Before Alexander

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:13 NASB Sound words – Systematic theology, so essential for doctrine, was simply impossible before Alexander the Great. Why? Because systematic theology requires a special kind of theological dualism, that is, the separation of mind from…

Paul’s Measuring Stick

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.  2 Timothy 1:13  NASB Standard – “The Torah was the absolute standard against which all other beliefs and practices were measured.  If a ruling or teaching did not agree with Torah (at least…