Category: The Gospel

  • A “Better” Christianity (Part 1: Don’t Judge)

    Ok, so here’s the start of some blog posts that I promised a little while back to unpack some of the beliefs being presented today–claims for a “better” Christianity. Before I get into the first one about “not judging”, let me say that we must judge these “new” claims by Scripture. I believe it’s clear…

  • In The Darkness, God’s Light Shines!

    Ever since I’ve learned the positions taken at my former church, I’ve wrestled between worry and hope. On the one hand, I worry for those who will receive what is taught to them, because it just sounds good. Further, I worry about this type of “Christianity” gaining a foothold not in just one local church,…

  • What’s The Deal, God? (part 2)

    One of the comments to my last blog was: While God certainly has the right to dictate His own terms, I think that this argument causes many people to believe that if God exists that He acts way too arbitrarily to be loving. I personally do not believe that God is arbitrary or unloving, but…

  • What’s The Deal, God?

    Is humanity lost? Have we walked away from God and gone our own way? Is the world really going to hell? Is that fair? Is there any way to return to God? Is God even willing to welcome us back if we tried? Does God require any terms for salvation? Would it even be fair…

  • Re-Genesis

    The biggest reason why I left Genesis, my former church, was that I believe that putting one’s faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to God, but I was told that this was narrow-minded, judgmental, and arrogant to believe and teach this. Of course, I had been teaching this to the youth, and was…

  • Is the Bible trustworthy on salvation and how to live the Christian life?

    In this post, I am going to approach this from the argument of reason only (not doctrines of innerancy of Scripture, or beliefs in the inspiration of Scriptures, etc.). Not that I reject those doctrines, but I think it would be fun to look at it from this viewpoint. What does a Christian have at…

  • How important is it for ME to hear and respond to the Gospel?

    This is my thoughts from bullet #1 of my previous blog post. I am a Christian. I’ve heard the gospel plenty of times before. I’ve believed in Jesus as a result. But I still need to hear the Gospel. I need it repeated to me over and over, because part of me wants to find…

  • How important is it for people to know and respond to the Gospel?

    One person explained it to me like this: 1. Christians don’t need to hear it explained or expounded upon on Sunday morning. Most people who show up to church on any given Sunday already know it. 2. And when it comes to non-Christians, other faiths have revelations about God too; Christianity doesn’t have a monopoly…