There is no doubt that Calvin had original thought, but there is nothing new under the sun, and all ideas have their roots somewhere. I am reading “A History of Christianity” by Diarmaid MacCulloch who describes a school of thought from the early centuries A.D. On page 124 of the 2010 printing MacCulloch says: Those … More C@lvin was not the first

FaceLift says (at least until S&P deletes it): In regard to some people’s understanding of the tithe: I will say, from previous discussions, that we [i.e. heretic & facelift ] have a fundamental difference of opinion regarding the role of Melchizadek and Abraham, and the types portrayed at their meeting at Salem, which is also … More Does Hebrews promote tithing?

… with apologies to Lawrence Leung (a comedian on the Australian TV channel ABC who wrote the show “Choose Your Own Adventure”). As a people we Christians have so many sects – so many reasons to write each other off. Too weird, too emotional, too strange. Too different. So we try and pick the people … More Choose your own scripture …

The scriptures are God-breathed but they are not “The Word of God”. The Word of God is Jesus. A person and not a book. The scriptures are about the Word of God (Jesus said so) but they are not Him. Prove otherwise from the scriptures if you can. Why do people refer to the Bible … More The Bible is not the Word of God

First some a couple of references. Heresy Opinion or doctrine contrary to the orthodox teaching of the Christian Church – Oxford Dictionary Matthew 20:25-28 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. “It is not … More Jesus’ words heresy?

Jesus said a lot of stuff about the Kingdom of God. Do Christian religious institutions support and emulate what he said and did? A quick(ish) survey of Jesus Gospel statements from the book of Mark (Young’s literal translation) compared to what this presby-metho-angli-costal hears in church and reads. verses synopsis grade comment 2:5 Jesus forgives … More How well does the church like Jesus’ Gospel