Recent content by Allen2

Usually a Christian "Book" store that actually sells books and not just Gospel gadgets, will have a shelf for discipling, group and individual Bible studies. I have used Navigators more than once and they seemed helpful to me. Only you can decide, taking into account your knowledge of Scripture...

I see a danger in talking about the Divine nature of Jesus being aware of who He was and the human mind of Jesus having to start from scratch. We would have one person with 2 centers of consciousness; while the historic view is that Jesus had 2 wills, I don't at all find this in Scripture. The...

What do you think of this? THAT we sin against ourselves, others and especially God is one of the darker themes of Scriptures. Wrong behavior is usually traced back to what the Biblical writers called the "heart", roughly equivalent to our mind, the center of planning, pondering and willing...

Hi Karaite: I am trinitarian but with a different twist on it. Tho I am evangelical, for yrs I had trouble with the way it was commonly taught. I NOW believe that to understand God you have to begin with the person of Christ, the final and complete revelation of the Father. I'm curious, how have...

Hey friend: I believe you have the right take--the "narrow gate'" is the way of genuine committment to Jesus. It does speak similarly in Luke 13:24,"Strive to enter by the narrow door". The last section of Jesus' teaching in Mtt7 all deal with stressing the difference between true discipleship...

I do believe there are a number of equally valid ways of describing our relationship to Christ, but I had not given this one (bro) thot for some time. In Hebrews 2 Jesus is linked to us by the term "family" and it states "So Jesus is not ashamed to call them bros" (Heb.2:11). My favorite...

We are hardly more like the Almighty when we pardon those who do not seek it! Anyway, our attempts at peacemaking in this world will meet with varied results(sort of like God's experience, I guess). I can forgive someone who honestly can't see they have done wrong, or I might humbly apologize...

Before we were saved thru the sacrificial death of Christ for our sins, we were the prisoners of our depravity. Paul portrays the bleak situation of unbelievers: "I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death"(Rom.1:9). As a scrupulous Pharisee Paul...

Also, re my beef with Michael Bunker regarding his supposed "Calvinism". Boy is my face red. Mucho sorry for the fiery blast: I was misled by his quote from AWPink who definetly belongs to the pantheon of Calvinist heroes. In any case, if the situation with the American Church troubles us, how...

Hey Bobby: I agree with you that the Scriptures are the final authority in any debate, discussion of doctrinal matters. Over the yrs in the churches I have attended and served in I have seen a strong committment to Scripture, a love of God-centered worship and a zeal to get the message out to...

Why are you folks so down-in -the-mouth? Michael Bunker makes some of the same sweeping generalizations I've become used to reading on this site, claiming that "we may all agree" that the current pseudo-gospel is man-centered. Well, woe is us...Hey--where is the EVIDENCE that things are so...

Hi 4sight! Just a few thots: 1. A church can send out missionaries(as the Church at Antioch did) and its people be very involved in the spread of the Gospel where they live. 2. Seminaries: glad you brought up the subject. I'm a graduate of 2 sems. One of them, Denver Seminary, required each...

Good question, Frost. In the case of the NT, I'm not aware of any that are as you described. Paul's and Peter's letters are in the 1st person. The problem is when the authorship of a book is not stated: the writers of the 4 Gospels do not use their names; however, evidence from writers in the...

I don't believe that sins make God look good or enhance His reputation(glorify). However, in sending His Son to die and rise again to rescue us FROM our sins, God's love and power and compassion are glorified. He is also able to work thru people's deliberate sin(I would say that the death of...

I'll ask it again: Why do you believe that the American church is lukewarm? Are we to depend on our own limited experience and prominent Christians on the radio or TV who may embarrass us? One recommendation: check out barna.com where serious research is being done on the health of the American...