The law is essentially a reflection of who God is. When we try to reach God by obeying the law though, we try to reflect a reflection and hence become ever more distorted. Like fun-house mirrors, reflections on reflections, twisted and misshapen. Following a law in order to be like God is nothing short of [...]

I have built my house to my specs and now, in order to fit the building code of the Kingdom I attempt a little reform. Knock a wall down here, a wall down there, put in a window, a garage for my SUV that I’m praying expectantly for.
This is merely adherence to the law, and [...]

Is it heretical or even irreverent to represent The Creator God, The Father, as a woman?
It’s not that Young makes The Father figure of the Trinity into a black woman that reeks of blasphemy, but that he makes Him into anything at all. We create graven images when we do such; we must allow God [...]

A Call of Christian Conscience
Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family.

From C.S. Lewis
In space you can move in three ways-to left or right, backward or forward, up or down. Every direction is either one of these three or a compromise between them. They are called the three Dimensions. Now notice this. If you are using one dimension, you could draw only a straight line. If [...]

“Why it is necessary that we be able to choose evil for us to have free will, while it is not necessary that God be able to choose evil for Him to have free will?” was the actual question.
For starters, I must admit my limits and refer my readers (all one of me) to Lewis or Augustine, Bonhoeffer or Athanasius for a detailed answer. Dr. Craig is certainly well thought out, but I always like to think things through myself.

Short answer: Good is defined by who God is, His very nature. Evil is turning from or disobeying God, and as we are like but separate entities, we have that choice. A choice that God does not have. God cannot turn from Himself, though He may do as He pleases.

What is it to be a father? I know nothing of being a mother, of course, but fatherhood, aside from reading Bill Cosby’s excellent advice, what direction do we follow? What is a good role model? Are we to be friends or authoritarians and where lies the acceptable mix of those?
Speaking to several friends the [...]

The other day someone noted to a friend, that if we (Christians) experience hardship, it must be by the will of God. Our friend was very disturbed and retorted that it is never God’s will that evil be upon us; evil results from the Fall, not God.
I know what she means, and [...]

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Raised was He three timesOn the crossFrom the tomband to His Father.
The Father shares His glory with His Son,The Son shares His glory with His Bodyso do we return all glory and thanks,praise and honor to the Father in Christ Jesus.
Ascension Thursday, 40 days after the Resurrection, marks the rise of Christ into [...]

Can a person be saved living a life of sin? Of course. When theyaccept Christ, they are saved once and for all. (Thank God forthat!!!)But the Bible exhorts us to test ourselves to see if we are really ofthe faith. If you really have faith in Christ, you won’t WANT to sin.We had the Law [...]