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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (2)

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Should Christians Support Guns?

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Letters to My Kids: Be Who You Are- Ascension Day

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Does Paul's Christ Require a Historical Adam

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Blessed Ascension Day!

Posted by Phil James on May 9, 2013 at 10:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (1)

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Spiritual Maturity

Posted by Mervyn S on May 7, 2013 at 10:02pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Desire Runs Deep

Posted by Scott on May 7, 2013 at 5:31am 0 Comments 0 Likes

PROVING JESUS DIVINITY WITHOUT TRINITY

Posted by John Vesly on May 6, 2013 at 3:30am 14 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes - Preview

Posted by Scott on May 5, 2013 at 7:58am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Interpretation, Shmerpretation

Posted by Scott on May 1, 2013 at 8:00am 2 Comments 0 Likes

Accomplishments In Life

Posted by Mervyn S on April 30, 2013 at 11:11am 0 Comments 1 Like

Letters to My Kids: Same Sex Marriage VIII- Why I'm Not Heterosexual and I Hope You Aren't Either.

Posted by Phil James on April 17, 2013 at 3:00pm 9 Comments 1 Like

What Christians Should Know (And Do) About the Gosnell Case

Posted by Rey Reynoso on April 15, 2013 at 10:00am 4 Comments 0 Likes

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Bernie W. replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Hi Phil Tanny, The "appeal" such as it is, is a recognition on some level of God's purity and goodness in relation to our own badness. The closer one draws to God, the more pronounced becomes the difference between the…"

1 hour ago

Robert Atwood replied to Peter John Ellway's discussion William Lane Craig

"Drat, Peter. You have caused me to reread the Euthyphro, to have some measure of confidence that I understood the claims in context. I have consistently held a position that I called “divine command morality”, which I assume is…"

1 hour ago

JRKH replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"I like David's reference to soldiers because it speaks to the aspect of discipline. While many people might talk about "obedience" to God's commandments and so forth...that obedience is also a method by which we develop…"

2 hours ago

David Oldham replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

"Not everything is a debate or an argument although we can get caught up in it as such. "

2 hours ago

Peter John Ellway replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Phoo, Foo Foo, this is one of the foo times here that I have been foomingly foorious! Chris Hitchens was an atheist but he was extremely principled about various ethical issues, and I would have to defend him against what you say, ie that he lived…"

2 hours ago

David Oldham replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Some good thoughts here. Let me also offer an alternative perspective. To become a trusted solder of the king, you will have to be trained and pass certain tests to prove your ability and loyalty. Some of this…"

3 hours ago

David Oldham replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Amen! "

4 hours ago

JRKH replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"I do not like "blind faith". While there is certainly much that we cannot see and much that we cannot comprehend, there is also a great deal that we CAN learn - most importantly we can learn to see Christ in others to recognize suffering…"

4 hours ago

Robert Atwood replied to Addai's discussion Deconstructing Theodicy article

"Last evening I read a BBC article on Patricia Highsmith’s novels that focused on the amorality of one of her favorite creations, Mr. Ripley: In Ripley's world there's no such thing as evil. For him, no longer living in the…"

5 hours ago

Bernie W. replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Okay, if this is all you're questioning, I'd agree with you, with certain modifications. I assume and accept the chasm between human fallenness and God's purity, our repeated rejection of him (this from a primarily…"

5 hours ago

Bernie W. replied to Peter John Ellway's discussion William Lane Craig

"This is an interesting take on nominalism and realism. I've never associated either with God's commands. There are proably a lot of distinctions between the two I'm just not aware of. I like to listen…"

6 hours ago

Bernie W. replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"It's hard to know how to answer you without knowing where you're coming from. I recall you saying in a previous post that you were formerly Catholic, yet you seem to be clueless about certain doctrines including the…"

6 hours ago

Dave Z replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"First guy to come to my mind was Steve Jobs. I don't know that he lived in immorality and lust, at least not the sexual kind, but still a prominent example. I think Daniel nailed it. You'd have to establish that there really is a…"

6 hours ago

Foo Foo Cuddlypoops replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"As to the title of the post I offer this quote:"'Why do bad things happen to good people?' That only happened once, and He volunteered." - R.C. Sproul Jr."

