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IMHO, the word repentance may have been misunderstood by Christians for generations. In English it sounds like guilt, regret, and endless apology. But the original Hebrew word is teshuva, derived from the verb shuv, meaning to return. Not to feel sorry. To physically turn around and move in a...

It has been my experience over the past 6+ decades that when I hear a person talk about their conversion, it essentially means one of two things. 1. They were born into a church going family and it was expected they would join the church via a "conversion experience" and the net sum of that...

It seems to me that understanding the historical settings of biblical narratives can be helpful. For instance: What as happening in the temple scene in Jerusalem where Jesus overturned the tables of the "money changers? And when in Jesus ministry did this event take place?

Without using Google: When did God kill a man for NOT having sex with his wife?

It strikes me that "institutional Christianity" has erected filters, barriers and obfuscations to many of Jesus teachings and commands. Which of Jesus teaching do you reject in word, thought and deed. Not to mention through your personal theology?

Without or before consulting Google etc. What is your answer to this question "Who was God's First Born Son.?"

Christianity rit large seems at odds with either answer. How do you see it?

When an evangelical uses the word church, they're often referring to the universal invisible body of all believers in Christ, regardless of denomination or institution. They might say, "The church is the bride of Christ made up of all who have been saved." This church is not primarily...

When an evangelical says they believe in the authority of scripture, they typically mean that the Bible is the supreme authority for doctrine and practice and it's completely reliable in everything it addresses. Some will go further and claim complete inherency that the Bible is without error in...

Grace is everywhere in Christian theology. But what it means is a different animal depending on who you're asking. For reformed Protestants, those in the Calvinist tradition, grace is irresistible. It's one of the key principles of their theological acrostic TULIP, total depravity...

If you ask most churchgoers to explain what they believe these 10 core concepts mean, you'll get wildly different answers even within the same denomination. These are not different faiths entirely, but different traditions within the same faith using identical vocabulary while meaning something...

God: Belief in one God as three equal, distinct persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) sharing one divine essence. I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all things visible and invisible. Jesus Christ: Jesus is the Son of God, fully God and fully man, who was...

I would like to explore your definition of "God's Word." As a practical matter each denomination constrain their seminarians to the limits of their established "statement of faith" Thus, by contract they can never say anything not approved by a brittle theology dating to the 16th-18th century...

Virtually every Christian who reads or listens to sermons about the bible does so in a framework of unique dogmas. Dogmas are self-supporting frameworks that define the limits of acceptable belief. These are the traditional approaches handed down from generation to generation. Most spring from...

Bible "inerrancy" is the belief that everything in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is literally true and accurate about history, and related events without fault. Bible infallibility is the belief that the bible is infallible as it reals to all things spiritual and is spiritually true

Is it really just about me, my needs, my beliefs, my theology, my salvation, my emotions, my wealth, my health and my reward?

The Hubble space based telescope is looking back over 1 billion yrs in the past. Paleontology has demonstrate humanity has existed over hundreds of thousand of years. Geologists believe the earth is about 4 billion yrs old. Geoscientists look at crude oil that comes from 15,000 ft below the...

The single thing dividing Christianity is the Protestant commitment that the bible is the sole authority and is sufficient for salvation. Estimates for deaths in Christian-on-Christian wars and inquisitions vary widely, often ranging from 6 million to over 17 million for major religious...

I would love to get your comments on this interesting take on Christian Authenticity.

From the outset of Christianity, a core belief is that something in us is eternal. It is not our physical body including our brain. Over time, little ground has been gained about understanding exactly what our soul is. To almost all christians it is invisible, untouchable and emotionally and...