by Barney | Jul 25, 2013 | Philosophy, Scripture
Traditionally, Evangelicals have made the Bible the basis of all their theological beliefs. The final call, the ultimate standard for whether to believe something is whether “the Bible says so.” Even when something seems nonsensical, absurd, or just enormously...
by Barney | Jun 25, 2013 | Philosophy
I am the kind of person who tends to think I’m right about everything. I have great confidence in my own correctness, remarkably unfettered by past experience. I may have been wrong before, but NOW at last I’ve figured it all out! Of course, on some level we all tend...
by Barney | Feb 23, 2013 | Apologetics
“You can’t argue people into the Kingdom, it just doesn’t work that way. People just need to be shown God’s love, to have an encounter with the Holy Spirit’s power. Trying to prove God’s existence is a waste of time.” I think this statement captures the feeling that...
by Barney | Oct 2, 2012 | Church
“. . . but you will have power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you” (Acts 1:8) This Bible verse distinguishes Christianity from almost all other religions and philosophies. They are in essence ideas, systems of thought, patterns of prescribed behaviour or ways of...
by Barney | Jul 1, 2012 | Bible, Theology
Creation/Evolution Hell Women in leadership Homosexuals in the church Care for the environment These controversial issues have one important thing in common: there are people who believe different things about them who claim the Bible supports their view. They...
