyone Father besides God (Matt … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Audio, Bible, Ethics, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological, Video | Leave a comment

Video: The Church and the Natural Family

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Today’s question: In the past two episodes of “Mere Fidelity” there was an underlying issue which was touched on, but not fully discussed. That is the relationship between the biological family and the New Family of which Christ is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Controversies, Culture, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 1 Comment

Video: Peter Leithart and Me on Baptismal Efficacy

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Today’s question: I just finished Leithart’s The Priesthood of the Plebs. It was one of the most stimulating books I have read in a long, long time. I also have recently watched some of your videos on baptism. How does … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Controversies, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sacramental Theology, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Video | 8 Comments

Video: 1 Corinthians 14 and Women’s Silence in Church

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

Today’s question: I have a friend who is from a non-religious background who is interested in Christianity and is reading the bible for the first time. She asked me to explain 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35. “As in all the churches of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians, Audio, Bible, Controversies, Hermeneutics, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, The Church, Theological, Video, Worship | 4 Comments