There's a movement away from scriptural authority: I'm not going with it... There's a movement which asks the question, "Did God really say...?" (Genesis 3:1). Famous and not so famous ministers, including, unfortunately, those in a church my own family attends, are claiming that the Old Testament doesn't really say what we think it says, … Continue reading I’M NOT JOINING THE MOVEMENT
Tag: Jesus Christ
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE YOUR RELIGION IS THE RIGHT ONE?
Usually people ask this question not in an honest, inquiring way, but rhetorically, cynically, critically. Or perhaps in these more militant days they'll just tell you straight that you can't know anything for sure-except, of course, what they believe. They want you to be unsure of your faith, and preferably to abandon it altogether, so … Continue reading WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE YOUR RELIGION IS THE RIGHT ONE?
WHO JESUS IS
There are as many views about who Jesus was and is as there could possibly be about anyone, are there not? He was "just a man"; he was "a revolutionary"; he was "not a real person"; he was "deluded". This post will very briefly outline my own very firm conviction, after decades of serious consideration … Continue reading WHO JESUS IS
WHY MY GOD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD
There are many "gods" in the world-perhaps millions. Therefore, says a large segment of our population, no-one should dare claim that their God is the only true god. Is that good logic? Does it follow that just because there are millions of gods in the world, they either have to all be right or all … Continue reading WHY MY GOD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD
WHY ARE WE HERE?
I was listening to a song* by my favorite prog-rock band, "Yes". The founding lead-vocalist and lyricist, Jon Anderson, is a super-talented man in my opinion, but in his attempt to address the reason for our existence, his view of life and eternity, which has been based on a New-Age style of thought, fell short … Continue reading WHY ARE WE HERE?




