Obsolete Christianity and Revitalized Faith: Sanctorum Communio, the Communion of Saints

The ardent Capitalists or devote relativist might view the decline in North American church attendance as signaling the death of Christian religious fever. The capitalist who measures success in numbers and the relativist who sees authority would suggest that we are witnessing the secularization of America, similar to trends in Western Europe. Even the Christian [...]

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The Use of “I AM” in John 8:24

When Jesus spoke John 8 24 “I Am,” he was not speaking to those outside of his faith and religion. He was speaking as a Rabbi to other members of the most monotheistic institution in history, Judaism, regarding the acceptance and forgiveness of sinners and the application of Jewish law. His audience was court elite, the Pharisees who were not polytheistic, pantheistic or atheistic. So what was his point in the historical context? The following illustrates the great theme of forgiveness in bible, both forgiveness bible verses and scripture text consistent with Jesus forgiveness of the adulterous woman.

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The Second Coming: Teasing Out A Personal Perspective

The following is excerts of an email converstation from the message on Christ’s second coming given in November 2007
Hi Bruce,
I enjoyed your talk on Sunday night, especially your approach on such a difficult topic as the second coming. Of course, it also was the topic of discussion at growth group this week. It’s been awhile [...]

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