An analogy to faith and works - Christian Forums Your analogy still comes through the eyes of your group's doctrines It is a good attempt Yet , the analogy falls short in that key points of the topic are not addressed Again , good attempt Can you please elaborate? Everyone's understanding comes through the eyes of his groups doctrines Where does this fall short?
HELP---Looking for an analogy for purgatory. . . . - Christian Forums Lol Thanks for the help guys, but the analogy i'm looking for is very specific for this explanation; (Jesus=source of salvation, purgatory=mechanism to fullfill salvation), so the analogy must be a source and something that fullfills that source
Empathy | Page 18 | Christian Forums Well, I did edit the post to be more explanatory, but the analogy holds It's a flat reading of a very complex tradition, analogous to "The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it"
A Tea Bag - Christian Forums CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate That is the nature of its ministry In view of recent events emotions are running very high We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion No personal attacks Avoid you
Men are attracted to weakness: A theology of small women Probably 15 years after high school, I had the unfortunate experience of encountering a former schoolmate on the worldwide web He was a couple years older than I was, but relevant to this context is the reality that the entire student body population at our small Reformed Presbyterian high
Have electrisity always been? - Christian Forums The Big Bang is not a star forming or exploding into empty space It is an expansion of space itself from an extremely hot, dense state There was no “empty space” surrounding it The analogy to a collapsing sun or to electrons orbiting a nucleus is physically not applicable
Grace alone? - Christian Forums It is true that Luther used the analogy referenced, but it was as a simplification of a more complex underlying theology Unfortunately, many Protestants today take it at face value and believe that it is itself the underlying theology, and adopt it as such
Left leaning no kings movement promotes murdering Federal Law . . . The title of this thread, "Left leaning 'no kings' movement promotes murdering Federal Law Enforcement Officers," is misleading From the No Kings website: "A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events
Foot Washing - Christian Forums Some denominations practice ceremonial foot washing An observation I made in a visit to a Greek Island in the 1960s was that the transport of goods was all done by donkey Especially when one wears sandals, one becomes acutely aware of donkey manure Combined with infrequent rainfall, this can