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Beliefnet’s Beliefs Quiz

I just took a ‘Beliefs Quiz’. Results below. Why not try it for yourself? Rowland Croucher ~~~ Thanks for taking Beliefnet’s Belief-O-Matic quiz at http://www.beliefnet.com/features/beliefomatic. Your results are below. Remember: The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, […]

Confession

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:32:29 +1000, A ‘Net friend wrote: >Pardon my ignorance please… Do Orthodox believe that sins must be pardoned by >a priest? Is confession by a believer to God through prayer not sufficient? Orthodox uphold -all- four Biblical and traditional confessions. 1. Confession before a priest of God admonishing oneself. 2. […]

The Term ‘Judge’

G’day all. “Theo” writes: >A judge, in law, does not do that. A judge administers law that he or she >did not formulate or even necessarily agree with. Unfortunately the term “judge” doesn’t really fit in the modern era. A modern judge deals with complex legislation and case law. Once upon a time, there was […]

Trinity In O.T.?

On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:43:40 GMT, Exchanged wrote: >_ >This excerpt is taken from >http://www.exchangedlife.com/Sermons/topical/trinity/three_persons.shtml > >Jump ahead to Genesis 11: > > 7 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they >may not understand one another’s speech.” > 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the […]

The Trinity

—This excerpt is taken from http://www.exchangedlife.com/Sermons/topical/trinity/3atOnce.shtml Several times in the New Testament we see all three persons mentioned together. Two of the most popular Trinity supporting passages are: Matthew 5 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the […]

Are Mormons ‘Christians’?

an Orthodox friend wrote in message . > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 04:32:20 +1000, “Rowland Croucher” > <> wrote: > > >I know one or two Mormons who I’d consider to be in the faith. God is > >merciful with all our ignorances, I believe! > > Peace Rowland, > Interesting statement. Do you consider them […]

Is Truth Absolute?

Gus <> wrote in message . > > > I can’t speak for Ken, but from knowledge of him personally and via this > > newsgroup I believe he’s committed to _truth_ as he understands it – and > > neither conservatives not liberals have a monopoly there 🙂 > > > > Truth “as […]

Unpardonable Sin

George MacDonald wrote about a little girlwho believed she had committed the Sin Against the Holy Ghost because she had misused a pin while dressing herself. But according to MacDonald, Jesus would not have condescended to her by correcting her theology. He would have said, ‘Your sin is forgiven. Go and sin no more.’

Karl Barth

Karl Barth 1886-1968 A Karl Barth Homepage An Introduction to Karl Barth Karl Barth on Religion Karl Barth is considered by some the greatest Protestant theologian of the 20th century and possibly the greatest since the Reformation. More than anyone else, Barth inspired and led the renaissance of theology that took place from about 1920 […]

The Challenge And Promise Of Reformed Theology

The current theological climate can best be characterized by the surprising collapse of God into the human community. The understandable and essential efforts of theologians to address the dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings in the local and global community has led theologians of all stripes, from political and liberation theology to radical […]