Theology
Inerrancy
One netfriend (August 2004): It would be so helpful if […] would provide us with a list of all the errors in the Bible. I can’t think of much that would benefit mankind more. He continuously asserts that the Bible contains errors, but every time we ask him about something, he claims he agrees. Soooo, […]
What Have We Done to Jesus?
“As a Jew, Jesus’ approach to lie was essentially Hebraic. Nowhere to we find him speculating on the nature of being, or abstracting “essential” truths from historical events. He makes no philosophical formulas or introduces no abstracted ideas of God. His religion was relational and not philosophical. His “ethic”, if he had one at all […]
Homosexuality and Genesis
One netfriend wrote: I think that one would be very hard pressed to demonstrate that one has to read Genesis “literally” in order for the point of the narrative to be clear. This is particularly so given that the Genesis narrative is firmly located within a literary context which itself has something to say about […]
How Schisms Develop
The Colosseum crowd was going wild with the brilliant, gruesome spectacle of Christians being ripped apart by wild beasts and gladiators. But down near the front one spectator confided to the stranger beside him: “I’m so ashamed. I feel I should jump over the fence and into the arena, because I’m a Christian.” “Me too,” […]
The Foolishness of Fundamentalism
Some of you have been posting some great comic articles that really present the foolishness of fundamentalism well. I would like to encourage you to post more. These wonderful newsgroups are worthy of our support, and your articles will have a wider outreach. Examples: True Christian Church http://www.truechristian.com/index.html Landover Baptist …Unsaved Unwelcome! http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ Broomleigh Baptist […]
Blasphemy
From Nathan Nettleton Pastor, South Yarra Community Baptist Church Melbourne, Australia ______________________________________ THE THIRD COMMANDMENT You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God. Introduction – to read and think about before the group meets Of the ten commandments, the prohibition of blasphemy is surely the most often trivialised and […]
Genesis and Homosexuality: a conservative approach
From a more conservative netfriend: Nathan, I form the impression that I couldn’t more strongly disagree with both your treatment of the Genesis narrative and the suggestion that Christian grace necessitates a pro-gay position. As to the first, the Genesis stories to my mind perform the function of foundational stories (i.e. “myth” in the anthropological […]
The perfect design argument and sexuality
Three contributors to a discussion on Genesis and sexuality: Shalom! Rowland Croucher ~~~ The first person wrote: I am again surprised that God’s creation mandate so clearly given in Genesis of one man and one woman for companionship, pleasure and procreation, in which together a couple display the glory of God, in whose image they […]
Abominations
One netfriend wrote (re the issue of same-sex marriages): I wonder which syllable of the word ‘abomination’ we find hardest to understand. God’s word, not mine. Nathan replied: If it is so simple, please explain to us the principles which enable you to decide which Levitical abominations and prohibitions are still and which aren’t. If […]
Asceticism and ‘flesh’ (Bultmann)
from Rudolph Bultmann “Jesus and the Word” ( Fontana, Collins: London: 1934) p. 76 Jesus desires no asceticism … The ideal of virginity indeed entered Christianity early; we find it already in the churches of Paul. But it is entirely foreign to Jesus; he required only purity and the sanctity of marriage. …There is no […]
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