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A Heresy in Ten Acts
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I. For by works of the law no flesh will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
So knowledge of sin prevents my justification. How?
II. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing an… more »
Reason & Faith I: Overcoming Disconfirmation Bias
One of my favorite passages from C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is his first chapter on Faith, which has gotten me through many of my doubting periods. One of my favorite parts of the passage is Lewis’ deference to reason:
Obviously, I used to say, a sane man accepts or rejects any statement, not because he wants… more »
5 Things Christianity Isn’t About
1. Christianity isn’t about believing things for no reason.
American Christians have a pernicious tendency to characterize faith as belief without evidence or reason. Of course Christian faith isn’t about believing things without evidence or reason. If it were, Christians would be mad – pitiful, dangerous, and incurable. Christian faith is about trusting God. It’s about… more »
What are we to think of Kay Goldsworthy?
What are we to think as she prepares to bless the bread and break it, her arm reaching out from under the golden chasuble to lift it high for the congregation to see? What are we to think when she raises the cup? What, when she speaks the benediction? Do we smile or do we… more »
Salvation Questions
One of the most important questions for a Christian is “how am I saved?” Obviously, Christians want to go to heaven and so it is vital for us to figure out how to get there. Yet to discern the answer to the question “what do I have to do to be saved?” people often turn… more »
Spirituality vs. Religion Part III of III
I’ve spent the past two weeks addressing the dichotomy between spirituality and religion. However, the divide between the two is truly a false dilemma. We can have both! Organized religion should incorporate and enhance an individual’s sense of spirituality.
Often, organized religion is perceived as stifling personal spirituality. Yet what could be more spiritual than a… more »
Our fault.
Recently I have become interested in the history of science, particularly of biology, and my wanderings in that field have led me in countless surprising and interesting directions. I have learned, for example, that the whole science of evolutionary biology owes its existence to the first primitive herbalists, that the invention of the microscope was… more »
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