12 hours ago

Foo Foo Cuddlypoops replied to Ann Sam's discussion Why does bad things happen to good people

"Hold on a tick! There seems to be something awry here. There is the case of Christopher Hitchens. I reference this case because he was a popular man, especially among the "New Atheists." Here is a man that…"

12 hours ago

Peter John Ellway replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

"I agree with that basically. It is very odd that many humans seem to feel the need to demonstrate their superiority over people they do not really know, rather than using the wonders of the internet to extend their own understanding by learning from…"

12 hours ago

Ann Sam posted a discussion

Why does bad things happen to good people

We see scores of people living their life out there in immorality and lust, yet they do not seem to be suffering.However people who stick on to God, people who are helpless and needy are seen to be in the clutches of deadly diseases often without cure.Is this just? Of course we cannot question the almighty, however from a human point of view it looks like injustice..We can comfort them by saying - its all according to God's plan and purpose/a blessing in disguise.. But if we are in their shoes,…See More

14 hours ago

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Addai replied to Addai's discussion Deconstructing Theodicy article

" Thanks for that Peter. I would say that as a traditional (Nicean) Christian, Iv'e been very interested in other points of view possibly because of my past studying psychology etc. It occurs to me that much…"

22 hours ago

JRKH replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

"I suppose the simplest answer to this question would be "Pride". When something escalates to the point of "arguing" (as separate from discussion or debate) it becomes more a matter of "winning", of…"

yesterday

Peter John Ellway replied to Addai's discussion Deconstructing Theodicy article

"I am partly just wanting to get this off first base (probably an inappropriate baseball phrase - I am British you know!) It certainly shows me the subtlety of thought possible in a point of view totally alien to me - the notion that God must in fact…"

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Why does bad things happen to good people

Started by Ann Sam in Misc. Last reply by Phil Tanny 1 minute ago. 16 Replies 0 Likes

Tags: good, people, to, happen, things

William Lane Craig

Started by Peter John Ellway in Theology (General). Last reply by Robert Atwood 1 hour ago. 185 Replies 0 Likes

Is anyone else interested in Craig, the Xian philosopher whom Richard Dawkins seems to avoid? Craig's Divine Command Theory leads him to justify the slaughter of the Canaanites by the Israelites, and…Continue

"Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

Started by Maurice Edwards in Theology (General). Last reply by David Oldham 2 hours ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes

I've had the pleasure of participating in many discussions, debates, and down right arguments over things I or anyone else could "prove". History, religion, theology... etc. Many of the things we…Continue

Deconstructing Theodicy article

Started by Addai in Theology (General). Last reply by Robert Atwood 5 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Due to my own personal issues the last 20+ years, I've done a lot of reading on the topic and I'm really excited what I've read so far by this author. I got his book on my amazon wish list. So…Continue

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

Started by David Oldham in Church History. Last reply by Robert Atwood yesterday. 61 Replies 0 Likes

How many have read even the small edition of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments or more commonly known as the Book of Martyrs? I have only read a few selections of the small edition. I have heard…Continue

Tags: faith, persecution, church, early, martyrs

"The Evidence"

Started by Maurice Edwards in Theology (General). Last reply by Maurice Edwards on Friday. 22 Replies 0 Likes

Pentecostals and others claim they've been filled with the Holy Ghost with the "evidence" of speaking in tongues. Many would agree that the first people who spoke in other tongues were the people of…Continue

Walking The Walk: A Project

Started by Phil Tanny in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny on Friday. 13 Replies 0 Likes

In other threads I've been talking rather a lot of talk about walking the Christian walk. I'm starting to bore even myself, so we might shift some focus from theory to action.If it interests you,…Continue

Fixing the Megachurch Problem

Started by Dave Z in Evangelical Issues. Last reply by Phil Tanny on Friday. 65 Replies 0 Likes

Here (from another thread) is one of the more common complaints about American Churchianity:To me, the most public example of Christian materialism are the fancy multi-million dollar Christian church…Continue

Tags: Megachurch

Xianity?

Started by Phil Tanny in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny on Thursday. 60 Replies 0 Likes

It seems I've been seeing Christianity spelled Xianity, and Christians spelled Xians around the net. At first I thought it was yet another way atheist jihadists had come up with to insult…Continue