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December 14th, 2009, 09:10 AM
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If indeed you have heard of the Dispensation of Grace given to me for you...
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December 14th, 2009, 09:16 AM
Paul. I had been taught things in catholic church, and later Assembly of God. But it wasn't until I read the Bible myself that I said, wait a minute. Especially in Romans.
As for things like "MAD" and "Open View", I believed them before I heard the terminology on TOL.
If God knew how all the future would play out, why did he ask Adam where he was, after Adam him himself. There isn't an answer for Calvin that fits the scenario. He certainly knows what he will bring to pass, but that is a different subject.
Clete, Sozo, and STP have been influential in reaffirming what Paul taught, in that you can stop trying to please God for righteousness sake. 'Cause it aint gonna happen.
[quote=Knight;2221313]The TheologyOnline.com TOPIC OF THE DAY for December 14th, 2009 10:03 AM
toldailytopic: Who has influenced your theology? Who do you respect and why? Where do you differ with them if at all?
Scott Hahn. He's a former Presbyterian minister with a PhD in Divinity. He is the most clear theologian that I've ever read.
I respect the thoroughness of his research and the difficulty of his own spiritual journey. He had to give up his life's ambition in order to follow Jesus where he was leading.
God invented distortion to use on really cool guitars!!
Suffering is Gods megaphone to a deaf world! C.S Lewis
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
Logos for the exposure he gave me to Universalist Theology, and Balder for helping bring existentialism and subjectivism together in nondualism, which applies in Theology and Psychology.
Externally, Barth, Buber, and I guess Kierkegaard.
Barth for saying that true revelation is only approachable through God,
who is revealed through Christ.
Buber for his "I and Thou" reflections on subjectivism.
Kierkegaard for the whole existentialist thing, which led to Buber, which led to non-dualism.
I would had Existentialist Psychologists like Frankl, Bugenthal, May, and Yalom, who found practical application of existential philosophy and theology. Yes, I am essentially alone and going to die, but that means here and now I am both free and alive.
1 John 4:7-8 "Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love."
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The buck doesn't even slow down here.
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December 14th, 2009, 01:47 PM
Wow...too many to list. If I had to narrow it down to the top three, though, they'd be the following:
My Grandmother - Who taught me that theology needn't be complicated and that grace is found in simplicity.
David Ferguson - My first real pastor and a staunch Arminian. He became like a second father to me and was the first to proactively pursue my involvement in the work of ministry. I was a passionate Arminian for a number of years, due primarily to his influence.
Tom Nelson - The single biggest influence on my theology to date. He's the pastor of Denton Bible Church in Denton, TX and a Dallas Seminary alumn. I've never had the privilege of studying under a more gifted, more cogent, or more biblically sound teacher in all my life as a Christian. His weekly messages are podcasted under Denton Bible Church or available on the Denton Bible Church media ministry website. He's also written a number of publications, including highly respected studies on the Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes. I can't say enough about the man.
"At least half the people I know are below average."
"Because a thing must be something does not mean all things that are that something are also the original thing."
I really know very few writers who maintain a consistent flow of thought. To mention the Biblical authors is just another way of saying I've learned a great deal from God.
However, of those published authors, I've learned a little from...
Tozer
Murray
Augustine
Luther
William Law
Dave Hunt
Edwards
Morris
Gilquist
Major Ian Thomas
Watchman Nee
Malcolm Smith
C.S. Lewis
Gillham
Hodges
many others
Then there are those here who have fine tuned some things...
Turbo
chickenman
StP
Knight
elohiym
Lion
voltaire
assuranceageant
OEJ
John w
Vaquero45
Honestly, most of these people on TOL have a better understanding of the Gospel than most theologians I've read, having studied literally hundreds of them.
My husband - he's a clear thinker and has listened to the equivalent of hundreds of theology books via podcast. Through him, I've learned to not make assertions I can't back up.
My 21 year-old son - he's his dad on steroids. Remembers practically everything he hears or reads - and he's heard and read a lot, especially theology. I benefit tremendously from his discussions with his dad.
Michael Horton
R.C. Sproul
Greg Koukl
The late Walter Martin (in the early years)
Dwight Pentecost (Dr. P), a beloved friend, because of his pastor's heart and humble spirit, even though I disagree with him on doctrine
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
(2Co 5:21)
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"I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me." - Isaac Newton
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December 14th, 2009, 03:59 PM
Lewis has been the thinker that has most influenced my theological approach. I also enjoy Schaeffer, Athanasius, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Aquinas, Anslem, Luther and Calvin, Geisler, Pascal, Millard Erickson, John Stott, Austin Farrer, and Wayne Grudem. There are many I'm forgetting. I'll add them as they come to mind.
"The Gospel offers God to me as a good, not simply as a fact. In embracing the good, I'm convinced of the fact." - Austin Farrer
And here in dust and dirt, O here
The lilies of His love appear
I'd rather be a door-keeper
So I stand by the door...
Words can be daffodils or fire ants
In an open field...
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Success is a journey, not a destination. So stop running.
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December 14th, 2009, 04:35 PM
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The TheologyOnline.com TOPIC OF THE DAY for December 14th, 2009 10:03 AM
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I've read several theology books but most haven't been by any well known theologians. Just various people. Brian Vickers is one author whose book I enjoyed.
I can name several TOLers though. Some more than others but in no really particular order....
elohiym - for various topics, particularly his views on Jesus' atonement and Christians sinning
Sozo - again, various topics, particularly regarding Christians, sin, and their standing with God
genuineoriginal - various topics, a lot to do with OT and prophecy
sentientsynth - had some good discussions with him regarding MAD
seekinganswers - anything he talks about, mostly the atonement
:STP: - do I even need to tell you?? MAD
Pierac - non-trinity/Jesus != God views
jeremysdemo - various topics
godrulz - non-MAD, pentecostal/charismatic
the_muz - non-MAD
MindonFire - when he would actually give you clear answers.
I know there are some other older TOLers that I'm forgetting.
C.S Lewis
I've read several theology books but most haven't been by any well known theologians. Just various people. Brian Vickers is one author whose book I enjoyed. 
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