Philip Nier

Philip Nier is a blue collar worker with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Christian Philosophy. He has a passion for Christ’s church and desires to see the world transformed by her mission in the world. He has a beautiful wife and four children. His greatest goal in life is to see his children grow up to love the Lord more fully than he and to see God’s faithfulness in generations to come to the glory of His name.

Theology

Lessons from Canaan on Conquering Enemies

This article will build on a previous piece, A Footstool Fit For A King. The first identified the conquest of Canaan as a type of the New Testament conquest of the world and Joshua as a type of Christ. In this second part, we will explore the pragmatic implications of such a conquest as we […]

Philip Nier

Theology

A Footstool for a King

Joshua: Conquering Warrior Story after epic story in the Scripture, God tells His account of the world, the journey of His people, His plan of salvation, and the plunder of the wicked. The whole of scripture is consistent, culminating in the coming of Christ into the world and the work of His spirit among people. […]

Philip Nier

Church

Is God Restrained?

Darkness is understood in the context of the absence of light. Cold is understood in the context of the absence of heat. Similarly, bondage is defined according to the absence of freedom, and freedom conversely by the absence of bondage or restraint. Freedom is defined not by the positive but rather the negative such that […]

Philip Nier

Church

A Case for Generational Optimism

Our world is at – or maybe past – a crisis point. Adults and children alike are abiding by a morality of their own making. As the book of Judges puts it, “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” (Judges 17:6) In the West, we are living in a post-Christian culture, one rapidly […]

Philip Nier