by Josiah Nichols | Dec 22, 2022 | Jesus Christ
Introduction Is the incarnation important? Every year, millions of Christians celebrate Christmas around December 25. Some people actually celebrate it because of the incarnation. God became a man -that is awesome! However, most people fail to see why that is awesome....
by Josiah Nichols | Nov 22, 2022 | Jesus Christ
Introduction Is the study of Christ important? Some people say we do not need theology we just need Jesus. Yet, when you ask them who Jesus is, they will tell you that He is the second person of the Trinity, the Son of God, who died on the cross for our sin. At this...
by Josiah Nichols | Oct 17, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Salvation
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, ESV). The reliability of the Bible has been questioned throughout time. Introduction William Tyndale was one of the...
by Josiah Nichols | Oct 3, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Salvation
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 29, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Salvation, Sin
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 27, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Salvation
There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light (John 1:6-8, ESV). Introduction What makes a great...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 20, 2022 | Bible Interpretation, God (theology proper), Jehovah Witnesses, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Theology, Trinity
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 15, 2022 | Atheism, Evolution, Sin, Theology
This post was initially written to fulfill a partial requirement for the Public Theology course at Liberty University’s John Rawling’s school of Divinity. It was written to answer the following prompt, “Post an initial thread discussing, the...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 13, 2022 | Bible Interpretation, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Sin
Text: John 3:1-21. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through...
by Josiah Nichols | Sep 8, 2022 | Theology
The following was originally formatted as a discussion post assignment for Public Theology for Liberty University’s J. Rawling’s school of divinity. It was meant to answer the following prompt: “From your reading and your own experience as a...
by Josiah Nichols | Aug 23, 2022 | Apologetics, Evangelism
Introduction “Josiah you’re a meanie head!” my sister would say. “Says the meanie head who put the cat in the cooler.” I said. “You blockhead!” “Says the blockhead who put peanut butter in her hair.” Those are my childhood memories of arguing with my sister. These...
by Josiah Nichols | Aug 18, 2022 | Christian Living, Evangelism, Suffering
Introduction This discussion post was written to partially fulfill the requirements for Premarital Counseling class for Liberty University’s John Rawlings school of divinity. It was written to answer the following prompt: “What do you see as some of the...
