Rescuing Scripture, Theology, & Church from the Shackles of Religion
When you were baptized, what words were said? Do you remember? Some people look to Matthew 28:19-20 as the proper words for baptism, while others look to the practice of the Apostles in Acts. In this post, I dispel this entire baptism debate with one crazy suggestion. Read it and let me know what you think!
After you see that you are loved by God, this loves beings to emanate out from you in concentric circles toward your family, your friendships, your work, and to the rest of the world. So begin in the knowledge that you are loved, and then see where God takes you from there.
Since the gospel is about way more than just receiving eternal life but is also about how God’s people are to live their lives in this world, then the goal of living out the gospel is not primarily to rescue people from hell so they can go to heaven when they die.
If Scripture reveals anything to us about people who live in light of the gospel, it is that the gospel does not make us into clones. The gospel is not about making Christian clones. Humanity consists of a wide diversity of people, which means that when the gospel is lived out in human life, it will take a wide diversity of forms and applications.
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We told a Muslim woman that in order to follow Jesus, she did not need to become a Christian. Were we wrong?
Genesis 3:16 shows God telling Eve He will greatly increase her pain. Does God inflict pain on people? Does God hurt women? Is God a cosmic wife beater?
I take the Bible seriously, but a literal reading of the Bible undermines pretty much everything we do in church…
Do you feel Jesus calling you to stop going to church? If so, let Jim Gordon share some of his story with you about why he and his wife stopped going to church and what has happened since.
Please! Stop using Christian Clichés! Let us instead start to talk like normal people and actually SAY something.
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