1After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees.2Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples.3The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.
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1After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.2For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him.3And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the …
Would have you created man if you were the all-powerful, all-knowing God Christianity describes? It is a legitimate question that speaks to the logic of basic Christianity. Use the comments below to make your case or just ask more questions.
If I Were God I: Would NOT Have Created Humans
If I Were God I: Would Have Created Humans
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …