Reading about these online scuffles calls to mind 2 Timothy 2:23 "Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights." There's a reason Paul had to say it and, sadly, I'm frequently a part of that reason.
Christianity Today has been very disappointing for a long time. Seriously people exhaust me sometimes. Can’t you just read the Bible and accept what it says?? It is pretty plain and yet people always find something to quibble and go back and forth and find reason to rationalize their lack of faith. I hope you and your family have a Blessed Holy Week, Anne!
Just this thought, written to adorn your already edifying post: I'm so thankful that our Savior arose and ascended with his scars--keeping all five of them. (Insert image of the Jerusalem cross here.) For, as Isaiah 53:5 reminds us, ". . . with His wounds we are healed." So, then, as one who dwells and abides in Christ, my scars (i.e., healed-up brokennesses) matter, forever. They belong to my (and His!) story.
Reading about these online scuffles calls to mind 2 Timothy 2:23 "Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights." There's a reason Paul had to say it and, sadly, I'm frequently a part of that reason.
Wow. I know Christianity Today is woke and awful already. But I did not think they would post garbage like that.
Christianity Today has been very disappointing for a long time. Seriously people exhaust me sometimes. Can’t you just read the Bible and accept what it says?? It is pretty plain and yet people always find something to quibble and go back and forth and find reason to rationalize their lack of faith. I hope you and your family have a Blessed Holy Week, Anne!
African or European swallow?
This one stings a bit, having grown up keeping the OT feasts AND having the spiritual gift of pedantry.
Wasting time doing mental masturbation, competing to satisfy the ego over 'facts' that do not matter in the little or big picture. Only academia.
Just this thought, written to adorn your already edifying post: I'm so thankful that our Savior arose and ascended with his scars--keeping all five of them. (Insert image of the Jerusalem cross here.) For, as Isaiah 53:5 reminds us, ". . . with His wounds we are healed." So, then, as one who dwells and abides in Christ, my scars (i.e., healed-up brokennesses) matter, forever. They belong to my (and His!) story.
The whole nails thing reminds me of a professor who desperately wants to shock his Freshman level New Testament class.
Also wondering if this is some sort of response to mythicist claims about Jesus being a composite person.