Category Archives: Faith
Christianity is a highly secularized civil religion.
[In my initial post on why I left Christianity I stated that I wanted to discuss four core issues I have seen within Christianity. In my last several posts I have discussed how the most widespread approach to the Bible … Continue reading
Addendum: Is the Bible the “Word of God” that is “God-breathed” and “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness?”
In the course of writing my last series of blogs two issues came up that I could not fit into my previous posts, but I believe deserve consideration. The issue is that there are two scriptural passages that I have … Continue reading
Accepting an invitation to follow Jesus…
At the first night of the School of Supernatural Ministry (SSM) I felt led to go “all in” with my involvement with the School of Supernatural Ministry and at Pihop. Since my own experiences in inner healing prayer I have … Continue reading
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A little over ten years ago, as a seventeen year old kid, I saws of the Kingdom of God and the Body of Christ when I was on a short term missions trip to Mexico. This look was very brief … Continue reading
If the “Truth mine” approach to the Bible is so broken, why is it so widespread and why do Christians keep using it?
[In my previous posts I have suggested approaching the Bible as a “truth mine,” to be excavated for eternal and divine truths that are applicable to everyone, is problematic for several reasons. The development and nature of the Bible itself … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary, Why do we believe...
Tagged biblical interpretation, Christian worldview, Christianity, divine authority, ignorance, ignorant Christians, interpretation, Jesus, judgmentalism, legalism, scriptural interpretation, spiritual abuse, spiritual power, stable worldview, the Bible, treating the Bible as a truth mine, Western Christianity, Western Culture, worldview
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Why this use of the Bible is problematic in practice…
[In my previous post I described how the dominant approach to the Bible I have seen in Christianity is problematic, if not outright impossible, to use given the development and the nature of the Bible. In this post I want … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary, Why do we believe...
Tagged abuse of the Bible, biblical interpretation, biblically illiterate, Christianity, Christians, homosexuality, interpretation, interpretation of the Bible, Jesus, misunderstanding the Bible, Proposition 8, scriptural interpretation, the Bible
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Why this use of the Bible is problematic due to the Bible we have…
[In my previous post I have described how I have seen the Bible essentially treated as a “Truth mine.” The Bible is “mined” for eternal truths from God. These truths are often then used to guide and govern Christian behavior … Continue reading
Posted in Class or Paper Take Away, Faith, Personal Commentary, Why do we believe...
Tagged Bible, Biblical authority, biblical inconsistencies, canon, canon formation, Christianity, different Bibles, exegesis, genres in the Bible, inconsistencies in the Bible, Jesus, scriptural interpretation, the authority of the Bible, the Bible, truth, Truth mine
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How I have seen the Bible used…
When it comes to answering the question, “How should Christians understand and use the Bible?” thousands of answers, traditions and streams of thought exist. Many books have been written on this subject. It would be presumptuous to suggest that I could … Continue reading
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To hallmarks of following Jesus: a life altering allegiance and being empowered by the Spirit of God
So if following Jesus was not supposed to look like what is on offer in most of Christian, what was it supposed to look like? While this is a much larger topic, I want to just bring up two of … Continue reading →