Apollos Theology

Reconstructing Faith

True theology is a set of truth claims that make sense of what the Bible means to say, not a dogmatic set of doctrines that you fear to question. Please consult the resources below to learn more.

Introduction

• Agnostish Podcast
• Epistemology, Ethics, and Evangelism

Part 1: Bible

• The “Problem” of Biblical Literalism
• Evidence for a Christian Creator
• Intelligent Design in the Bible

Part 2: Gospel

• How the Gospel Works
• Identity in Christ
• Tackling the Hard Questions Head-On

Part 3: Family

• Reconstructing Marriage
• The Blessing of Children

Part 4: Church

• The Curse of Liturgical Institutionalism
• Major Errors of Modern Christianity
• A Biblical Vision for the Church

Part 5: State

• Deconstructing American Politics
• A Biblical Vision for the State

Reconstructing the Bible

Learn how to read the Bible more clearly using the resources below.

Part 1: Introductory topics

• Bible 101: What is the Bible?
• Bible 102: Understanding the Bible Narrative
• Interpreting Difficult Scripture
• Contradictions and Missing Pieces
• Reading the Bible with Compassion

Part 2: intermediate topics

• The Enigma of the End Times
• Rethinking the Timeline of the New Testament Canon

Part 3: advanced topics

• The Seven-Day Metanarrative
• The Chronology and Eschatology of the Bible:
  • A Journey Through the Bible Timeline
  • The Creation Week
  • The Antediluvian Patriarchs
  • The Flood and the Postdiluvian Patriarchs
  • Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  • Moses and Joshua
  • The Time of the Judges and the United Kingdom
  • The Divided Kingdom from Rehoboam and Jeroboam to Jehu
  • The Divided Kingdom from Jehu to the Assyrian Exile
  • The Last Days of Judah
  • 70 Years in Babylon
  • 7 Weeks of Restoration
  • 62 Weeks of Intertestamental History and the Week of the Messiah
  • The Life of Jesus
  • The End Times
  • The Millennium and the Future
  • Chronologically Ordered List of Bible Events
  • Appendix: Bible Evidence for a First-Century Parousia
• The Chronology and Eschatology of Daniel

Overcoming Spiritual Bondage

Learn how to effectively break a sin pattern, including addictions.

• Part 1: Understanding Spiritual Bondage
• Part 2: Approaching Spiritual Bondage
• Part 3: Conquering Spiritual Bondage

Standalone Writings

Explore individual topics, mostly on the shorter side.

• Aliens
• Christian Zionism
• Covetousness
• Demon Possession / Mental Illness
• Flat Earth
• Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
• Lucifer in Isaiah 14
• Lying
• The Progression of Life from Moses to David
• Religion or Cult?
• Satan
• Sexual Assault in the Mosaic Law
• Trinitarianism