As I mentioned in a previous post, one of our dogs died last week. Charlie, a dachshund, slipped a disk and started going paralysed and we had to have him put down. We were devastated. And even though Charlie was only a dog, I found myself asking, “Why did God allow this to happen? Charlie… Continue reading Three lessons from Job
Tag: Martin Luther
One of my favourite words in the Bible
In a little village in Germany in 1483 Martin Luther was born. Martin Luther was, under God, the instigator and one of the biggest drivers of the protestant reformation in Europe – with its subsequent break from the Roman Catholic Church. By the 15th Century Roman Catholicism was dominant religion in Europe. After school Luther went… Continue reading One of my favourite words in the Bible
Free Will vs. Total Depravity
Can we choose God? Would we ever want to choose God? Do we have a free will? These questions have caused controversy amongst Christians throughout history. The Reformed Doctrine of Total Depravity speaks to this. Total depravity is the teaching that, since the Fall of Man (Genesis 3), every area of the life of a… Continue reading Free Will vs. Total Depravity