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“Christian Nationalism” Pondering
In this blog, I try to emphasize that we need to be careful calling people “heretics” whenever we disagree on minor theological points. I view the creeds as a pattern for determining orthodoxy or the major theological points. But, I have been pondering about the growth of “Christian Nationalism” in America and other countries. To…
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Another Out Of Context Verse Pondering
I hear Matthew 18:20 taken out of context and used often by American Evangelicals to mean something I do not think even they really mean. Here is the verse. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.’ NRSVA I do not think people really believe that Jesus is…
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Biblical Inerrancy Revisited
I posted earlier some of my thoughts on Biblical inerrancy. Michael Bird does a much better job at https://michaelfbird.substack.com/p/saving-inerrancy-from-the-americans Here are some highlights from his post, but you should read them in context to be fair. “However, in some circles of American evangelicalism, inerrancy is more than a useful doctrine, it is the center and…
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Religious Exemption Pondering?
I have heard of some people claiming a religious exemption from receiving a vaccine. I am baffled. I have been a citizen of King Jesus’s kingdom for many years. I have read the Bible, cover to cover, several times. I have a Master of Theology from a very conservative theological school. I have studied the…
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Who Is Their King? Pondering
Today, I saw someone wearing a t-shirt that said: I wonder in whom they place their faith? Who is their King? Sarcasm: Nothing reminds me more of King Jesus than an American flag and a .357 Magnum. First posted July 31, 2021
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Role of Women
In the home and church I grew up in, I do not remember any teaching on male headship and female submission. In the church, service was performed equally by both males and females based upon their skills. In my home, my parents were co-regents and co-servants. I never remember my father demanding submission from my…
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Industrialization Of The Church
The Industrial Revolution advanced productivity, decreased cost and decreased craftsmanship. I am an application developer. When I was just out of college, I was asked by a company that provides insurance for horses to develop software that they could use to track the policies they sold and to whom they sold the policies. It was…
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Science and Creation
I believe God is the creator of this universe and all material substances in all realms. I believe that God not only created everything, but continually sustains everything. I believe that in the future (near or far), God will renew his creation. I value science. From Wikipedia, “Science (from the Latin word scientia, meaning “knowledge”)[1] is a systematic enterprise that builds and…
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Inerrancy
Out of the Biblical “trustworthiness” fights of the 18th and 19th centuries, in the 20th century, American evangelicals wanted to provide certainty about the Bible and came up with the concept of the Bible being inerrant. From Wikipedia, “Inerrancy has been much more of an issue in American evangelicalism than in British evangelicalism.[9] According to Stephen R.…
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Word of God Pondering
I agree with someone else who said, “I believe in the inerrant, infallible Word of God and his name is Jesus.” John 1:1-14 The Message The Life-Light 1 1-2 The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one. 3-5 Everything was created…