I have begun a series on the basics of Christianity. I will be occasionally posting new articles which explore, step-by-step, the fundamentals of the Christian faith. I hope these will be informative and educational. If you find them helpful, please share them with others, by linking to this site.
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Christianity 100: Defining Love
It seems like love is misunderstood. I don’t think this is a news flash really. I believe that love is a central, foundational part of the Christian faith. However, I run into many people who seem to almost regret that love is included at all. One author nearly said that love wasn’t biblical. I’ve heard
10. How Can We Translate Our Quest Into Action?
10. How can we translate our quest into action? One of God’s core qualities is love (1 John 4:8, 16). He shares that love with us and wants us to participate in it. In order to do so, we must learn to love like he does. In fact, he says that we are to be
9. How Should Followers Of Jesus Relate To People Of Other Religions?
9. How should followers of Jesus relate to people of other religions? In our culture today, the popular opinion is that all religions are essentially the same, so it doesn’t really matter what you believe. We should all just get along and not fight because if all religions are the same, what is there to
8. Can We Find A Better Way Of Viewing The Future?
8. Can we find a better way of viewing the future? In order to answer a question about what is better, first I must ask what the alternative is. Or in other words, how do Christians view the future presently? Also, I’ll assume by “future” that we are talking about eschatology which is beliefs about
3. Is God Violent? (Part 3)
3. Is God violent? In my previous two posts, I looked at violence in the Old and New Testaments. My conclusion: there is violence in the world and God hasn’t been completely unaffected or uninvolved. However violence is not a core quality of God nor how he prefers to work. God’s plan has always been
3. Is God Violent? (Part 2)
3. Is God violent? In my previous blog I looked at violence in the Old Testament. Now I want to look at violence in the New Testament. Jesus—God incarnate—arrives and begins teaching about God in a seemingly new way. It’s no longer “hate your enemies” but rather “love your enemies”. Is someone mistreating you? Let
3. Is God Violent? (Part 1)
3. Is God violent? I can see this question going in a couple of different directions. First, people often ask about God’s instructions for the Israelites to go to war and kill people—sometimes even women and children—found in the Old Testament. Secondly, does God want his followers to use violent means, if necessary, to promote
6. What Do We Do About The Church?
6. What do we do about the church? Since I’m a bit uncertain about the meaning of the question stated this way, I will state a couple of similar questions which I hope cover the original inquiry. What is the church? What should the church look like? How should we do church? In my previous
5. What is the Gospel (Good News)?
5. What is the Gospel (good news)? If asked, most Christians would probably recite something along the lines of, “Jesus died for your sins so that you can have a relationship with God and so that you can go to heaven instead of hell when you die.” This is true, but it’s only part of