Theology
The Bible Says…
The Bible says lots of things that Christians don’t do …. Do you greet everyone with a kiss? (Romans 6:16; 1Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians13:12; I Thessalonians 5:26; 1 Peter 5:14.) Jesus said in Matthew 5:42, “Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.” May I […]
The Bible Contradicts Itself?
Here’s an interesting challenge to the fundamentalist ‘flat’ method of biblical interpretation. (Some theologians call this better hermeneutic ‘progressive revelation’): ‘The process of interpretation which precludes final settlement on almost all questions is evident in the Bible itself. A stunning case in point is the Mosaic teaching in Deuteronomy 23:1-8 that bans from the community […]
Who is welcome at communion?
From a netfriend: The issue is primarily about the exercise of power. The table spread before us tells us about the power of God and the way it is exercised, and it is in stark contrast to the exercise of power in front of it. The time, place and method for challenging sinful practices is […]
Exclusions from communion
One netfriend wrote: [Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne] Pell never shut anybody out – he simply said people who are ‘proud’ of their Homosexuality could not take communion – which I believe is right. Nathan responded: I’d be interested to hear how you think this should be handled in Baptist churches. I don’t share Cardinal […]
God
From a netfriend: For me, God is not ¨out there ¨, God is both close at hand and the ground of my being. God is ultimate reality, as real as anything I perceive. God is part of me, as I am part of God, paradoxical as this sounds. To me, it is obvious that what I […]
Honest to God
The following from John A T Robinson, Bishop of Woolwich, ‘Honest To God’ (SCM, London: 1963) ******************** For in place of a God who is literally or physically ‘up there’ we have accepted, as part of our mental furniture, a God who is spirtitually or metaphysically ‘out there’. p. 13 But suppose such a super-Being […]
Anglicans and Ecumenism
Relations ACNS 3705 | COMMUNIQU ‰ | 10 DECEMBER 2003 The Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations The Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations (IASCER) met at the Duncan Center, Delray Beach, Florida, from 29 November to 5 December 2003. The Rt Revd Christopher Epting, Deputy to the Presiding Bishop for Ecumenical and Interfaith […]
Luther on God
(from Martin Marty’s column in Christian Century December 13, 2000) ‘Luther spoke about how God conceals God’s self “in” revelation, [but also] suggested that there are things we do not know about God that are hidden “behind” revelation.’
God (Armstrong and Tillich)
***************************** From Karen Armstrong’s ‘A History of God’ ( Vintage; London:1993) pp. 438 – 439 ….. Paul Tillich (1868 -1965) was convinced that the personal God of traditional Western theism must go but he also believed that religion was necessary for humankind. A deep-rooted anxiety is part of the human condition: this is not neurotic, […]
Freemasons and the Anglican Church
ACNS 3685 | AUSTRALIA | 25 NOVEMBER 2003 Freemasons and the Anglican Church [ACNS source: Anglican Media Sydney and the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn] Sydney Anglicans have sent a clear message to Freemasons across the state: your beliefs are “contrary to biblical Christianity.” The strongly worded statement is part of a motion passed by […]
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