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Church vs. Christianity – Part III
Well, we’ve looked at Jesus’ initial interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well and gone over some of the things I noticed that seemed to stand out about this meeting. Now, we’re moving on to the next phase of this event.
Church vs. Christianity – Part II
Last week, I started discussing some of the issues of the Church with respect to how they approach and/or address sin. This is not all Christians in all situations, but it is prevalent enough that it creates a perception of the Church as a whole. It is connected to the whole idea of Christianity and drives people away from Christ.
Church vs. Christianity
It is no secret that throughout history, terrible human tragedies can be traced back to the Church. Specifically the Christian Church. Notice I’m using the capital ‘C’ for Church. This is to indicate the idea that it is the body of Christ followers and not a specific denomination that I’m referring to.
A-B-C Plan
We’ve all heard of the ABC plan for fighting against the spread of the AIDS virus. If you haven’t, it came out during (I think actually from but I can’t be sure) the previous presidential administration. The basic idea of the ABC plan is pretty simple.
If I Were God…
It seems like there is just no such thing as having too many articles about the “Problem of Evil” in the blogosphere, these days. In the interest of living that out, here’s another one.
Eternal Punishment vs. Finite Crime
In Old Testament times, people would take revenge against one another in ways that were absolutely shocking. There was no balance. It was not uncommon to kill someone for being disrespectful or for some petty crime. Then God stepped in with the whole "eye for an eye"...
Take My Word for It
I recently heard one atheist mention (several times, actually) that a person’s personal testimony of an experience with God would not be sufficient evidence to make a claim of His existence. Now, to a degree, I would have to agree with him. However, there are some inconsistencies with this idea.
Why We Still Sin
Last week, I posted my thoughts on the substitutionary atonement of Christ. At the end of that post, I posed a question that I promised to address this week. It’s “next week” now, so I suppose I should keep my promise and address this issue.
Substitutionary Atonement
Recently I was listening to some atheists discussing their concerns regarding the idea of the substitutionary atonement of Christ. Basically, that’s just a big, fancy term for the fact that Jesus died for our sins. Nothing more complicated than that.
Omniscience vs. Free Will
In a recent atheist podcast that I subscribe to, the hosts were discussing the idea of the omniscience of God and how this somehow contradicts the idea of free will. Their argument was basically that, if God already knows what you're going to do and the things you or...
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