Religion & Tradition

As an apologist for the Victorious Gospel of Jesus Christ, I’ve heard countless excuses from traditional theologians and lay people why Jesus can’t save all mankind. The “Spiritual Rape” excuse perhaps tops them all. The reasoning goes like this: If…

I get a lot of spam — tons of emails I don’t want to read. Today, I got one from a company we’ve been using to maintain our email lists for those who subscribe to our Bible Matters and Inspirations…

“I hate you, Jesus! I hate you, I hate you,” I screamed as I repeatedly stabbed Him with a knife.” After my rage was spent I collapsed at His feet. In deep compassion, He came down off the Cross and…

For much of my Christian walk, I was in one of two branches of Christianity; one is called Calvinism the other is called Arminianism. Every traditional Christian is in one of these branches of Christianity even though they may not…

God wants to save all but can’t. That’s the Arminian side of the “traditional” Church. God can save all but He doesn’t want to. That’s the Calvinist side of the “traditional” Church. God wants to save all, has the power…

(Taken from J. Preston Eby’s Savior of the World book, Chapter 10, “God is Love.”) Since it is an everlasting truth that men become like the god they worship, so this revelation, the unveiling of the face of the Father…

It seems to me that it is a minority that ever gets the true and full Gospel-in any denomination. Most of us just keep worshiping Jesus and arguing over the right way to do it. The amazing thing is that…

It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the…

After 1600 years of studying the Mosaic Law, the Jews could not recognize the Messiah to which it pointed. Is it possible that Christians may suffer the same fate? What animal does your mind picture laying next to a lamb…

Who is responsible for the death and destruction in Iraq? A critic of mine believes that the U.S. soldiers who kill people and break things are not responsible for their actions. I strongly disagree. No one questions whether the Russian…

That line brought a smile to my face when I read it at the bottom of a page on an internet site advertising some books promoting a particular Christian denomination’s concept of God. It reminded me of signage I’ve seen…

For most of us who have experienced boxed lunches at any time in our lives, they usually become a routine of pretty much the same food, the same taste. During my many years as a Christian, I have been in…

[Note from Gary re: this article: Brian McLaren and I (Gary Amirault) have some differences regarding the Bible, alternative lifestyles, etc. Nevertheless, I believe he is hitting a nail on its head regarding why we so often tolerate intolerant boogiemen and…

Excerpt from Barack Obama: The 2004 “God Factor” Interview Transcript: OBAMA: …This is something that I’m sure I’d have serious debates with my fellow Christians about. I think that the difficult thing about any religion, including Christianity, is that at…