Posts Tagged ‘Doctrine’

A Response to Rising Islam- Pt 2 (Better Titled: What’s Wrong with the Church Today)

What is the problem with the church of this generation? I posed this question in my post responding to the rise of Islam. If you read that post, you will notice that Islam does not so much concern me. However, it did raise for me, the question, of the Church? Why are we not having [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important/ The Distaste of Doctrine (Part 6)

- DELIGHT-

The point of all of this, is our delight! That is what most glorifies God, when we delight in Him… not in a mystery, or not knowing Him. God’s glory and our delight and happiness are not two opposing things. We are commanded to rejoice in the Lord always, and in case [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important/ The Distaste of Doctrine (Part 5)

- QUESTIONS – (I recommend you read part 1,2,3 and 4 before this, unless it makes sense first time)

A Christian with a faith grounded in reality doesn’t steer clear of questions, he runs to them because He knows that God invaded the human world and became a man. He knows that God gave a [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important/ The Distaste of Doctrine (Part 4)

– FOUNDATIONS – (I suggest you read Part 1,2 and 3 before this for it all to make sense)

I recently brought a book, and the author was a rather popular guy in ‘Christian’ circles these days. At one point in his book he says, that he believes Jesus was born of a [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important/ The Distaste of Doctrine (Part 3)

- PARTS OF A BOAT-
(if you have not read them, then reading part 1 and 2 will be helpful to follow the thoughts)
Not all the parts on my boat were essential, the boat could sail and get to where it going if it was missing a velvet couch, and maybe if I didn’t [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important/ The Distaste for Doctrine (Part 2)

-THE DISTANCE TO BE TRAVERSED- (Reading part 1 will help)

As a Jesus follower I am a person who is just trying to live the way Jesus lived, to follow Him as he walked, to travel the same distance he did. I know that the path He walked is the absolute best way to [...]

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Is Doctrine that Important?/ The Distaste of Doctrine (Part1)

A number of years ago, I enjoyed building model airplanes a whole lot, I thought fighter jets were the best (which kid doesn’t?). I remember when my older brother had gone overseas and he sent back this huge birthday present for me the one year, it was bigger then anything I had ever gotten and [...]

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