My post two weeks ago titled “Faith Alone Does Not Save . . . No Matter How Many Times Protestants Say It Does” drew a strong reaction. Most of the reaction was positive. But since the article assailed a fundamental defining and…
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Faith Alone Is Not Faith
Tagged with: Christianity, faith, faith alone, faith in Jesus, faithfulness, Jesus Christ, Protestantism, salvation, service, sola fide, the Bible, truth
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Faith Alone Does Not Save . . . No Matter How Many Times Protestants Say It Does
“We are saved by faith alone.” The Bible doesn’t say it. In fact, the Bible rejects it. It was not part of Christian belief for the first 1,500 years of Christianity. Even today, only about one-fifth of Christians belong to…
Tagged with: Christianity, faith alone, faith in Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, Protestantism, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, The Law, the works of the Law
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
What is the Biblical Basis for Humans becoming Angels after they Die?
Many Christians, and many people living in predominantly Christian cultures, believe that people who die become angels. This belief is reflected in numerous popular novels and movies, such as the classic 1946 American movie It’s a Wonderful Life, in which…
Tagged with: angels, Christianity, Christianity StackExchange, Clarence, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, guardian angel, heaven, It's a Wonderful Life, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
What Kind of a King is That???
The King. For most people these days, it has an old-fashioned sound. Yes, there is still some royalty left in the world. But few of today’s royals have any real power. Today, the powerful people of the earth are called…
Tagged with: Christ, Christianity, Jesus Christ, judgment, justice, Messiah, Palm Sunday, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, spiritual kingdom, the Bible, the Triumphal Entry
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
“The World is Going to Hell in a Handbasket!”
“O tempora, o mores!” Marcus Tullius Cicero growled these famous words to the Roman senate in the first century BC to decry the deterioration of civilized society. “Oh the times!” he lamented. “Oh the standards!” Today, over two thousand years…
Tagged with: chaos, Christianity, Cicero, Hesiod, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, new Jerusalem, o tempora o mores, Ovid, religion, science, spirituality, technology, what's the matter with kids today
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
God is Love . . . And That Makes All the Difference in the World
God is love. A nice sentiment. It’s the sort of thing those dreamy-eyed Christians say. But it’s not very practical. Or is it? Consider this: God created the universe. Now does the idea that God is love sound a little…
Tagged with: angry God, Christian doctrine, Christianity, Creation, Emanuel Swedenborg, God, God is love, God loves you, love, the Bible, the universe, wrathful God
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
Homosexuality, the Bible, and Christianity
Three Spiritual Conundrums have recently been submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life on the subject of homosexuality. First, from QuestioningMale: PLEASE shed some light on Homosexuality. I am a CHRISTIAN – never been abused, molested, etc. who has attended…
Tagged with: Christianity, conversion therapy, gay marriage, homosexuality, marriage, same-sex marriage, sex, Sodom, sodomite, sodomy, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Is Jesus Christ the Only Way to Heaven?
Is Jesus Christ the only way to heaven? Yes . . . but it’s not what you’re thinking! Here’s the deal. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ is God. There’s nothing in the Bible about him being the second Person…
Tagged with: belief, Christianity, faith, God, heaven, Jesus, Jesus Christ, salvation, the Bible, the Father, the name of Jesus, the name of Jesus Christ
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Islam, Christianity, or No Religion at All?
In a recent comment on the article, “If there’s One God, Why All the Different Religions?” a reader named Zabi said: Thank you for writing this article, it has helped me a lot. Right now I’m having a struggle between…
Tagged with: Christianity, church, faith, fundamentalism, God, heaven, hell, Islam, mosque, organized religion, relationship with God, religion, spirituality
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
If Non-Christians can Go to Heaven, Why should Christians Evangelize?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named SeunAlaba: In 1 of your articles-“If there is one God, why so many religions; & is it only Christians that go to heaven”, you…
Tagged with: angels, Christianity, evangelism, evangelization, God, good news, Jesus Christ, making disciples, pain, the Bible, The Great Commission
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth
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