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I'm posting this in Speculative Theology because it seems like something that could easily drift from orthodox Christianity. One of the key features of the Christian faith compared to other faiths is that we don't expect to earn our way into heaven - thanks to the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ...

It might not be immediately apparent what Uber has to do with signs of the end times, but roll with me a while. A friend recently linked a post on Faceache that described the plight of one particular Uber driver. The gist of the story was that he was a member of an ethnic minority who refused...

This one is something of a followup to the "Who needs context anyway?" thread, based on the notion that we can declare the things we want and they will come to pass. On the face of it, the promise is there in black and white in Scripture: Job 22:28 NKJV You will also declare a thing, And it...

This one is an interesting quirk I found on the web site of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. Thankfully a lot of people haven't heard of IHOP in any context other than pancakes because a lot of what goes on at IHOP is odd to say the least. When looking at their web site I found...

It seems a great way to shut down a discussion, doesn't it? "God told me that ..." or "the Spirit revealed this to me" or some such. How do you argue with God, or with the Spirit? After all, if you disagree you're not arguing with the person in front of you, you're arguing with God himself. And...

I've had a few discussions with people about theology and whether particular things are good or bad. One point that seems to come up depressingly frequently is a question about whether I think their heart is in the right place. It seems to be a classic avoidance mechanism because it challenges...

There are some teachers out there who teach that testing isn't necessary, that we can pretty much stray into the spiritual realms and not worry about being deceived. One particular teacher's material talks of praying for dreams and visions and explicitly states "Finally when the visions begin...

"God is doing a new thing, get on board or miss out" "The Word tells us that life & death are in the power of the tongue and by our words we will be judged" "I'm bearing witness of the anointing to you. It is pointless if you can't receive that because you haven't received the baptism of the...

"Look at how big that church is" "Look how many people go to that church" "That church just keeps growing" So they must be doing something right, right? Well, not necessarily. The early church showed a growth rate that any modern day church would love to see. But does that mean that any...

I've come across a few people recently who believe that healing is in the atonement. In other words they believe that healing is an automatic right, citing Is 53:5 ("by his stripes we are healed") and occasionally Ps 103:2-3 ("Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who...