I’ve addressed this before but it has come up again. I think it’s worth revisiting. The idea that Christians should avoid appearing like they might be sinning is (in my impression) a widely held belief among conservative evangelicals. Since this is my background, I was surprised to discover not too long ago that this idea
Category: Bible
Questions: Honoring Truth
Which is more honoring to the Bible and truth? Spending significant time studying the Bible as well as many other resources in order to try and understand it as best as possible? Or defending our beliefs against any questions and/or examination because we’ve already determined the truth? photo credit: ccsdteacher via photopin cc
Questions: Could God Use an Imperfect Bible?
Does God use people in his work? If so, are those people perfect? Is everything they say perfect and correct? If not, does that negate their message? If God can use imperfect people, and our imperfections don’t rule out everything we say or do, do we need to take an all or nothing approach to
Is the Emphasis on Creationism Harmful to Christianity?
The creation-evolution debate is back in the news this week as Ken Ham held a public debate with Bill Nye. Ken Ham’s organization, Answers in Genesis, is representative of a certain segment of Christianity (primarily in the U.S. I believe). They believe and promote the idea that the Bible and specifically Genesis are inerrant, factual,
Sins
I’ve talked a lot about homosexuality since it is a hot topic in our culture. However, it certainly isn’t the only sin in the Bible, nor even one of the most mentioned. So I decided to go through and review some of the “sin lists” in the new testament1. These lists all sound fairly similar,
The Bible and Homosexuality
Recently, Rachel Held Evans shared a video on her blog in which a young man, Matthew Vines, addresses all of the passages in the Bible regarding homosexuality. He attempts to argue that the Bible isn’t against committed homosexual relationships. I wanted to take a moment and respond with my thoughts. (I assume that you either
Do You Know What’s In the Bible?
Where are these popular phrases found in the Bible (if at all)? Do you know? Love the sinner, hate the sin. Money is the root of all evil. Be in the world but not of it. Once saved, always saved. Spare the rod, spoil the child. God helps those who help themselves. Cleanliness is next
The Appearance of Evil
At the end of church last week, we somehow got onto the topic of not giving the appearance of evil or sin. We didn’t have time to really get into it last week, so we talked about it this week. It seemed like a good topic to discuss. After all, it is biblical, right? Do
Dating, Marriage, and Sex (and Understanding the Bible)
Last Tuesday night my church discussed what the Bible has to say about dating, marriage, and sex. First of all, we acknowledged that our concept of dating is foreign to the Bible. Nevertheless, the Bible still offers us insight and guidance. The greatest commands (love God, love others; see Matt. 22:34-39, Mark 12:28-34) should be
Greg Boyd on the Bible
This is so good that I wanted to share it: The earliest disciples didn’t believe in Jesus because their Scripture (the OT) proved to them that he was the Son of God. They were rather convinced by Jesus’ claims, his unique life of love, his distinctive authority, his unprecedented miracles, his self-sacrificial death, and especially