Kendell Healy

  • Arminius – Reforming Reformed Theology

    Arminius – Reforming Reformed Theology

    If a person were to enter a Methodist Church today, it is more than likely that many of the congregants would recognize and perhaps know a little bit of information about the founder of the Methodist movement – John Wesley. Additionally, some, but not all, may even be familiar with…

  • Reason and Experience – Both/And

    Reason and Experience – Both/And

    Both reason and experiences (or feelings) are integral to the life of the Christian and the life of the Christian church/community. In regard to reason, it is the very thing that enables a Christian to think, and at times – to rethink their way through the Scriptures such is the…

  • שׁוּב – Shûb – A Hebrew Word Study

    שׁוּב – Shûb – A Hebrew Word Study

    Defining the Term According to Brown, Driver & Briggs, the Hebrew term שׁוּב(shûb) is a verb that means “turn back, return.”[1]In the Qal stem, shûb is the simple action of turning back from following something or someone such as God, a belief or a parent’s instruction. Additionally, Shûb can also…

  • Δικαιοσύνη – (Righteousness) – A Κοινὴ Greek Word Study

    Δικαιοσύνη – (Righteousness) – A Κοινὴ Greek Word Study

    Defining the Term According to Thayer’s lexicon, the term δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē) has both a broad sense and a closer sense. In the broad sense, δικαιοσύνη is the condition or state that is acceptable to God, which is the condition of righteousness.[1]Righteousness is correlated with characteristics such as “integrity, virtue, purity…

  • Truth in a Post-Truth World

    Truth in a Post-Truth World

    This paper will show how postmodernism has progressed into the era of post-truth and that the Church, in addition to continuing the epistemological argument on truth, which has been the norm, now holds the responsibility of upholding objective truth-value in a world that no longer holds truth in the highest…

  • Defining Objective Salvation

    Defining Objective Salvation

    At the core of Christian theology is the belief in the person and work of Jesus Christ. When referring to the “work of Jesus,” Christians mean the entirety of His life; however, it was His sacrificial death on the cross and His bodily resurrection three days later where everything comes…

  • Defending the Virgin Birth Through Original Sin

    Defending the Virgin Birth Through Original Sin

     Introduction In regard to the person of Jesus Christ, there is more written about His death and resurrection than there is about His birth. Out of the four Gospel accounts, only Matthew and Luke tell the story of how Jesus the Christ entered into His creation. Nevertheless, both Gospel narratives…

  • Imago Dei – Three Perspectives from Three States of Humanity

    Imago Dei – Three Perspectives from Three States of Humanity

    This essay will argue that the imago Dei (Image of God) of Genesis 1:26-27 is foundational in understanding what it means to be a human being and that Jesus Christ is the only One who provides the truest meaning of what it means to be created in His image.

  • Pauline Christology in Colossians 1:15-20

    Pauline Christology in Colossians 1:15-20

    This paper will examine Colossians 1:15-20 with the sole purpose of revealing Paul’s high Christological view in order for Christians to develop a proper Christological foundation.

  • Phoebe – In Response to Paul (Romans)

    Phoebe – In Response to Paul (Romans)

    The following letter is part II of a creative writing assignment from my course in Pauline literature. The task was to write a letter from Phoebe to Paul on how the Christians in Rome received his letter. The letter had to follow first-century ancient letter format. Enjoy!