religion - God versus religion

Are Muslim and Christian “jihadists” driving us to the End-Times?

In the days of Noah, people were evil in their hearts. Tell me – how great is the evil in our hearts when even our talk of religion – what’s supposed to be our beliefs about God – turns into the kinds of things it is today? How much evil does it take for one Catholic to call another Catholic equal to a jihadist? How much evil does it take to have some Catholics call other Christians equal to a jihadist?

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smart phone “mirror app” and the Bible

A look at ourselves

Jas 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

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Can we know if God still cares about us?

Does God care about us?

Can we know if God still cares? Of course, that assumes that God did exist in the past. And it assumes that God still exists now. And it assumes that at least at some time in the past – God used to care. That’s a lot of assumptions. Whether you care to make none of them – some of them – or all of them – please read on and see what you think at the end.

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I’m gonna be like you dad

Seeing God in non-Christian music

Just in case you didn’t catch the difference there – besides the answer changing from “probably not” to “no” – two of the words were capitalized. Instead of this being about the boy and his father – it’s about God the Father and Jesus the Son.
So what happened?
If everyone wants it to be differently – why wasn’t it?

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Religious Freedom in China – intro

Religious Regulation in China

Like the United States, The People’s Republic of China has freedom of religion. It says so in the U S Constitution and in the PRC Regulations on Religious Affairs, so it must be true? Right? I mean – just look at the first amendment for the U. S. – Congress shall make no law

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The more you tighten your grip, Satan …

Just a thought

But with the spiritual war – there’s a danger with the killer instinct. When Satan has someone down – going too far to beat the person into a feeling of hopelessness can actually be a bad thing. As Screwtape tries to point out to his nephew – there’s a danger. God does His greatest works with people in those really down moments. There’s a fine line between someone being down and out – versus down and looking for help / hope.

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Do not Be afraid, unless …

A look at ourselves

Essentially – the message comes down to – Do not be afraid, unless there’s a real reason for you to be afraid.

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The problem of Either/Or: Free Will vs Predestiny

Faith That Thinks, Predestiny versus Free Will, The problem of ...

Many people take one side of an issue. It’s an either – or thing. .But what of there’s another possibility?
No – not a third option, but the possibility that “either” and “or” are both correct.
Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? Especially when people are so passionate (stubborn?) about the issue.

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The problem of “a Better Place”

The problem of ..., Barriers to Belief

What are we really doing when we say someone’s in “a better place”?
Being nice? We think so.
Lying? Probably.
Is being honest better?

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The problem of “handing it over to God”

Barriers to Belief, The problem of ...

Did you see it – if you can’t walk on water it’s because you doubt – because you don’t have enough faith.
And if that’s what you got from the passage – it’s unfortunate. Because that wasn’t the point.

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