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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Obsolete Christianity and Revitalized Faith: Sanctorum Communio, the Communion of Saints
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Ethics & Relationships, FBC Messages, Theology, tagged Church Community, Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Peace, Poor, Protestant Chruch Growth, Religous Growth, Social Justice on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Use of “I AM” in John 8:24
Posted in Aletheia Forum, FBC Messages, Human Rights, Theology, tagged Chirst, Christianity, Culture, Diety, Ethics, Religion, Theology on February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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.
The Second Coming: Teasing Out A Personal Perspective
Posted in Aletheia Forum, FBC Messages, tagged Christianity, Culture, Culture of Death, Ethics, Gospel, Hope, Religion, Second Coming, Values on February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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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