[Before getting into the details of this post, while I’m not a Christian, I should point out that I am a Bible-believing member of the body of Christ, and that, no, they’re not the same thing; we might have been called Christians in the first century, but we stopped using that label a long time… Continue reading Why I am not a Christian
Category: Church
List of differences between the two biblical churches and Gospels
This list is taken from my Things that differ article. For even more proofs that there are multiple Gospels taught in the Bible, please read that article in full. This page is simply here for quick reference to the list of differences from that article. All scriptural references are based on passages from the KJV. The Israel… Continue reading List of differences between the two biblical churches and Gospels
Fellowship, and keeping doctrine in its place
I’ve only been a member of the ecclesia (or church) called the body of Christ for a little over 7 years as of the time I’m writing this article, but I’ve known, or at least have been acquainted with, various members of the ecclesia for decades now thanks to my time as a Christian Universalist… Continue reading Fellowship, and keeping doctrine in its place
Why I am a “Concordant” believer
Before I explain why I’m now a heretical “Concordant” believer (if you aren’t familiar with our beliefs, please visit this webpage), It’s important to know that I grew up as a conservative, evangelical, “born-again” Christian, and that I believed quite strongly in all of the traditional, “orthodox” ideas that nearly every evangelical Christian out there… Continue reading Why I am a “Concordant” believer
The “charismatic” spiritual gifts aren’t for the body of Christ today
[The links in the following paragraph, which is an edited excerpt from chapter 9 of my eBook, aren’t necessarily written by members of the body of Christ, but the writers do seem to have a somewhat decent understanding of what it means to “rightly divide the word of truth,” so I still recommend reading them.]… Continue reading The “charismatic” spiritual gifts aren’t for the body of Christ today
Some more questions
I recently shared some questions I like to ask people to determine whether they actually know much about Scripture or not, and whether they’re likely to have anything useful to teach me from a spiritual perspective. I have a few additional questions, however, that are important for all Christians to ask themselves: If your answer… Continue reading Some more questions
How should we then really live?
This is part 15 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. The theological facts laid out in this article are required reading in order to truly understand what the Bible has to say about morality and life as a Biblical Universalist,… Continue reading How should we then really live?
Salvations
This is part 1 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. The theological facts laid out in this article are required reading in order to truly understand biblical soteriology, so make sure you read it carefully. Please note that I’m… Continue reading Salvations
Questioning your presuppositions
While truly questioning one’s theological presuppositions is rare among Christians, the real hallmark of a heretic is that he or she is willing to reject the ideas that conflict with reality, regardless of how “orthodox” said beliefs may happen to be and how much trouble he or she might get into for following the evidence… Continue reading Questioning your presuppositions
The Open Church
I’ve been a part of at least two really good house churches over the last decade. The fact that they were house churches, however, was not the important factor here, the fact that they were “open churches” was. This means that we didn’t have sermons or dress codes or have to put up a false… Continue reading The Open Church