What is naturalism? The basic definition is only nature exists. Or to put it in another way: The space-time universe–which can be studied by the physical sciences–is all the reality there is. The basic argument that naturalists will give is that their worldview is simpler than theism because it requires fewer entities to explain the […]
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This is part 2 of our series on The Greatest Creed Ever Written. You can read part 1 here. This post touches on the background of the Nicene Creed. For Christians today, the doctrine of the Trinity is surrounded by mystery. We sing songs and hymns that speak of the Trinity: Let all things their
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(The reflections below were published in the Hickory Daily Record June 4, 2011 and also at http://corinthpastorbob.com/2011/06/loving-two-brides/ on the same date.) The entry is used here with permission from Rev. Dr. Bob Thompson. I’ve updated some of the information in the post. I have loved two brides in my life. Only one of them is
Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship (proskyneō) the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” Luke 4:8 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship (proskyneō) the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” Matthew 4:10 The idea that there is one God and that He
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In another post we looked briefly at the question “What is Liturgy?” We saw that liturgy simply refers to the things that a congregation does in service to God when it gathers for public worship. In this post I want to wrestle with the question “What should a congregation do when it gathers to worship?”
“Where your treasure is there your heart will be also.”, Jesus said. There is much to say about this statement, but one surface-level truth that falls right out of that teaching is that those things that cost us a lot of treasure are the things that will grab our hearts. Or, another way of saying
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