One Sunday at Applebee’s after church in the early 2000s, several of my young adult Sunday school classmates and I found ourselves discussing Jehovah’s Witnesses, a few of whom I had worked with on my previous job. I defended them as legitimately saved Christians, despite having theological disagreements with them. In response to my… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Jesus
Jesus – The Original Opponent of Israeli Nationalism
… Most religious and politically-minded Americans know that much of the Evangelical church has had unwavering support for the nation of Israel, regardless of how badly Israel behaves. And, now, the Republican Party they enthusiastically support seems willing to go so far as to instigate war against the predominantly Muslim nations surrounding Israel. When many… Read more »
Fasting (Bible Study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Jonah 3:7-10, “Then he had proclamation made in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: No human being or animal, no heard or flock, shall taste anything. They shall not feed,… Read more »
Greed & Oppression of the Poor (Bible Study) – Part 5
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] God’s Judgment of the Oppressors Isaiah 3:14-15, “The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people: ‘It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is… Read more »
Pride, Spiritual Arrogance & Judgmentalism – Part 3
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Matthew 6:1, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men in order to be noticed by them; otherwise you will have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.” Context: This verse is from… Read more »
Pride, Spiritual Arrogance & Judgmentalism – Part 4
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Acts 7:51-52, “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. Which one of the prophets did your… Read more »
Pride, Spiritual Arrogance & Judgmentalism – Part 5
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] The Pride of the Pharisees “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness to Me; and you are unwilling to come… Read more »
Pride, Spiritual Arrogance & Judgmentalism – Part 6
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Who killed Jesus? Most of us have been brought up to believe that the Jews killed Jesus. To say the Jews killed Jesus is like saying that the Americans elected Barack Obama president in… Read more »
Pride, Spiritual Arrogance & Judgmentalism (Bible Study) – Part 7
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Modern-Day Pharisees? If you haven’t noticed by now, I’ve pointed out many similarities between modern-day conservative Christian behavior and the Pharisees of Jesus’ time. You may have been brought up to believe that the… Read more »
Jesus and Paul Never Mandated Morality for Non-Christians
The following is an excerpt from my book, “Rescuing Religion from Republican Reason,” (pictured at right) Buy It at Amazon As I shared in a blog post several weeks ago, the Republicans use family values rhetoric as their primary tool in securing Christian loyalty. Once they do that, they then bombard Christians with greed rhetoric… Read more »
