How does axiology relate to theology?

Axiology is the study of values and how those values come about in a society. Axiology seeks to understand the nature of values and value judgments. It is closely related to two other realms of philosophy: ethics and aesthetics. All three branches deal with worth. Ethics is concerned with goodness, trying to understand what good is and what it means to be …

What is the scriptural basis for modalism?

Modalism and Monarchianism are two false views of the nature of God and of Jesus the Christ that appeared in the second and third centuries AD. A modalist views God as one Person instead of three Persons and believes that the Father, Son, and Spirit are simply different modes or forms of the same divine Person. According to modalism, God can switch among …

Who is Shiloh in Genesis 49?

The word Shiloh appears 33 times in the Old Testament and all but one usage refer to an area of Israel. The verse in which Shiloh is used as a Messianic prophecy is in Genesis chapter 49. “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”Genesis 49:10 This …

Did adherents of apocatastasis in the early church believe that the devil and his demons would be restored?

Apocatastasis (also apokatastasis) is the belief that everyone and everything will be saved in the end. It’s a Greek word that means “restoration to the original condition.” Another way to define apocatastasis is “universal salvation.” Proponents begin their defense of this position by pointing to Acts 3:21,, “Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by …

How many angels are there in a legion?

The reference to a legion is principally relegated to a Roman legion which was a large division of soldiers in the ancient Roman army. The number of warriors in a legion varied throughout Roman history, from 3,000 to 7,000. In the time of Jesus, a standard Roman legion consisted of about 6,000 men. These legions were the …

What are Jeremiah prophecies?

The Book of Jeremiah records the final prophecies to Judah, warning of oncoming destruction if the nation does not repent. Jeremiah calls out for the nation to turn back to God. At the same time, Jeremiah recognizes the inevitability of Judah’s destruction due to its unrepentant idolatry and immorality. The Book of Jeremiah is primarily a message …

What could Pharaoh have done to avoid the plagues God sent to him on account of Sarai?

In Genesis 12, Abram and his wife Sarai (their names were later changed to Abraham and Sarah) traveled to Egypt due to a famine in Canaan. Abram instructed his wife to tell people in Egypt that she was his sister instead of his wife. His reason was to protect himself. Because Sarai was so beautiful, …

What should I reflect on when I see a rainbow?

“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.” Genesis 9:13 Biblically speaking, the rainbow is the sign of a covenant that God made with the whole earth: He will never destroy the earth again with a flood. The rainbow is literally correlated to …

Is Deuteronomy 23:19, about lending to thy brother impractical, counterproductive, and even unjust?

“Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:” Deuteronomy 23:19 God’s Word says that many people wander from the faith and pierce themselves with many griefs when they allow money to have an improper hold on their hearts. That’s why …

Why isn’t the Daniel 9, Seventy Weeks prophecy quoted in the New Testament?

Daniels prophesy, is referred to in the New Testament as manifest prophesy, which is to say that the events are recorded in the New Testament as the actual occurrences of the prophesy. The “seventy weeks” prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. It is found in Daniel 9. The chapter begins …