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Category Archives: Religion
Is religion the primary cause of violence?
Religion divides but is it the primary source of most, if not all, of the violent enmities of the world? Continue reading
Searching for a plausible worldview
What way of seeing things corresponds most with reality and does not contradict what I clearly know to be true? Continue reading
3 short audio reflections
Listen and be encouraged! Continue reading
Meet the citizens of heaven
It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Blessed by God, Born again?, Christian worldview, Christianity, Cliches, Comfort, Cross of Christ, Cross of Jesus, Crucifixion, Death of Christ, Depravity, Disciple-making, Elentics, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evangelism, Faith, Fear of death, God's Heart, God's Love, Godly sorrow, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Heaven, Human depravity, Humility, Jesus Christ, Justification, Legalism, Main problem, Matthew 7:1-6, Meekness, New Creation, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Proud, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation, Searching, Security of salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Selfishness, Sin, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, The cross of Christ, Unbelief, Walking with God, Witness, Worldly sorrow
Tagged How to know if you're going to heaven, Religion-not the answer, Who will be in heaven?
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Cold, self-righteous prigs
“…a cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to hell than a prostitute.” Continue reading
What do most students entering university believe?
The tension is not about belief in a Creator but whether or not it is safe to believe in one absolute God — especially if one’s beliefs discredit the beliefs of others. Continue reading
Posted in Agnostic, All religions the same?, Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Bible, Campus ministry, Christian worldview, Christianity, Creation, Culture, Disciple-making, Doubt, Evangelicals, Evangelism, Gospel, Millennials, Parenting teens, Postmodern, Relativism, Religion, Wisdom, Witness, Worldview
Tagged Apologetics, challenge to christian witness, Is there truth?, making disciples
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Obeying the law cannot make you right with God
We will never celebrate the grace that brought us salvation if we allow ourselves to think that law-keeping is what makes us acceptable to God. Continue reading
Posted in Galatians, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Jesus Christ, Law, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Salvation
Tagged Gospel, Law vs. Grace, Salvation
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Why I am not religious
I do not believe in religion. Religion is a human attempt to find the way to God. It’s an empty and hopeless pursuit of something God already did for us. ____________________________________________ The gospel is good news about God’s loving pursuit … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation
Tagged Faith in Christ, God's Love, Love, Religion, Salvation
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The Gospel vs. Religion
The word gospel means good news. It is the opposite of the message of religion that tells you to get your act together if you hope to be accepted by God. Religion buries us under the weight of the impossible. … Continue reading
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