Prominent (and hilarious) Christian blogger, Matther Paul Turner, the man behind the mask of Jesus Needs New PR started a brief conversation on his Facebook today, asking whether an evangelical can be a universalist and linking to an article. The article is worth the read, but I think the conversation that ensued was more interesting. [...]
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When the Christian world blew up a few weeks ago about Rob Bell, I didn’t know whether I was going to end up buying and reading the book or not. Despite, at one point, being a very big fan of Rob Bell (if you’d like to read other posts I’ve written where I mention him [...]
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First, watch this: C.S. Lewis once observed that, in a world where we’re likely to be so self-focused that we ignore God completely, pain has the ability to soften our hearts and open our eyes to the reality we often ignore. For many, no doubt, this reality hit closer to home than they [...]
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Bad words. That’s what usually comes to mind for Christians when they hear the reiteration of the commandment that says, “Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain.” We’ve been taught, or perhaps just picked up unknowingly, that certain word combinations are particularly heinous. Like “Jesus Christ” and “God dammit.” Although, it should be [...]
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Christians have favorite Bible verses. They’re the ones you find on posters with pictures of eagles and mountains; on coffee cups or bumper stickers; and underlined and memorized. Jeremiah 29:11 is one such verse. It reads, For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to [...]
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Okay, so my last post focused on the importance of making the distinction between what is descriptive and prescriptive in Scripture, and in particular, when reading of others personal experiences with God. I concluded that blog post briefly rehashing the story of Hosea who was called by God to marry a prostitute. The Israelites wouldn’t [...]
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In Part 1 of this short series on the sufficiency of Scripture, I made the argument that the hunger among Evangelical Christians for personal revelations from God as requisite to an intimate personal relationship with him is a sin. This blog is dedicated to the question that inevitably gets asked in response: if God doesn’t [...]
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In my last post, I wrote about how, in my opinion, Evangelical Christians do not really trust Scripture. As you can imagine, that sparked some controversy. I’ve had conversations about it over the phone with some, others in person, and a select few actually commented on the blog, Facebook, or Twitter. One thread that seems [...]
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Sola Scriptura. Latin for “by Scripture alone” Sola Scriptura was a foundational theological belief of the Protestant Reformation begun by Martin Luther in 1517. For most evangelical Christians, it is a staple of our faith. Most of us readily admit that Scripture is authoritative on matters of doctrine, but few of us trust Scripture enough [...]
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