I’ve gotten in a number of debates with Baptists. Mostly online, some in person. None of them formal of course just more of a conversation really. At first I was seeking it out because I wanted to test what I was learning about Lutheran theology to see if there were any holes in it. If I do it...
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com This is an armchair theology blog where I build each thesis on scripture as closely as I can. If you want an older post that does that on this topic please click HERE. In this post though I’m going to tie my hands behind my back in order to appeal to...
By Americasroof – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Westboro Baptists have never made much sense to me. Setting aside how offensive the notion of protesting a soldiers funeral is, and the horrible things they say to homosexuals whom God bled and died for, they still don’t make any sense to me. Most...
Sometimes I wish atheists would ask a christian for help in finding better verses to object to in scripture. They tend to be very bad theologians. The silly passages many choose as something to contend with is in my opinion one of the strongest apologetics against atheism. One of the most...
This will probably be my last post on Joshua Harris recent announcement of leaving the faith. For those who don’t know, the word sacramentarian refers to someone who believes the sacraments are only symbolic. These days they will generally use the term ordinance instead of sacrament altogether. ...
The news of Joshua Harris apostasy has centered mostly around the book he was famous for writing. While I think there is a connection between the interpretive methodology that was the basis of his book and how the scandal came about, I don’t think the book itself isn’t the actual reason Joshua...
This is my second post in a series on analyzing Joshua Harris recent announcement to kiss Christianity goodbye. You can find my first one HERE. My style with this blog is to define the Biblical theses I’m going to interact with before using them at the analytical level. I think I’ve mostly...