Tag Archives: apostle paul

The Inescapable Love of God: St Paul and Eternal Damnation

Posted on 11 December 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

2 Thessalonians 1:9—this is the verse most frequently invoked to prove the thesis that the Apostle Paul teaches God’s everlasting damnation of the wicked. Before preceding any further, I’d like to ask you to read the first twelve verses of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Book Reviews, Eschatology, Thomas Talbott | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Inescapable Love of God: Was St Paul a Universalist?

Posted on 6 December 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The universalist confessor faces what appears to be an insurmountable challenge—reconciling his convictions with the plain and obvious testimony of the Holy Scriptures. Traditional Christians have long believed in the real possibility of everlasting damnation because this is, so they … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Book Reviews, Eschatology, Thomas Talbott | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 41 Comments

Becoming a New Creation with the Apostle Paul

Posted on 29 October 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Shortly after I graduated from seminary, I “tried on,” if you will, the penal substitutionary view of atonement as articulated in the writings of J. I. Packer. Some of you may have read his classic book Knowing God. I read … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul, Grace, Justification & Theosis | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Justified by Salvation History: Israel, Covenant and the Apostle Paul

Posted on 27 October 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

An increasing number of biblical scholars are finding the justification by faith model (JF) unpersuasive as a way to understand the theology of the Apostle Paul. This first came to my attention early in my seminary education (back in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul, Grace, Justification & Theosis | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Eastern Orthodoxy and the Apostle Paul: Where is Justification by Faith?

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Where is justification by faith in Orthodox theology and preaching? Absolutely nowhere at all. It just doesn’t make an appearance. It’s a curious omission, given the importance of justification by faith in the epistles of the Apostle Paul. How does … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace, Justification & Theosis | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Apprehending Apokatastasis: Predestinating to Perdition

Posted on 13 February 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

No theological topic provokes more angst, consternation, and passionate debate than the Latin doctrine of absolute predestination (yes, even more so than apokatastasis). No matter how carefully formulated and gently proclaimed, what we hear is this: from the mass of … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart, Eschatology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Apprehending Apokatastasis: What the Bible Says … and Doesn’t

Posted on 5 February 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

But that’s not what the Bible says!—a not uncommon cry uttered by many who first encoun­ter the greater hope. If we Christians know anything, we know that the Bible teaches ever­lasting damnation, and we have the verses to prove it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart, Eschatology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 96 Comments

Tom Talbott Reviews ‘That All Shall Be Saved’ (Part IV)

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Thomas Talbott, Ph.D. Predestination unto Glory Christians have traditionally held that, because they are saved by grace, they can take no credit for their own salvation, all of the credit for which goes to God. As Paul himself put … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart, Thomas Talbott | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments