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  • It's true that a lot of Christians just aren't very well informed about how scripture was put together. (Heck, ignorant of what scripture says as well in light of recent comments to a question about Jesus.) It's typical…

  • Death Penalty

    I'm not sure it's consistent to be a Christian and an advocate of the death penalty. It's pretty amazing to me that there are so many Christians that are "pro-life" and yet pro-death penalty. There's an inconsistency a…

  • Scriptures.4 Reading Can you call the Bible a history book? A blueprint for your life? An answer book? A science book? Oftentimes we are guilty of treating the Bible as something it's not. We attempt to impose our …

  • Scriptures.2 Verbal Plenary All three views have some pitfalls. But I feel view number one, God speaks and man writes, may be the most dangerous to hold to. Many hold views two and three and yet hold scripture as auth…

  • Scripture.1 Inspiration Typically a person's view of how the Bible was written influences the way they read it. For most people who grew up in a Christian home, there is little thought to how the Bible was written. The…

  • Scriptures.3 Inerrancy If you don't know, the word "inerrancy" has been used to divide many Southern Baptists in the past thirty years. If a person was willing to use the term "inerrant," they basically were conservativ…

  • Swearing and Curse Words

    A fish swam into a wall and said "dam." Did you ever cuss when you were little and not know it was wrong? I did. I was in second grade and heard my neighbor's dad tell him to "Close the damn door!" I had never heard t…

  • Disclaimer: I am not the "Bible Answer Man." I'm only an ignorant, opinionated sojourner.

    The question has been posed whether we can apply certain scriptures to people and places that it was not intended. For instance, can we apply the scripture of Jesus standing at the door and knocking to witnessing when i…

  • Fear

    "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." ...and bird flu... and... terrorists... and heretics... and the liberals (or maybe the religious right)... and communists... and Hilary Clinton... sharks, hurricanes, alligators…

  • Truth and Fact

    Do you see a difference between truth and fact? For instance, can the story of Noah's ark be true without being a historical fact? Or maybe this one will be easier to swallow: any of the parables that Jesus told... do…