My Church:
Fast Facts: I just finished a BA in Christian Ministries, continuing (Lord willing) for a Master of Divinity. I’m the youth minister for Calvary Chapel Gateway . I'm also happily married with three great kids. I have several pictures in my photo albums on the left of this page that you are free to browse.
My passion is to teach Christians and non-Christians about the grace of God that comes through Jesus Christ, by His Holy Spirit, through our obedience to the Gospel. The Gospel is salvation to all who are actively believing (Rom 1:16). We all thirst for the water of God, but too often we settle for rancid water of this world. We must discover and rediscover the good news of the Gospel, and begin to cultivate an all-surpassing love for Him.
I’m also an aspiring (read: "wannabe") writer who wants to share with you this wonderful water of life I've been drawing from the wellspring of Scripture. Please browse some of my blogs above this block, and if you are interested, be sure to SubscribE to my blog. I hope you will be blessed.
For skeptics, those who wonder why I believe the Christian message, I offer this link . I didn't write this, but I couldn't have done a better job, and I am in full agreement with the author. Feel free to drop me (or him) a line if you have any questions!
Shaun's Markings
As I said, I am an aspiring writer. Visiting my blog above reveals some of my theological writings. Other copy is available at my writing web page: www.markings.bravehost.com/ . Feel free to contact me here at MySpace or email me at [email protected] to get a quote for freelance services.
Also, see my profile on the Magazine of Santa Clarita .
What I Believe
It is growing increasingly insufficient to describe one's beliefs as "Christian" because modern churches have departed so far from orthodoxy and doctrine as to destroy any distinctive of belief.
So, if you want to know more about my beliefs than the superficial label "Christian," click here .
And, of course, no belief system is defined without a couple of MySpace quizzes! Here is how I scored in my theological worldview:
What's your theological worldview?
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You scored as Reformed Evangelical
You are a Reformed Evangelical. You take the Bible very seriously because it is God's Word. You most likely hold to TULIP and are sceptical about the possibilities of universal atonement or resistible grace. The most important thing the Church can do is make sure people hear how they can go to heaven when they die.
Fundamentalist
79%
Reformed Evangelical
79%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
75%
Neo orthodox
71%
Charismatic/Pentecostal
46%
Classical Liberal
36%
Emergent/Postmodern
29%
Roman Catholic
25%
Modern Liberal
14%
For theology buffs, here's how I scored on my "heresy" test. :)
You scored as Chalcedon compliant, You are Chalcedon compliant. Congratulations, you're not a heretic. You believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, apart from sin. Officially approved in 451.
Chalcedon compliant
100%
Nestorianism
67%
Pelagianism
33%
Monophysitism
33%
Modalism
33%
Adoptionist
33%
Apollanarian
33%
Monarchianism
25%
Albigensianism
0%
Donatism
0%
Socinianism
0%
Arianism
0%
Gnosticism
0%
Docetism
0%
Are you a heretic?
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Recommended Blogs and Sites
Theological Blogs
Pyromaniacs: One Hot Blog!
gospel driven blog
A blog on the importance of the Gospel by a friend, John Fonville
Pulpit Magazine, blog of Shepherds’ Fellowship
The blog of Desiring God
Bible Study
This is my favorite online Bible study resource. It is easy to use, contains many Bible versions and searchable options, original language options, numerous audio, video, and text commentaries, and more than 4 million onsite links.
The Resurgence Greek Project
A great Greek tool for study.
The producers of the NET Bible have a great site for Bible study and resources.
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