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No “Through the Bible” Today: Another Roman Catholic Question
It’s a weekend, and we’re not doing "Through the Bible in a Year" on the weekend. This post today is probably going to make some people irate, but every word of what follows is true. Once again, this based on … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Unity
Tagged authority, doctrine, julian the apostate, middle ages, roman catholicism, Unity
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What Is Christianity?
I got carried away and wrote a long email to a young man who wrote me. It covers evolution, church history, the apostles, the Word of God, the Scriptures, the Gospel, and what is central to Christianity. I hate to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, Evolution and Creation, Gospel, History, Holiness, Modern Doctrines, Unity
Tagged apostles, church history, Evolution, Gospel, Scriptures, word of god
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Sola Scriptura
I read part of an article on sola scriptura today, and I thought it’s high time I addressed the subject here. This isn’t a response to that article. The article just provides an easy outline to address. Sola scriptura, by … Continue reading
Posted in Church, History, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Unity
Tagged early church fathers, orthodox, protestant, roman catholic, Scriptures, sola scriptura, tradition, Unity
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Church or Weekly Speech?
Today, when we stopped for our lunch in the midst of our travels, I watched Dr. Drew on TV. The emphasis here is on “watch.” There was no sound. I was in a restaurant. It was apparent that Dr. Drew … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Modern Doctrines, Unity
Tagged blood of jesus, church, dr drew, influence people, priests, rob bell, should christians tithe, spirit, tithing, Unity, weekly speech, win friends, zig ziglar
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What Are the Implications of an Old Earth for Christians?
I really love our God, and I believe he’s way stronger than our ideas. He can take care of us even while we enjoy searching out the truth. Those who seek find. He doesn’t give snakes to children who ask for eggs. Let us not be “ye of little faith,” but let us address him as Father and trust him as children. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Unity
Tagged acts, apostles, Bible, bible interpretation, Evolution, faith, figurative, Gospel, Holiness, Jesus, literal, obedience, old earth, righteousness, Scriptures, sound doctrine, Theology, Trinity, Unity
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Why I’m Not Catholic: Gandhi and the Truth
Of course, you’ll have to triumph by dying. That’s how Christians do it, you know. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Gospel, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Unity
Tagged apostolic christianity, doctrine, early christianity, fellowship, fruit, gandhi, Jesus, organic church, Theology, truth
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Real Spiritual Battles
I’m not going to get up a post every day in 2011, nor even one each day in January. It was fun pulling that off in December, but sometimes these posts take me a couple hours! Anyway, there was more … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Holiness, Unity
Tagged church life, deception, deliverance, ephesians 6, heb 3:13, spiritual warfare, Unity
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Too Lazy to Reason, Part II
So, if you get your tradition from a good source, a source that bears good fruit, then you’re okay. You don’t have to do all that research. You can let them do it for you, and you can trust them. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, History, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Unity
Tagged Bible, canon, good fruit, prophets, protestantism, roman catholicism, Scriptures, tradition, Unity
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Polycarp, Anicetus, Popes, Tradition, the Passover, and Easter
From great to small, Christians were known for their bravery. Not just men, but women and children scorned the punishment of Roman persecutors, passing judgment on their judges by their joy in facing death, and knowing that every drop of blood they shed was seed. “The more often you mow us down, the more of us there are,” they would boast. Continue reading
I Am of Paul
Today’s post is a sister post to yesterday’s. 1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Modern Doctrines, Unity
Tagged denominations, i am of paul, orthodox church, roman catholicism, Unity
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