by David Tinson | Dec 27, 2018 | Theology
An open-and-shut case? Part of the beauty of the Christian life is the rich diversity of theological positions subscribed to by our brothers and sisters in Christ. In the first post of this series we introduced one that is very popular – replacement theology...
by David Tinson | Nov 11, 2018 | Theology
Not long ago, a much valued friend was reading through an article on karpophoreo.com. After finishing, but before talking about the actual content of the article, she had a couple of questions. The first was, “I know that ‘exegesis’ refers to interpretation, so why...
by David Tinson | Sep 22, 2018 | Theology
Last month I decided to spend some time having a look at replacement theology. But before we do that, I thought it would be helpful to write an article asking the question, what is replacement theology? Too often we simply assume that everyone knows what terms such as...
by David Tinson | Aug 14, 2018 | Theology
Theologies are funny things. On a number of occasions I have heard someone express the thought that it would have been better if the Bible had been written in the style of a systematised theology book. Imagine how handy it would be if everything concerning the various...
by David Tinson | Jun 1, 2018 | Theology
When we think of bearing fruit, most of us automatically think of fruit that is good. For Christians, it is natural to think of the fruit of the Spirit, being fruitful in ministry, or doing good towards others. All this is great stuff, but unfortunately we need to be...
by David Tinson | May 20, 2018 | Theology
Welcome to the introductory post for our ‘Tend the Garden’ category. One thing I keep coming across a great deal is echo chambers. An echo chamber is where we are only listening to people who hold the same views as ourselves. The trouble is, too much time...