@waxeagle I would consider observation, experience, and relevance as more important.
@waxeagle Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. It has moved from antiquity to modern times, and its development into modernity is highlighted as criticism of the Modernization Theory.
That said, ancient Chinese society had its own religious rituals. Beat that.
@waxeagle That sounds more like a Presbyterian/Reformed/Calvinist approach to me.
> in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 NASB)
@JonEricson On the blog, you speak from an Evangelical perspective. Can you be a little specific what that is?
@JonEricson Does that mean only upholding two ordinances - baptism and eucharist - and making sure the individual becomes baptized wilfully by his own free will?
@JonEricson If that is so, then how would you explain what makes you different from David Stratton, theologically?
For my first post to the Eschewmenical blog, I have two goals: define my tradition (Evangelical) and explain our position on contraception. But the second task will require extensive work, so I will simply point to the definition supplied by the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College:
For my purposes, “biblicism” stands out. My approach follows the (unofficial) motto of The Evangelical Covenant Church: “Where is it written?”
When it comes to contraception, we Bible-thumping Evangelicals are at a disadvantage. Until recently, contraception was unreliable, unscient …
@Anonymous I actually don't know what his background is...
@Anonymous My dear friend, if you really want to know God, read the Bible! No books on the Bible. Trust in the Lord, and not trust yourself or other men.
Perhaps I'm just color-blind, but for me it is impossible to tell the difference between the accepted and not accepted checkmarks next to answers to my questions:
Even when they are right next to each other, the difference between the two is faint. Instead, I have to hover over the checkmark, ...
It's interesting to see how a person's life events get re-interpreted to match that person's self-image and philosophy as a Christian.
Christian conversion stories, particularly of Evangelicals, may place the person in a lowly position, and then once the person finds God, --BOOM-- the person suddenly becomes enlightened and somehow sees everything positively.
One particular conversion narrative is @JackDouglas' conversion.
The part where he describes his parents' raising him with values of "self-sufficiency and a (false) sense of superiority," as if there is no concept of cooperation and humility in his upbringing.
There are two tags, scripture and scriptures. Are these the same, and should be merged, or is there a subtle difference between the two?
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