"And God blessed them. And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'" - Genesis 1:28 ESV

"Subdue it and have dominion." I have thought about this phrase since my post "Just Another Animal?" What does subdue mean here? Am I subduing creation when I attempt to dominate my backyard into submission with a lawn mower?

This is such a difficult topic. Why are some saved and not others? In fact, it is an impossible question. It is what theologians call the "Crux Theologorum" - the "theologians cross." Different demoninations have different answers, but none seem satisfactory. Rev. Paul McCain over at his blog, "Cyberbrethren" does an excellent job of breaking down the problem and giving our Lutheran response, which, as he points out, will still seem unsatisfactory. The impossible question stands.

I have moved my "church" blog offsite to Blogger. Posts will still feed to Hope's website. But all blog entries and other tidbits will begin here.
Blog creation on this end is still in progress...
Stay tuned

What does the Bible have to do with the Church?  Does the Bible come from the Church?  Or does the Church flow from the Bible?  On the surface, it would seem to be a “chicken or the egg” kind of question.  But understand the Bible as God’s word will help understand the relationship of the Bible to the Church.