“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us.” - Pogo (Walt Kelly) As an Evangelical Christian, I was warned about liberal theology. It was of the devil. I am told that the enemy is the Liberal. I have met the enemy and it is me. When you actually look up the word liberal, you…
The most common translation of 2 Timothy 3:16 is similar to the King James Version, which reads, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16 KJV). But is this really correct? The English Revised Version of 1885 corrected this…
By calling ourselves Progressive Christians, we mean we are Christians who: 1. Believe that following the way and teachings of Jesus can lead to experiencing sacredness, wholeness, and unity of all life, even as we recognize that the Spirit moves in beneficial ways in many faith traditions. 2. Seek community that is inclusive of all…
“Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been seen and understood through the things God has made. So they are without excuse” (Rom 1:20). First, lets defines two terms. The first term is materialism. Materialism is “the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and…
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye" (Psalm 32:8). I'm afraid that most people have been told a lie. God's plan is not to make you happy and healthy. God's plan is to test you and form you into the image of…
"One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matt 3: 4). Many people act as if after the Bible was completed, God stopped speaking. This is because a lot of people misunderstand the Bible's true purpose. And this, in turn, has led many people to…
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” ( 1 John 5:14-15 NKJV). Prayer is usually thought…
"Avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called" (1 Tim 6:20 KJV). Carl Sagan once claimed that "The Cosmos is all that is or was or ever will be." This is not a statement of fact but a statement of faith First, he never tried to prove the statement. Which makes…
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:32). A claim is a statement that is either true or false. If the statement is neither true nor false, it is not a claim. Truth is the description of the quality of a claim. A claim is true when the statement…
"The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom." (Prov. 4:7 NIV). In order to get wisdom, you need to first know what wisdom is. Unfortunately, this is harder than you might think. There is no agreement on what wisdom is. Wisdom is not knowledge. Knowledge is the acquisition of facts and information. Wisdom is not…