Do Evangelicals Hate Jesus? Evangelical Christianity And The Bible Authority Of The Social Gospel
Phil Zuckerman and Dan Cady wrote a provocative article, Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus.
“The results from a recent poll published by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveal what social scientists have known for a long time: White Evangelical Christians are the group least likely to support politicians or policies that reflect the actual teachings of Jesus. It is perhaps one of the strangest, most dumb-founding ironies in contemporary American culture. Evangelical Christians, who most fiercely proclaim to have a personal relationship with Christ, who most confidently declare their belief that the Bible is the inerrant word of God, who go to church on a regular basis, pray daily, listen to Christian music, and place God and His Only Begotten Son at the center of their lives, are simultaneously the very people most likely to reject his teachings and despise his radical message” (Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus). Read more…
Genesis Creation Story Or Genesis Creation Stories: Does It Make A Difference In Your Story Transformation Process?
A core premise of the Story Transformation Process is that you cannot create the life you choose to create if you cannot accurately assess where you are right now.
Accurate Assessment Of Current Reality In The Creative Process
The previous posts in this series have focused on the Genesis creation stories themselves. In this post, I return to Robert Fritz’s claims in The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life about accurate assessment of current reality.
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Using Midrash To Transform Creation Stories Into A Biblical Creation Story
The last post, How Many Biblical Creation Stories Are In Genesis 1-3?, ended with these words. “Rather than see Genesis 1-3 as one complete story, Genesis 1-3 are actually two examples of midrash in Hebrew tradition.”
Creation Stories
The Hebrews didn’t invent creation stories. As far as we know, every human society has its own creation stories, answering the most basic questions about the origin of the Earth we inhabit, who we are, how we got here, and what it all means. The ancient Hebrews had plenty of exposure to the creation stories of other people. Read more…
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What Kind of Bible Story Is The Biblical Creation Story?
What kind of Bible story is the biblical creation story in Genesis 1-3? The previous post, Are Bible Stories Really Stories?, identifies three distinct meanings of the word “story” in English. A “story” can be a true account of an event. A “story” can be a fictional story, which you as a reader or listener know is a work of fiction. A “story” can also refer to a lie that is represented as the truth. In the next post, we’ll come back to whether there is only one Genesis creation story or two Genesis creation stories in Genesis 1-3. Read more…
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The Biblical Inerrancy Claim At The Heart Of Evangelical Faith: Why You Can Believe It But You Can’t Prove It
By Kalinda Rose Stevenson Ph.D.
The claim of biblical inerrancy of the “Word of God” is the foundation of Bible authority for Evangelical Christians. However, this faith claim can be believed but not proved. Read more…
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Christian Money, Bible Money Verses, And Bible Interpretation
Christian money doctrine often distorts Bible money verses. What happens when people try to build a Christian money doctrine? They usually start by quoting money Bible verses, especially Jesus money verses, without putting them into a larger biblical context.
This is the basic problem with many money Bible interpretation study guides. They quote Bible verses out of context. Read more…
Fundamentalist Bible Interpretation In American Politics: John Shimkus Declares That The Earth Will End Only When God Declares It’s Time To Be Over
What happens when fundamentalist Bible interpretation becomes the source of policy decisions in American politics? It produces bad government policy and more examples of Bible Babble Politics.
For a prime example of Bible Babble Politics, consider the words of John Shimkus, who wants to be the chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce when the Republicans assume leadership of the House of Representatives. Shimkus claims that he is “uniquely qualified” to lead this committee.
Nick Wing, in his article, “John Shimkus, GOP Rep. Who Denies Climate Change On Religious Grounds, Could Lead House Environmental Policy,” makes this statement about Shimkus.
The highest-ranking House official in charge of environmental and energy policy may soon be a Republican legislator who denies climate change on the grounds of his belief that nothing bad can come of the Earth unless it is preordained by God (John Shimkus.)
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Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.
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