Theology
Fundamentalists and Evangelicals
From a netfriend: According to George Marsden in “Understanding Fundamentalism And Evangelicalism” (Eerdmans:1991) – “A fundamentalist is an evangelical who is angry about something …. fundamentalists are a subtype of evangelical and militancy is crucial in their outlook.” p.1 Evangelicals / fundamentalists are EXACTLY like the Taliban for they share the same obnoxious characteristics: – […]
The Apostles’ Creed
A friend writes: The Apostles’ Creed … I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary, ********************************************** suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into […]
New International Version of the Bible to be revised
http://jmm.org.au/articles/22905.htm Theology: New International Version of the Bible to be Revised: September 11, 2009 Top-selling Bible in North America to be revised By ERIC GORSKI, AP Religion Writer Eric Gorski, Ap Religion Writer : Wed Sep 2, 12:27 am ET The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, […]
Jesus’ death – atoning substitutionary sacrifice?
From a netfriend: From Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan “The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Final Days in Jerusalem” (“HarperCollins:2008) In a scarifice the animal is made sacred and is given to God as a sacred gift or returned to to the offerer as a sacred meal. That sense of […]
Atheists offer to care for Christians’ pets after the Rapture
It’s a question that all animal-loving Christian evangelicals must address: who will look after their pets on Earth when the Rapture comes and they are taken up to heaven? By Matthew Moore Published: 8:00AM BST 29 Aug 2009 Beflief in the Rapture is widespread among US Christians Now a group of atheists in the US […]
Review: ‘Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction’
Review: ‘Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction’ (Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger, 2009). Here’s a good textbook for a basic course in ‘Ecclesiology 101’ (or what used to be called ‘Church, Ministry and Sacraments’ back in my seminary days). Though written ‘densely’ in text-book fashion (a few good stories, lots of Bible texts, […]
The Bible’s bad bits
The Bible’s bad bits: silent women, mass murder and a weary concubine Biblical verses apparently endorsing sexism, genocide and the slaughter of sorceresses have been identified by readers of a Christian website as the least endearing parts of the holy book. The online survey by shipoffools.com, a humorous online magazine, lists the ten verses people […]
Gay versus the poor
I’m constantly perplexed by the amount of energy that my fellow Christians invest into the debate over homosexuality and the church. It feels to me like a whole lot of people have got their understanding of what’s important in their faith completely out of kilter. A while back at a music festival I was sitting […]
Pharisees vs. Jesus
(From an online friend): The Pharisees were big on many things that Jesus rejected utterly, including: Kosher Sabbath Temple sacrifice Professional intermediaries between God and humanity Professional intermediaries between the Law and humanity religious caste system sexism racism legalism (virtue through sophistry) neighborhood stoning The Pharisees also rejected Jesus: They had him crucified.
What is an Evangelical?
By John P. Richardson http://ugleyvicar.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-evangelical.html#more August, 25, 2009 A Lack of Definition? The first topic I’m going to consider in our three talks is ‘What is an evangelical?’ This is actually a question which has been around for a remarkably long time. It was considered, for example, by John Stott at the end of the […]
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