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  1. Matthias

    How a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian

    What makes you think they didn’t know how to think critically before stepping foot in my classroom? What makes you think I didn’t teach them what thinking critically means? Does it simply boil down to your belief that thinking critically = believing the Bible and / or following Jesus is...
  2. Matthias

    The happy thread

  3. Matthias

    How a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian

    Millions of Christians read the Bible regularly. If they’ve stopped following Jesus and still call themselves Christians then they aren’t what they claim to be. I don’t teach people to stop following Jesus. Christianity isn’t, never has been, and never will be ruleless. Even the world has...
  4. Matthias

    More on the deity of Christ

    I think it’s simple enough - the powers that be aren’t going to allow Christians to discuss the Trinity with Christians. The “Trinity wars” have taken place almost exclusively in “Christians Only” forums and there isn’t much interest in the Trinity in what I call the “shadow land”. It’s been...
  5. Matthias

    The happy thread

  6. Matthias

    More on the deity of Christ

    It’s an interesting policy decision. Two things about it strike me as being relevant: 1. This particular forum isn’t designated as ”Christians Only” and 2. The policy offers an alternative - a member registered as “Christian” can request that it be changed to “Other Faith”. I registered as...
  7. Matthias

    More on the deity of Christ

    Question: Can Jesus of Nazareth be both “God and man” without himself being deity? Answer: Yes. That fits within the boundaries of Jewish monotheism. P.S. And within the boundaries of primitive Christianity.
  8. Matthias

    More on the deity of Christ

    In the news this week, the famous trinitarian apologist Dr. James White suggests that Ignatius may not have existed. I don’t support his position on the existence of Ignatius (I’m fully persuaded that he did exist) but he also points out the obvious corruption of Ignatius’ letters. (That’s...
  9. Matthias

    More on the deity of Christ

    Offered in partial support of the OP. ”During Constantine’s reign, controversy arose over the teachings of Arius, who denied the full divinity of Jesus. Constantine called a meeting of Christian bishops, the Council of Nicea, to settle the dispute. Contrary to popular myth, this meeting did not...
  10. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.” - C.S. Lewis
  11. Matthias

    Bible reading plans

    If you didn’t read the Bible today, why?