Hypocrites & Communion
A “hypocrite” is someone who pretends to be something he is not. The Greek derivation of the word confirms this idea: one who is on the stage, an actor. A current rough equivalent is “poser”. We frown on hypocrisy because it is a kind of dishonesty. When you...
Predestination
Sometimes it seems that Calvinists confuse Calvinism with fatalism. Fatalism has its roots in Greek mythology. The Greeks had three goddesses, the Fates, who determined human destinies. Clotho spun the thread of fate; Lachesis measured the length of the thread; and...
Purpose for Eternal Torment
Scared Straight Is there a possible purpose served by everlasting torment? Some argue that the threat of everlasting torment drives people to Jesus, but there’s a logical flaw to this argument. It may be that some people who’ve experienced torture, or some people with...
Cherry-picked Assessments
If you had absolute access to the actions of any person on earth, you could speak pure truth and present that person as a monster. That tells us something about how needy we all are of a savior, but it also tells us that we can be truthful but unfair. Cherry-picking facts is a dishonesty of its own sort. All people do wonderful things, as well as horrible. Even Hitler was kind to his dog. – E.O.
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