- Thu, Dec 10, 2009
- Doctrine and Theology
Biblical Inerrancy and Fuller Seminary
Randy Alcorn's second response to inerrancy and Fuller Seminary
Resources: doctrine
- Sat, Jun 05, 2004
- Christian Life, Doctrine and Theology, Salvation
Distinctive Teachings of Biblical Christianity
Biblical Christianity is fundamentally a relationship with Christ, not a religion about Christ.
- Wed, Jan 06, 2010
- Culture and Worldview
I notice that sometimes you allude to science fiction, including Star Trek and Star Wars. Do you recommend that Christian young people get into the Star Wars movies and books?
I enjoy science fiction and I do like Star Wars, especially the original three movies. However, Star Wars is a very poor place to get a theology, and that’s my biggest problem with its influence on the young, who don’t yet have the filters in place to screen out the heresy. If kids and parents can sit down, like we did with our daughters, and discuss the theological errors with “the Force,” that can be very good for them (and us). Some things are better not to get exposed to, but some our kids will inevitably be exposed ...
- Thu, Jun 01, 1995
- Doctrine and Theology
Elyon: What Does it Mean?
Why do you use the name Elyon to refer to God in several of your books? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo.
I’m often asked why I use the term “Elyon” in reference to God in my novel Deadline (and again in Dominion). Though I am comfortable making up names for men and angels for the purposes of fiction, I would not presume to make up a name for God. That’s why I chose a name that, while unfamiliar to many people, is specifically revealed in Scripture.
The Hebrew “Elyon” occurs thirty-one times in the Old Testament. The equivalent ...
- Tue, Sep 23, 2003
- Doctrine and Theology, Heaven
What do you think of Mitch Albom’s book The Five People You Meet in Heaven?
Discerning Christians with a strong biblical theology can pick out the good and toss the bad. Unfortunately, most who read the book (and see the movie) will not do that, and indeed may be incapable of doing so. They will tend to swallow not only the true parts or the conditionally true (if....then) parts, but all of it, including the false assumptions and wishful thinking that underlie it.
- Fri, Feb 26, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology, Prolife
Abortion in the Bible and Church History
There is a small but influential circle of prochoice advocates who claim to base their beliefs on the Bible. They maintain that “nowhere does the Bible prohibit abortion.” Yet the Bible clearly prohibits the killing of innocent people (Exodus 20:13). All that is necessary to prove a biblical prohibition of abortion is to demonstrate that the Bible considers the unborn to be human beings.
- Thu, Mar 04, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology
But my professors at Fuller don’t oppose inerrancy, just a particular definition of inerrancy. Isn’t this mostly a matter of semantics?
There is far more to this than semantics with the word “inerrancy.” There’s a long and well-documented history involving Fuller and the inerrancy issue that you may not be aware of.
- Mon, May 03, 2010
- Christian Life
The Vulnerability of Ignorance (audio)
Randy Alcorn warns that ignorance of true doctrine makes us vulnerable to false doctrine.
- Sat, Jun 01, 2002
- Doctrine and Theology, Heaven, Salvation
Heaven: Our Certain Hope
There are many rooms in my Father’s home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. … When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. John 14:2-3
Set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God’s right hand.…. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Colossians 3:1-2
For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have a home in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 Corinthians 5:1
- Thu, Mar 18, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology, Heaven
How can we be with Jesus in an “intermediate” Heaven when He is with God in Heaven at His right hand?
Question from a reader:
When we die we go to be with Christ (II Cor. 5:8) which is wonderful. But we are still incomplete, in a pre-resurrected state, anticipating Christ’s return to earth, and our resurrections. The place we’ll live forever will be where God comes down to dwell with us, on the New Earth (Revelation 21:1-3).
