A Trinitarian Covenantal Theology of the Church (Book) - 6/3/2003 7:28:54 PM
Very insightful. WOuld also suggest Colin Gunton's "The One, The THree, and The Many" along with LaCugna's "God For Us". Bobrinskoy's "The Mystery of the Trinity" is great, along with McPartlan's "The Eucharist Makes the Church" and "Sacrament of Salvation". A final book, "Energies of the Spirit" by Duncan Reid, is very good! Enjoy!
A Trinitarian Covenantal Theology of the Church (Book) - 8/20/2002 7:50:42 PM
As a believer in trinitarian, orthodox Christianity and in the covenant theology of the Reformed churches, I would like to see more before I draw any conclusions.
By the way, Dr. Su, I speak, read, and write Chinese.
A Trinitarian Covenantal Theology of the Church (Book) - 8/25/2001 6:16:31 AM
As a strong atheist and having debated this with agnostics many times I could not disagree more.
First of all, nobody can agree even on the definition of god.
In fact, gods do exist. Some are made of stone, some of crystal some of granite. Is that what you mean by gods? Well those gods can exist and do exist but they are useless.
As for the christian/Jewish/islamic god, it does not exist simply because that god is a logical impossibility.
Now, untill you define what kind of god can or cannot exist or is unknowable from a definition point of view, you are arguing an unintelligeable argument.
Let me make this simple. Nothing within existence can exist under the label "god" and nothing outside existence can exist as it is circular logic.
Therefore, all that exists is self sustaining. A self sustaining being within existence cannot be both in existence and the source of existence. It is either outside existence, which means in the mind of people alone, or within existence, in which case it is not a god but a product or byproduct of existence. In either case, god, as has been proposed by manking, IS a logical impossibility.
If you wish to debate this with me, come to ChristianityExposed.Com and sign up on my forum and we'll debate.
A Trinitarian Covenantal Theology of the Church (Book) - 5/10/2001 10:08:16 AM
A very interesting review of the scorn bible based churches face in today's society! As the general population around the world excepts unbiblical teachings as mainstream lifestyles, God and the Bible are not only taking the back seat, but our beliefs are now being ridiculed and persecuted. Ironically biblical predictions of this are now becoming a real threat to the basic Christian beliefs.
I am not sure of the trinity concept, although I do believe in the trinity, however this publication brings to light a subject that modern day civilization refuses to listen too.
Thanks to this fine author for having the courage to stand up for what many of us believe and be counted.
susie harrison
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Marriage & Divorce - A Biblical Position (Article) - 10/23/2017 9:10:44 PM
It's good to see someone posting some good material on Christian marriage. Keep on posting. Well done!
A Biblical View of the Afterlife (Article) - 7/17/2012 10:28:59 PM
Good article; well written. It provides hope for the lost. Amen!
Gospel & Culture (Article) - 5/6/2003 10:34:45 AM
This article is excellent I know it took a lot of time, but it is right to the point.
A Biblical View of the Afterlife (Article) - 10/11/2002 6:23:22 AM
Well how much more acurately can one describe it?,i think as a theological student i can aplaud your work and give it the golden seal of approval,in a day and age like this when the biblical views of such afterlives are being misunderstood by so many we the people need more informing on such topics,and we also need to know which falsities on this subject there are to look out for such as the so called "soul sleep" doctrine which really has no standing evidence to support it.
The Holy Trinity as the basis of the Church (Article) - 9/2/2002 7:38:14 PM
The article offers several good insights, but in a rather lopsided manner. If you're going to call your ecclesiology "covenantal," then be sure at least to touch upon some of the biblical covenant traditions (Noah, Abraham, Sinai, Zion, New Covenant etc.). Likewise, the integration of the insights of two contemporary figures (Zizioulas and Moltmann) is quite good, but there are so many other significant trinitarian ecclesiologies (Schonborn, Genz etc.). Plus, there is much untapped potential for synthesizing a "covenantal" perspective with the "People of God" approach (Congar) and the "eucharistic" approach of De Lubac. Still, I found a lot of solid food to chew on. Thanks Joshua. P.S. I went ahead and ordered the book!
A Biblical View of the Afterlife (Article) - 3/31/2002 8:20:10 PM
The majority of the information in this article is correct. Joshua Su Yuanjin did a good job. He is a good writer as well. However, he made one serious mistake in my opinion. He indicated that based on DT. 18:11 and I Sam. 28 that it is possible to communicate with the dead. He was careful to point out that the Bible prohibits this practice, which was a good point to make. But these passages do not suggest that communication with the dead is possible any more than references to astrology in the Bible mean that the stars can actually predict our future. Deuteronomy 18:11 is referring to a host of ungodly practices. However, the passage in Deuteronomy is not saying that the casting of a spell has any real power or that consulting with the dead is possible. The Bible teaches that the dead cannot and will not be allowed to communicate with the living. Jesus Christ said in Rev. 1:18, He holds the keys of DEATH AND HADES. This means that in order for any communication by the dead to occur, it must be done with the permission of Jesus Christ. This alas is not possible. He will not allow it. One of the best passages in the Bible that deal with the issue of communication with the dead or from the dead is found in Luke 16:19-31. This passage is known as the “Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.” Some students of the Bible do not believe this passage is a parable. But whether this passage is a parable or not, it teaches us an important lesson. In the passage, the Rich Man is in torment in Hades. The Rich Man not wishing that any of his family join him in Hades, asked Father Abraham to send Lazarus “from the dead” to warn his family. Verse 31 is the reason communication by the dead will not be allowed. The power to transform lives is in the Word of God. God speaks to us of sin and judgment to come from the Bible. God will not allow departed spirits to compete with “Moses and the prophets.” Indeed, as Father Abraham said even if one “rose from the dead” they will not be “persuaded.” To be sure, the event in I Samuel 28 was a real communication from the departed Samuel to Saul. However, this event should be seen as an exception to the rule. God in His sovereign will, allowed this communication to occur. The woman at Endor did not make this event happen. She could not and did not summon Samuel from the dead. She was a fake. Jesus Christ has the sole control over the spirit world. Departed spirits cannot act against His will. And it is the will of God that we come to Him through the Word of God and not by communications with the dead or anything else. I strongly recommend to the reader to consider any individual who claims to communicate with the dead or to come back from the dead or to have an out of body experience to be either: a) a faker, b) an individual suffering from a hallucination, or c) demon activity is involved in some manner such as imitating a dead person. Overall, I think Joshua Su Yuanjin did a good job. I enjoyed reading his article.
A Biblical View of the Afterlife (Article) - 8/9/2001 10:51:19 PM
Yes. You hit the nail on the head as to exactly how life after death is described in the bible.
