The Christian Church is not Christian There, I’ve said it. And it needs to be said. Religions and churches are distinguished from each other primarily by their beliefs, and by the way their adherents live as guided by those beliefs.…
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The Christian Church is Not Christian
Tagged with: Christian beliefs, Christianity, Council of Nicaea, faith alone, Penal Substitution, Satisfaction Theory, sola fide, the Bible, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Why Isn’t Paul in Swedenborg’s Canon?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Luca: Paul’s letters have a central role in Christian doctrine, yet Swedenborg does not mention them. Why? Thanks. Thanks for the good question, Luca.…
Tagged with: biblical canon, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, faith alone, Jesus Christ, Paul, spiritual meaning, Swedenborg, Swedenborg's canon, the Bible, the Epistles
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Jesus Changed Paul’s World
(Note: This post is an edited version of one of my responses in an ongoing conversation with a reader. Click here to see the original version within its thread.) Hi Ben, Thanks for sticking with the conversation. I wish I…
Tagged with: ancient Judaism, Christianity, faith alone, Islam, Jesus Christ, Judaism, monotheism, pagan gods, Paul, polytheism, religion
Posted in Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Response to a Calvinist Critique of my article “Faith Alone Does Not Save”
In a recent comment, a reader named Robert B. asked for my response to an article by a Calvinist teacher named John Calahan. That article, which I’ll link for you in a moment, is a critique of my article, “Faith…
Tagged with: Calvinism, Christianity, faith alone, fundamentalism, John Calvin, Martin Luther, predestination, Protestantism, salvation, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
The Extreme Weakness of Faith Alone and Penal Substitution
A recent comment on the article, “What is the biblical basis against Sola Fide (salvation by faith alone, apart from works)?” led to a multi-part question by a regular reader of this blog named Rami. You can read his comment…
Tagged with: Christianity, faith alone, flat earth theory, Jesus Christ, justification, Penal Substitution, Protestantism, R. C. Sproul, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, Thomas Schreiner
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Doesn’t Ephesians 2:8-9 Teach Faith Alone?
When you’ve been raised to believe something so fundamentally that it forms the basis of your spirituality, it can be quite difficult and disorienting to learn that your belief isn’t supported by the Scriptures or by the facts. This is…
Tagged with: Christianity, Ephesians, faith, faith alone, good works, Jesus Christ, Paul, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, works
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Today’s Christianity: Vastly Void of Truth
Here is a comment that a reader named Kyle left recently in response to the most popular post on this blog: “If there’s One God, Why All the Different Religions?” Lee, I found your article tickled the ears of culture…
Tagged with: Christianity, faith, faith alone, fundamentalism, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, religion, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, works
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Does Doctrine Matter? Why is it Important to Believe the Right Thing?
Many articles here on Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life are about how people from all different religions, and even people who have no religious beliefs at all, can go to heaven if they live a good life of love and…
Tagged with: Christianity, doctrine, faith alone, God, good works, Jesus Christ, Penal Substitution, the Bible, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 8: God Accepts Sinners as Righteous?
For Part 7, click here: The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 7: Imputed Righteousness? Or start at the beginning: The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 1: God is a Trinity of Persons? And now we come…
Tagged with: Christianity, faith alone, guilt, imputation, imputed righteousness, innocence, righteousness, sin, sinners, sola fide
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 7: Imputed Righteousness?
For Part 6, click here: The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 6: Jesus’ Death Appeased the Father’s Wrath? Or start at the beginning: The Faulty Foundations of Faith Alone – Part 1: God is a Trinity of Persons?…
Tagged with: divine justice, faith alone, guilt, imputation, imputed righteousness, righteousness, sin, sinners, sola fide
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
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