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[HT Wintery Knight] Some deny that Jesus ever existed and I find that odd. Bart does too and Bart isn’t a Christian! I believe people deny the existence of something (God, Jesus, the soul, etc.) when they don’t want to study it and/or deal with the ramifications of their study.
No matter where you go in the world you are confronted with the fact that mankind is a deeply religious creature. The religious behaviour may be a misfiring, an unfortunate by-product of an underlying psychological propensity which in other circumstances is, or once was, useful. On this view, the propensity that was naturally selected in [...]
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A friend on Facebook recently asked me how the Bible came to be in it’s present form and how Irenaeus decided which books to throw out and which books to keep. Here’s my response: Thanks for the question. I always love a challenge, especially since its bee a while since I’ve studied Irenaeus or the [...]
[HT SBTS] Mohler makes several points worth noting here, including: The SBC has a unique legal and organizational structure Membership in the SBC is voluntary and centered around the Cooperative Program to maximize evangelistic efforts The SBC is a huge cooperation (Al didn’t say this, but it is clear from the SBC’s history and current practice) The [...]
It seems that few holidays are more divisive within the Christian community than Halloween. Countless Churches have, by this time, already had their “Fall festivals”, many more will have theirs this weekend, and an enterprising few will have theirs the week after (for anyone whose sweet tooth has not yet rotted out). The internet abounds with articles spelling out the evils [...]
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