It boils down to, ‘is God the Author of Life? Or is He not?’
Stupid question.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Simple answer: the Bible is the word of God. It is right. Local perversions are a passing fad, a filthy fad, but nothing with any future.
Yes.
the Church exists to preach and teach the Bible
not
what some of us modern day people might think “should” be taught because we, or others, or society, or the world, might be “better off”...or have a “easier time” with it
The Church can (and I’d argue should) be open, respectful, considerate, pastoral to the max.....welcoming always....
but the Church cannot change “its” teachings with each new fad or season
the Church is not an automobile manufacturer
No, no and no. Just look at where America is today. On the way to hell and not many seem to care. We are a decaying nation. We should be telling everyone every day that Christianity is the only way to a decent, loving and caring world.
It boils down to whether the scholars will accept the logic of of their criticism and try to understand what the writers of the books of the Bible meant when they wrote and be willing to change their views when the evidence shows that their research is driven by a blind faith in the scientific method. Trying to reconstruct the ancient world is a bit like trying to reconstruct the lives of the inhabitants of a grave yard by studying their bones and their tombstones. Buried in the text of the Bible is more information than can ever be decoded by science. If we could bring Ezra back to life, and “debrief” him we would probably discover that what we know about, say the life of the Persian world, is as fabulous as the average person’s knowledge of China in the 19th century. He might over a period of time be able to converse with an Orthodox Rabbi and convey to him his frustration at the inability of the scientist to understand the world in which EZRA actually lived.
Christians need to stop publicly beheading homosexuals...oh, wait!
Moreover, that point boils down to whether or not a person is willing to have Jesus as their Savior, because Jesus made it plain that He only saves people who are willing to obey him.
Those who decline to follow Him cannot be granted eternal life.
Now people are free to excuse this all away, but then God is free to decline to give them the priceless (but conditional) gift of eternal life.
Modernist Christianity is for people who feel like they should probably go to church but either they don’t really believe all that stuff or that stuff is kind of irrelevant.
This is an excellent article, thank you for posting. I believe what it truly boils down to is “Does God love us?” My answer is always “yes”. Which means that God tells us right from wrong because of that love. He knows the enemy is death and He shows us the way we can have life. A life of the spirit that rejects the vanity of the World,the Flesh, and the Devil.
The Bible is true and for Christians to decide its wisdom and truth do not suit the times shows a narcissism that is not unique to this age but which has been allowed to grow aggressive with the help of the media, the elite, and even our own churches.