Is there a Biblical argument for charity, not the usual charity we think about: giving money to the poor, giving food to the poor, giving comfort and joy to the poor. But the other part of charity, the part my dictionary defines as a
tolerant attitude: the willingness to judge people in a...
Cooper Abrams III has a neat article about how to intepret the Bible. I am not sure independant Baptists like to be called "Evangelical". Southern Baptists seem to like to be called "Evangelical" though. The problem I see with Abrams description of how to interpret the Bible is that it is so...
I think the answer is painfuly obvious. Of course there is no "one true" church! Men are flawed, men are sinners, men live in a fallen world. How could any of us possibly get it right? Most organized religions are so political. Everyone knows that politics are corrupt. If men are imperfect how...
One church I attended gave this analogy. The church is a hospital for the spiritualy sick. That does sound like they have a stake in things being bad. I am not sure if that means that they have a stake in things not getting better. As tormented a soul as I have, I was uneasy about being around...
Hi Guys,
My name is Joe, but people call me Proximus. I enjoy reading the Bible particularly the Gospels. I am confounded by Religion though. I have studied with Jehovahs Witnesses, I have attended Southern Baptist Church, Ive also visited Catholic Church, Jewish Temple, Sikh Temple and prayer...