Posts Tagged ‘ Theology ’

Can God Lie?

Mar 6th, 2010 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Blog Posts

When I was younger, I used to think that God actually could lie if He wanted to, but He simply chose not to because of His goodness. I didn’t realize, and I think many people still don’t, that He literally cannot lie. Some theological errors can be avoided by understanding that God cannot [...]



Advent and the Ascension

Dec 20th, 2009 | By Tom Riello | Category: Blog Posts

As we move ever closer to the celebration of the coming of our Lord on Christmas, it is helpful for us to reflect a bit on what this coming means for you and me, what this means for us! What does the season of Advent have to do with the Ascension of our Lord Jesus [...]



Was the Fall Under God’s Providence?

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Blog Posts

God is said to will a thing in one of two ways: absolutely or contingently. If God wills a thing absolutely, then it necessarily happens. So a thing which does not happen cannot be said to have been God’s absolute will. But we know per divine revelation that God wills some things [...]



The Divine Metaphor

Jul 13th, 2009 | By Tim A. Troutman | Category: Blog Posts

Recently I was discussing the issue of the atonement with a PCA friend of mine and it became apparent that our differences on this doctrine were based on much deeper differences in theology. We traced our subtle disagreement backwards but I will start here from the beginning: with Creation. Creation is not just the beginning [...]