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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Fundamentalists, evangelicals, liberals

By and others ⋅ May 21, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

[Posted to the newsgroups alt.christnet.christianlife,alt.christnet.evangelical, aus.religion.christian 19.5.2004. You all might be interested to follow the discussion in any of those newsgroups. Rowland]. Those of you who inhabit these three newsgroups will have noted that people can call themselves ‘Christians’ yet differ markedly (sometimes heatedly) on matters of basic Christian faith and life. There are about […]

Homosexuality and Romans 1

By and others ⋅ May 19, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

(The follwing was written by Greg Gadow) So let us put Paul’s speech in context, shall we? I refer you to Romans 1:18-24a (sections in [] are added by me to give clarity) “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the […]

The evil touch in ordinary people

By and others ⋅ May 19, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

May 15, 2004 We’re offended by Abu Ghraib’s images, but man’s inhumanity to man is not new, writes Catharine Lumby. In one image, a man chokes on a rope while a leering soldier plants a boot between his shoulderblades and two others tug at his legs to tighten the noose. In the next, the rope […]

The Problem of Evil

By and others ⋅ May 14, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

From a netfriend: God designed the universe in a particular way. When it runs as it should, then it is perfect. When one part of creation rebels, then it starts to fall apart. There is a term I once heard that describes man’s relationship to his environment called ‘the prisoner’s dilemma’. It envisions a large […]

The Alpha Course – pro and con

By and others ⋅ May 13, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

One netfriend wrote: Re: The Charismatic Alpha Course As always, I believe that the best defense for Christians is strong knowledge of the facts. With that in mind, here are some links on the Alpha Course: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/alpha.html http://www.pfo.org/alpha-cr.htm http://www.diakrisis.org/alpha_course.htm http://www.theologian.org.uk/pastoralia/alphacourse.html Many of the articles linked above take the “there is good and there is bad” […]

Taking the Bible literally?

By and others ⋅ May 9, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… Numbers 1.. “The stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.” 1:51 Deuteronomy 1.. If your brother, son, daughter, wife, or friend tries to get you to worship another god, “thou shalt surely kill him, thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to […]

Universalism

By and others ⋅ May 9, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Someone asked: are you a universalist? My response (May 2004): I wouldn’t call myself a universalist, because I think the Scriptures are not *absolutely* as clear on this matter as are the declared universalists. However: I believe God’s creatures are too precious to be consigned to hell forever; God’s grace can’t be thwarted; it’s not […]

Logos

By and others ⋅ May 8, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… “Logos” (Greek) Reason; definition; word. “Logos” was identified by Greek theologians with the Wisdom of God in the Jewish scriptures or with the Word mentioned in the prologue of St John’s Gospel. p. 461 … Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria (C. 30 BCE – 45 CE) Philo […]

Spong on the Gospels

By and others ⋅ May 8, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

From John Shelby Spong’s “Liberating The Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes, Freeing Jesus from 2000 years of misunderstanding” (HarperSan Francisco: I996) pp. ix – xiv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This book was horn as early as January I99I, when I was on sabbatical at Magdalen College, Oxford. At that moment I was working on the birth […]

Christ Has No Doctrine

By and others ⋅ May 6, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… “Reprinted from http://www.bruderhof.com. Copyright 2002 by The Bruderhof Foundation, Inc. Used with permission.” ############################################################### [Soren kierkegaard] Christ Has No Doctrine A true believer is infinitely interested in what is real. For faith this is decisive, and this interestedness does not just involve a little curiosity but an […]

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