The InVerse Theology Project

The first believers in Thessalonica startled their neighbors with the dramatic difference believing in Jesus was making in their lives. It was clear to some of the people in that important Roman center that the “Christians”, as they had come to be called, were out of step with the rest of the community.

God is a God of order, not confusion. He expects His people to do all things decently and in order, to reflect His character to the world (1 Cor. 14.40).

We don’t have to read very far in Scripture to realize two things: First, the Bible contains a good bit of history. One could go so far as to argue that the Scriptures are nothing if not an historical account of a particular people covering a certain period. The second thing we notice is that God is intimately involved with this people throughout the course of their history; and He very often appears to use historical events and figures in His dealings with His people.

Theology is the disciplined pursuit of the knowledge of God and His glory. Creational theology, one of six primary disciplines in the regimen of theological studies, is beginning again to receive proper attention. By this discipline a believer, standing on the foundation of Scripture and Jesus Christ, may expect to discover the glory of God in created things and be enriched thereby in wondrous and edifying ways.

In his treatise, On Christian Doctrine, Augustine (354-430 AD) argued that all study of Scripture is aimed at knowing, loving, and serving God.

We can't care for our soul if we don't know what it is.

First, work on improving your soul. Then you'll be ready to work at loving your neighbor.

Whatever happened to Jesus' emphasis on the oneness of all believers?

We bring to a close our all-too-brief survey of Charles Plummer's Lives of Irish Saints, to see what lessons await us there.

For me, experiencing the glory of God in the things of creation begins with hearing.

In John 2 Jesus shows His glory for the first time. He also shows His authority over those who make a mockery of God.

John Davies leads us to understand the state of the soul under the law of sin.

There is an "order of operations" for our work. It begins in the work of sanctification.

The Church's drift into cultural captivity began very early on.

In the seventh century, the Celtic Revival began to wind down, for all the wrong reasons

The whole world is an icon, pointing to God and the pleasure of His Presence.

Jesus attracts His first disciples after John declares Him the Lamb of God

The soul: Do we truly understand it?

Work is a calling from the Lord for the spreading of His grace.

We are a Church of Marthas, desperately seeking to stay afloat while we neglect the one needful thing