It is my hope that these are just the beginnings of a series of discussion that lead through a long trail of thoughts and opinions. On this page you will find the beginning questions of these discussions. If you haven’t read If I Were God, Who Is The Christian God? and What Are God’s Gaols For Us? you really nee to before proceeding. Everything will make a lot more …
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God's Goals or Purposes For Humanity
No one can properly consider the validity of Christianity or God unless they try to understand the purpose and motivation of God. I cannot even pretend to know all about His goal for humanity, but I will present some of what we know from the Bible.
Now you may reject the Bible as the Word of God, but if we are discussing who the Christian God is and what his …
Who Is The Christian God?
I think we must first be clear on just who is the Christian God. It would be impossible to intelligently discuss God and Christianity without a firm idea of who Christianity claims God is. I also think most of the problems we have with understanding Christianity come from our inability to see things from God’s point of view. In reading this don’t forget that the Bible is the defining source …
About This Site
This site is just a personal journal of my faith paths. Having said that, there are a couple main themes.
Beginners Online Bible Study is my feeble attempt to help beginners learn to read the Bible. It starts with a series of posts about the Bible and how it is structured etc. Then we start to read through Matthew and John and I hope to continue to do this. After …
Why Christianity
Do you think Christianity is sometimes illogical? Do you just have questions about Christian philosophy or the Bible? Do you reject God and the Bible because there are so many things in the world that don’t seem to be compatible with what you think God is or should be? Perhaps this is the place for you.
The basic premise of “If I Were God” is fairly simple. Below I will …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: A change of fucus
If you have been following this on line Bible study all this time, I greatly appreciate it. I think God is calling me to change my focus for a while. I hope you will continue to follow this new purpose. If you think I’m making a mistake, let me know.
You see I have a host of people in my life, whom I love dearly, who are atheist. This has …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: Sorrow Turned To Joy – John:16:16-32
Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy
16“In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”
17Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’?18And what does he mean by …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: The Work Of The Holy Spirit – John 16:5-15
The Work of the Holy Spirit5“But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.6Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.7But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the eAdvocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: Jesus' Disciples And The World – John 15:18-16:4
Jesus’ Disciples and the World
18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.19The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.20Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: Love One Another – John 15:9-17
9“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my alove.10When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.11I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!12This is my commandment: Love each other in …