Tag: Christianity
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2c Missing the Mark of God
Christianity is not a crutch for weak people, no it is far more than that. While some Christians might object to this, the truth is far more than that. Christianity isn’t a crutch for weak people because it asserts that people are dead because they have chosen to rebel against a just and omnipotent God…
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2b Christ’s Humanity, the hypostatic union
Perhaps the most overlooked central doctrine of the Christian faith is the humanity of Christ. Indeed, far too often it is forgotten as the fight of this day is to convince the culture that Jesus was more than some moral teacher and is, in fact, God. But he is human! And it is only because…
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Part 2a The Divinity of Christ
Part 2a And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of the Father before all worlds, [God of God,] Light of Light, True God of true God, Begotten, not made, Consubstantial with the Father, By whom all things were made; –Nicene Creed Who is Jesus? Was here merely a great moral…
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1b Who is God?
We all have specific presuppositions that influence how we view the world. Some might suppose that the world came about by entirely naturalistic processes without the need or existence of a God. Others might not consider the idea of theism at all and look at the world with a central belief that all people are…
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1a Can we know God?
Is there a god and if there is what and who is god? This is the central topic of theology and Christianity as a whole, and ultimately, for the Christian, this question should always be at the forefront of the mind as it represents the center of our belief, lives, and practices of faith. I…
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To an understanding of Christianity
What is God? Who is Jesus? These were among the central questions of Christianity during the 4th century. Indeed the 4th century was pivotal for the formation of Christianity as it is known today in that the nature of the namesake of Christianity, Jesus Christ, was established. From this century emerged the Nicene Creed, one…
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A Christian Christmas
Amidst all of the consumerism that has, in large part, taken over the holiday that is Christmas, Christmas remains, at its core, a Christian holiday, and not just any holiday but one that exemplifies the message of God to all people: the message that Jesus Christ, God incarnate, has come to earth to save the…
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Comments on John 8:32
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32, KJV, modernized This verse is the sum of the Christian understanding of freedom. What is freedom? It is commonly said that “I have the right to do ‘x’” or that “freedom is the capacity to exercise will,” usually in reference…
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Living Unto Perfection: Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 ESV This is the highest calling of the Christian, a summary of all that Jesus commands his followers to do. It is the Christian life to be perfect, not merely good, or right, or trying with the intention of perfection, but to…
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Christianity, Religion or Relationship?
Among many Christians there is a saying that “Christianity is a relationship, not a religion.” Perhaps, more than anything else, this statement sums up the Evangelical belief in the necessity of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I do not deny the necessity of this relationship, but I highly doubt that any true Christian would…
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