Welcome to My Web Page.
Thank you so much for visiting!
This
web page is written
to introduce you to certain
wonderful, challenging, and important realities. I refer to meeting
the Lord Jesus face
to
face, knowing God, seeing God, hearing
God,
receiving the Holy Spirit, being healed
and delivered of evil spirits, entering the dark
nights, encountering the living power of Scripture
as God's Word written, being lifted into heaven by
the liturgy, entering the Kingdom and learning how
the Kingdom encompasses all of life. All these matters,
and many more, are
addressed here.
They are rendered as narrative in my novel, Face
to Face, and they are discussed theologically in
the essays. Therefore, I gladly invite the reader to read and
study these web pages.
How
does one "do" theology? Of course, theology
must be lived. At the intellectual level,
however, one could say that theology is done by
discerning the fundamental components of a
theological perspective and comparing these
constituent aspects and their wholes against each
other in light of the great biblical and theological
tradition. God not only
calls us to love him with all our heart and soul,
but also with all our minds. This means effort,
sustained effort. Christian truth is freely revealed
by God's mercy and grace, but it requires everything
within us to receive his revelation.
Therefore, let me ask my readers to pray and ponder
the things that are written here. Further, the Christian faith has been undermined, both from the left and the right. From the left, there is liberalism, a form of false teaching that has been around since Schleiermacher. This liberal heresy must be fought at every turn without quarter, for in the end, it betrays Jesus Christ as Lord. The errors on the right are serious as well: a narrow way of interpreting Scripture, a confusion between the Kingdom of God and the United States, and a lack of attention to how the Christian faith has been lived in the past. These matters are important, and therefore, I feel compelled to write.
Furthermore, the Christian faith needs to be presented in all its fullness, and therefore, I write from what could be called a "three streams perspective." A three streams perspective is evangelical in its emphasis on the proclamation of the gospel, catholic in its affirmation of the ancient traditions and creeds of the church, and charismatic in its recognition of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit. This perspective is badly needed in the church today and is presented on this website.
I also write for another website,The Global Anglican Theological Institute. Let me encourage you to read the lessons and essays posted there. They are also written from a three streams perspective. They comprise three levels: First, there are Christian Basics which will introduce persons to the basics of the Christian life. Second, there are lessons and writings for those who want to be disciples of Jesus. I have been following Jesus for over forty years and this is the best of what I have learned. Finally, there are theological writings, some of which can also be found on this website as well.
The Vision of God Almighty
Finally,
there are things I love, and above all, I have been
captured by the vision of God. This great vision,
the Marriage Feast of the Lamb, the coming of the
New Jerusalem, was the goal of Western civilization
from Augustine until the eighteenth century. After
that, our society began increasingly to pursue
lesser ends. This has been a terrible loss to our
culture, and the loss haunts us on all sides. Many
years ago I came to sense this, and since it is best
received when rendered, I wrote a novel to convey this reality in relationship
to the other fundamental realities we all encounter.
That novel is also included on this web site.
Redistribution of Content
Finally, if you
would like to quote, print, or post any of my essays, feel free to
do so. My only request is that if you use or quote any of my material,
please reference my name, this site, and the relevant portion as
is customary.
Thank you for your consideration. Please email me if you have any
comments, questions, or suggestions.
May God Bless You Always,
The Rev. Robert J. Sanders, Ph.D.
rsanders.org@gmail.com
Links
Global
Anglican Theological Institute
VirtueOnline
Christian Classics
Christian
Books Bibles
