I thought our theme for life was “I want it, I want it all, and I want it now”. So why do we settle for so much less than what we could have?
Maybe the most surprising thing is that I am talking about Christians.
Why do we settle for less when we could have more?
Including / especially Christians More
Predestiny and free will are two choices given to us by Christian denominations. By people, really. Those who influence what denominations believe about what God said. But are they choices given to us by God? You know, the One who gave the words to the people who actually wrote the books in the Bible? What if God’s words, not men’s words, say that predestiny is about the free will choices we make? We begin with Calvinist core beliefs.
Is predestiny about who we are or free will choices? Calvinist beliefs. More
I believe in God. That’s a common answer when someone is asked, “Do you believe in God?” But, is that really true? I’ve been amazed by survey results that appear to show a belief in God but then has so many contradictions in the questions that follow. That’s the reason for the second part of the title – “Yes. I think. Don’t I?”
Do you believe in God? Yes. I think. Don’t I? More
Seriously – the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans? How can that be? There weren’t any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall Street even existed, it would maybe have been the path along the Wailing Wall along the west side of the temple.
Interest rates, subprime loans, and warnings from the Bible More
Do Americans believe the Bible is true? Since this country is still overwhelmingly Christian, the answer must be yes. Doesn’t it? That depends. I think approximately 75% of the people claim to be Christian, that’s overwhelming to me. But how “Christian” are we? The Christian Bible is made up of both the Old and New Testaments, so maybe we have to look at them in two parts? Maybe some people believe the New Testament but not the Old? We’ll see about that. In any case, something’s wrong, because a recent LifeWay survey says a growing number say the Bible is not literally true.
Messed Up American Theology: Do we believe the Bible? More
We use the word love so much these days that it often doesn’t seem to mean much. There’s lots of love, but without caring. For instance, I love sushi, especially ikura and uni. Add a quail egg, and there’s even more to love. But does that love include caring? No. It’s just food, there’s no
The problem of love without caring More
