YHWH. We know this name. We speak this name. We rarely stop to think about what this name means. Not what it means in the academic sense – etymology, pronunciation, theological significance. We have libraries full of that. I mean: what does it mean that the God of all creation chose to give us a name? That the Incomparable One, who needs nothing from us, who owes us nothing, decided to be...
Title of Essay “The light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their works were evil.” (John 3:19) Analyse the use of light and darkness imagery in John’s Gospel. Commentary: So this one was a bit challenging and it’s been suggested that I may be allowing perfect be the enemy of good with my longer essays. What that means is that I am digging...
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 (ESV) Introduction: A Doctrine I Loved But Had to Leave Behind In my article on God Manifestation, I outlined the Christadelphian theology that shaped how I understood Jesus for 50 years. It’s a beautiful doctrine in many ways...