A question that was recently posted to our Exploring Christianity website is, “Why do we say that Jesus died for our sins?” They then comment, “I wasn’t even born when He was crucified, so how could He have died for my sins?” The answers to these questions are a bit involved and complex, so we’re … Continue reading For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son … John 3:16 →

For God So Loved the World, Part II This Post concludes the discussion of the “Classical” answer to the question, “Why did Jesus have to die for my sins?”  Next week's Post will deal with what I've dubbed the "Alternative" answer. Last week, we set out a definition of “sin”.  We also explained the Classical … Continue reading “Mercy is not getting what you deserve; Grace is getting what you don’t deserve.” Anonymous →

The Alternative Answer For the last few weeks we’ve been dealing with the question, “Why did Jesus have to die for my sins?”  In last week’s Post we covered what I’ve dubbed the “Classical” answer to this question.  This week, I’ll present what I’ve named the “Alternative” answer. To quickly refresh … The gist of … Continue reading “Mercy is not getting what you deserve; Grace is getting what you don’t deserve.” Part II →

JUDGMENT A question I recently received from one of my readers asked for some clarification of what I meant by Judgment.  They said that they were not sure exactly what this meant from a Christian viewpoint and asked if I could provide some insight or clarification.   This is a pretty “deep” subject and it will … Continue reading “Vengeance is Mine …sayeth the Lord.” [Romans 12:19] →

The Third Viewpoint Last week, we examined the issue of Judgment, what its attributes are, and explored a couple of slightly different variations of what our personal Judgment Day could involve.  I also promised that in this week’s Post, I’d give you some of my own thoughts about what our eventual Judgment might be like.  … Continue reading “Vengeance is Mine …sayeth the Lord.” [Romans 12:19] Judgment Part II →

The Trinity One of our readers has said that he doesn’t understand the Trinity and that thinking about it makes his “head hurt.”   Well I can certainly understand where he’s coming from!  The concept of the Trinity is one of the most difficult and least understood concepts in Christian Theology.  Theologians have been discussing and … Continue reading “… in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost …” Matthew 28:19 →

Introduction Last week we began to explore the concept of the Trinity.  We discussed the idea’s origin and early concepts and finished with a description of Trinitarianism, the explanation prevalent in many modern Christian denominations.   Trinitarianism explains the one God and the Trinity as the “Three in One”; three distinct entities/personalities:  the Father, the Son … Continue reading “… in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost …” Matthew 28:19 The Trinity, Part II →

Opening and the central Question One of the crucial questions every Christian must decide for themselves is what they believe about the Bible.  Each must decide where and how the Bible fits into and informs their faith.  What level of authority are we to ascribe to it, and how important is it to our understanding … Continue reading “Be very firm, then, to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law…” Joshua 23:6 The Bible →

Introduction Last week we started our discussion of the Bible, and how it’s viewed from what I believe to be the three main theological perspectives most popular today: Fundamentalist, Modern, and Modified.  We covered the Fundamentalist View last week.  This week we’ll dive into the Modern and Modified Views.  I suggest you may want to … Continue reading “Be … firm … to keep and do all that is written in the …law…” Joshua 23:6 The Bible, Part II →

A Faith that is not growing will wither and die.  The beginning of a series on Faith. Opening The past couple of weeks we’ve been discussing the Resurrection of Christ and the effect it had on the people involved at the time.  This week we will look at the reasons for Christ’s life, death and … Continue reading “I came from the Father…and now…am…going to the Father.” John 16:28 Jesus’ Purposes →