FROM GREG BOYD AT REKNEW: “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” Colossians 2:16-17 If we [...]
Do you have to believe in Christ’s literal physical resurrection to be a Christian?
August 30, 2012 By 44 Comments
Resurrection is the central theme in Christianity. The New Testament goes out of its way to make this clear. Just as Christ rose from the dead in a physical body to inaugurate the new creation, so Christians will rise from the dead to restored bodies in the renewed world. I embrace this as truth as the center of the Christian hope.
The Gospel: in 1 word, 3 words, & 30 words (@Bruxy Cavey)
August 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
HT: Tim Day I got to spend some time with Bruxy at the North American Brethren in Christ General Conference this past July. When I asked him about what he has been reading lately, he responded “I’m reading everything I can get my hands on about the Gospel.” Here, Bruxy unpacks the broad scope of [...]
God, I Thank You I’m Not Like Those Others: The Meta-Sin of Culture Wars
August 8, 2012 By 15 Comments
Permit me—even forgive me if need be—for tampering with Scripture for a moment to make a brief but vital point: Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt… The conservative Christian, standing by himself, was blogging thus, “God, I thank you that I [...]
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