“The Fundamentals” was a name of Christian booklets published in the early 1900s. While many followers of Jesus like to be known as “fundamentalists,” other followers do not. How about you?
Some Modernists have become quite radical in their teachings. The radical Modernists have more in common with Eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism than with historic Christianity.
The most modern version of Christianity is actually not Christianity at all. Not in any historic sense. Let’s discover some of the main teachings of “modernism” today, teachings that are found in many churches.
Many modern churches give new meanings to old biblical words. Consider Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. You might be surprised to learn how many people in many churches think about that teaching today.
Forgiveness is usually a long pathway, not an instant action. But the more we forgive people who have hurt us, the more we heal and the more we grow, both emotionally and spiritually.
Continuing the topic of biblical forgiveness, we learn more about what it is and is not. And if we refuse to forgive people who have hurt us, we should be prepared for the alternatives.
It’s very hard to forgive people who have hurt us in some way. Yet, if we’re serious about following Jesus, we must forgive. In a series of three episodes, we will explore what God says about forgiving those who have sinned against us.
John 3:16 is the most familiar verse in the Bible. Yet as we look more deeply at its meaning, we should be surprised, even shocked, at God’s gift of Jesus.
Continuing their conversation, the pastors give some examples of wonderful Christmas carols. One of them recently has been written. God is glorified and his people are rightly instructed when these kinds of carols are sung.
In this episode two pastors talk together about singing carols during the Christmas season. Some carols have words which do not accurately reflect biblical teaching. The pastors give some examples of these.
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About Mission Upside Down
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For 2000 years, the followers of Jesus have been on a mission, even as Jesus himself was on a mission. Often wrongly understood as “saving souls,” this mission of Jesus actually is about bringing…
people into a new kingdom, a new reality. Life in this new kingdom requires not only a change of heart and mind, but a change in life-purpose and worldview. As Jesus himself observes, there are not many people who will want this change. But for those who are changed by God inwardly, life in this new kingdom, brings new meaning and purpose in life. Everyone who becomes part of this new kingdom finds that almost all their prior beliefs, ideas, attitudes, and perspectives become turned “upside down.”