Donald Trump’s presidency accelerated the decline of church attendance in America.
Politically moderate and left-leaning evangelicals appear to have been most impacted by Trump-era: See analysis HERE
Did Jesus Have An Inerrant View Of Scripture?
Did Jesus have the conservative evangelical inerrant view of scripture that nothing should be changed or added? Clearly not, he challenged conventional wisdom such as regarding the sabbath. Regarding love of neighbor he clarified For my previous post on this topic see: Is The Bible Inerrant? 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Kissinger Dead At 100
Reactions have certainly not all been positive: How will history judge him?
Did Jesus Teach He Had To Die To Atone For The Sins Of The World?
No, as near as we can figure Jesus taught forgiveness did not come through sacrificial payment, but rather repentance that then resulted in God forgiving. Ehrman will deal with this in his upcoming book and briefly outlines the issue here (SEE TIME 23:48-27:46): I have tried to delve into the details of this issue in … Did Jesus Teach He Had To Die To Atone For The Sins Of The World?
Is The Bible Inerrant? 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Conservative Christians may tell you the bible is inerrant, and cite as a proof text 4 Timothy 3:16-76: But, as Ehrman points out, scripture here refers to the Old Testament, not the new, and the key word here “inspired” literally means “God-breathed,” and so doesn’t suggest ideas of inerrancy later debated in the 19th century … Is The Bible Inerrant? 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 16: Evaluation of Premise (E)
THE CORE ARGUMENT FOR OBJECTION #5 As we saw in Part 14 of this series, the core argument for Objection #5 against the Swoon Theory has two premises: E. IF the Swoon Theory is true, THEN sometime after Jesus had been crucified, the eleven remaining disciples each had experiences that they believed were experiences of seeing a … Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 16: Evaluation of Premise (E)
Creating Christ
New documentary out about the Roman influence creating Christianity featuring Robert Price and Robert Eisenman: Relatedly, check out my essay on the Noble Lie Theory of Christian Origins
Does Christ Mythicism Deserve A Seat At The Table?
I just wanted to share this Mythvision interview from yesterday with Dr. Richard C. Miller. It raises the interesting point that the mythicism of Price and Carrier isn’t even given a seat at the table by most scholars when discussing Christian origins, which is hardly fair: I’ve long thought about this as we have an … Does Christ Mythicism Deserve A Seat At The Table?
1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing”
If any of you are suspecting speaking in tongues is a little crazy, please do watch this and alleviate all doubt, lol If you are insight impatient like me start watching at 11:21ff and see how conservative evangelical christianity quickly snowballs into a batshit asylum of mindlessness.
Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 15: The Sub-Argument for Premise (D)
THE CORE ARGUMENT FOR OBJECTION #5 As we saw in Part 14 of this series, the core argument for Objection #5 against the Swoon Theory has two premises: E. IF the Swoon Theory is true, THEN sometime after Jesus had been crucified, the eleven remaining disciples each had experiences that they believed were experiences of seeing a … Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 15: The Sub-Argument for Premise (D)