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Faith Actually: Love Actually...Is Truth!
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Love Actually.Is Truth! When blogging about the Christian worldview and framing apologetics arguments there is typically. At least, there should be! A heavy dose of truth involved. But what does Paul mean when he admonished us to " speak the truth in love. What does Paul mean by love? It is useful to view Paul's statement in the context of Jesus' teaching. The Greek term for love Paul uses here is agape. With al...
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Faith Actually: Loving Our Neighbor, Neglecting Our God: Pleasing [Postmodern] People
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Loving Our Neighbor, Neglecting Our God: Pleasing [Postmodern] People. Part I: When loving neighbor becomes pleasing [postmodern] people. In other words, the primary concern is to cater to, and retain, a post-modern audience. This highlights an important deficiency within the Christian Church. And so, the Emergent effort to attract people to the Church by reaching out in love is understandable, while sorely misa...
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Faith Actually: More of Him, Less of Me
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Thursday, July 3, 2014. More of Him, Less of Me. A few years ago, shortly after the birth of my second child, the following words of the Apostle John struck me with renewed impact: " He must become greater; I must become less." (John 3:30). This was the case for me one day when I was in the midst of struggling. Time that many mothers (and fathers) can relate to. Juggling the pressing needs of both a toddler and an infant at the same time.
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Faith Actually: The Tenor of Truth
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Saturday, September 10, 2016. The Tenor of Truth. Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. Psa 96:1-9. We will not mistake. For sound, honest exegeses. For we can rest assured that His Word will be a lamp to our feet, illuminating the truth. (J...An of...
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Faith Actually: Definitions Matter
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Monday, July 11, 2016. I was talking with a church friend the other day about matters of the faith, and he said, "definitions matter." He hit on a really important truth: sloppy definitions lead to sloppy theology. And sloppy theology leads to sloppy life-application and a muddled worldview. And we may well find ourselves straying off the path. We hear a lot about, "love! Should we call sin, sin. Or should we show grace? You might hear som...
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Faith Actually: Are Mormons Saved if They Believe in Jesus as Savior?
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Monday, November 18, 2013. Are Mormons Saved if They Believe in Jesus as Savior? Due, in part, to an aggressive emphasis on missions, Mormonism is the fastest growing religion in America. With an increasing number of people committing their lives to the Mormon Jesus as their savior, it is important for us to know who this influential figure is and what he stands for. Firstly, Mormon theology rejects the Trinity. Why is this significant?
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Faith Actually: Confessions of a Recovering People-Pleaser
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Friday, June 24, 2016. Confessions of a Recovering People-Pleaser. We endeavor—by His grace—to live not as "people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart." (Eph 6:6). We are not trying to please people, but God, who tests our hearts. (1 Thess 2:4). But it does make for a healthier spiritual environment. And for this answer to prayer, I am very, very thankful. That the niggling temptation creeps back in.
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Faith Actually: The Counterfeit Christ
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Thursday, August 7, 2014. As Christians, we are commissioned to share the good news about Jesus with others (Acts 1:8). But who is this Jesus that we follow? Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is? 8221; They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you? 8221; He asked. “Who do you say I am? If you really know me. Not everyone who sa...
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Faith Actually: Disunity in the Church: A Real Problem With a Real Solution
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Absolute Truth in Relative Terms: Christianity and Culture Today. Monday, March 10, 2014. Disunity in the Church: A Real Problem With a Real Solution. There is a lot of talk these days about disunity in the church —. And with good reason. Christians are splintered not only into a wide variety of denominations and associations, but also within our churches where the differences between individual believers can often be stark and can even cause irreconcilable rifts. 1 Cor 16:13; 2 Cor 10:5). To do so puts ...
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