The Doctrine of Scripture

Written by Rev. Joshua Tomalin Many theological disagreements find their root in disagreements on scripture. It is fairly common to hear in theological circles an argument that sounds something like – “We don’t need to pay attention to that part of the bible anymore” or “we know the bible contradicts itself, so it can’t all […]

Human nature

The view of the nature of humanity has been widely discussed in the christian religion. It is an interesting theme when we encounter questions such as; “why am I a christian but my neighbor is not?” or “why is there so much suffering in this world?”. While this discussion is big and affect other topics […]

Atonement

A short summary of a couple of different aspects of the atonement, meaning how God mends the effects of sin, and reconciles his relationship with the world.

Justification

Before we come to the Lutheran position on the topic of justification, we have to lay the grounds of what exactly justification is. To put it simply, justification is the event (or the process) by which sinners are made right in the eyes of God. We believe that we are corrupt, fallen away from God, […]