Christ’s coming into the world as not only God, but also Man, is of critical importance to anthropology and Christology. It was necessary for the Word, the second Person of the Trinity, to become man to fulfill God’s plan to redeem fallen humankind.
Papers
Why the Word Became Flesh: Appendix A, Table 1
By Daniel L. Sonnenberg The table below (Appendix A, Table 1) accompanies the paper entitled “Why the Word Became Flesh: 7 Reasons the Incarnation Was Necessary to Fulfill God’s Plan of Redemption.”
The Application of the Church’s Suffering to the Suffering of the World
by Daniel L. Sonnenberg Introduction It is common for Christians to ask in times of personal suffering questions such as, “Why me? What have I done to deserve this? Does God really love me if he is allowing this to… Read More ›
A Worship Primer
By Daniel L. Sonnenberg This paper is adapted from an outline for a class I taught on worship for our local church. The purpose was to set forth a basic theology of worship that could be covered in one extended… Read More ›
Killing and Letting Die: Ethics of End-of-Life Care
by Daniel L. Sonnenberg Ethical questions regarding end-of-life care may seem to be a recent phenomenon based on late-breaking developments in biomedical technology. However, such cases have existed since the advent of Western medicine over two thousand years ago under Hippocrates… Read More ›
Poetics in Judges 4: Deborah and Barak
By Daniel L. Sonnenberg Through the use of structural elements and poetic techniques in the narrative of Deborah, the writer of Judges demonstrates that God is at work in the world to accomplish his covenant purpose and is pleased to… Read More ›
The Open Theism Debate
By Daniel L. Sonnenberg Open theism, as propounded by Sanders, Rice, Pinnock and others seems to be a hearty attempt to make God more palatable for the modern mind and to solve some long standing theological mysteries. However, Frame, Piper,… Read More ›
We Are His Workmanship 