“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith…” 2 Peter 1:5 Many of the writers of the NT had their dying wishes and blessings to their readers. Jesus has his last words before he goes to the cross. Philippians and Timothy can be seen as Paul’s final words before his perceived upcoming [...]
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Christian protestors against gays. You know I had to mention them in writing about Christianity and homosexuality, so here it is. The most common reason for Christians who protest like such are that “gays would know the truth and now they stand condemned”. They often identify themselves as operating in a prophetic role. Just like [...]
Richard Hays, Christian ethicist and scholar writes something interesting about the issues homosexuality and abortion: The most passionate and rancorous moral debates in the church at present seem to focus on the issues of homosexuality and abortion—matters treated peripherally or not at all in the NT. Our feverish preoccupation with such questions is a sign [...]
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20 Previously, I asked the question of how is a Christian possibly to live the high ethical and moral standards of the teachings found in Sermon on the Mount. Now I present my answer. Jesus [...]
It is He Who sent down to you (step by step), in the truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the Criterion (of judgment between right and wrong). Surah 3:3 [...]
