Examining Faith » Archive for August 2008
The Christian Attempt To Hide Jesus
It’s becoming increasingly popular for Christians who share their faith with others to attempt to make the gospel more appealing by “repackaging” it with something else. That something else may range from the display of magic tricks to tributes to the late Elvis Presley. The mainstream message of America’s churches advertised on billboards emphasize to viewers the promise of visiting a church who’s worship service …
August 17th, 2008
The Image of the Beast & the Image of God Compared
“And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the …
August 17th, 2008
The Unbearable Darkness of Being Without God
The news is not good. A Governor of a large state throws everything away for a few hours of hidden pleasure with an expensive prostitute. Common sense would suggest such behavior is insane, but is it? Or a presidential candidate spins a tall tale about her brush with sniper fire on an official trip to war torn Bosnia. But TV cameras had followed her to …
August 10th, 2008
The Nicene Creed Revisited
The Nicene Creed was originally written at the first council of Nicaea in 325 AD as a guide to help early Christians understand their faith and as a response to the rising belief in Arianism.
Arius was a presbyter in Alexandria in the early fourth century. Arianism taught that the father created the son
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