May 21, 2012
Christian IQ: Why Matter Matters (Part 9)
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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Perhaps I should have done this discussion before the last one on the sacraments because it represents a foundational principle. But it will all work out. In fact there is an advantage in doing it this way on second thought. This concept is pervasive of biblical Christianity in general. This characteristic is the importance of the physical world. One of the first great assaults on the Christian faith was an early Church heresy known as docetism and gnosticism. Docetism narrowly defined itself with the suggestion that Jesus only “appeared” (from the Greek verb dokeo “to appear”)
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May 15, 2012
Christian IQ: The Sacraments (Part 8)
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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Sorry for no post on Thursday. Last week was my study week. I was up in New Hampshire suffering in a cozy cabin with a warm fire all week as I read theology, prayed, and did research and writing on the Didache. It was an intense week of discovery.
I want to jump right back into the Christian IQ and start dealing with the sacraments. Please review the following statements from the quiz real quick:
2. Baptism is symbolic, it is a sign of my inward spiritual belief in Jesus (Agree/Disagree) D
10. The Lord’s supper is
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May 08, 2012
Christian IQ: The Church & Its Authority III (Part 7)
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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Ok so in the last post, it was brought to my attention that I really just completely failed to deal with statement 16. Yes that is correct and I repent in sack-cloth and ashes. I am quite glad that some of you pointed it out. This blog series has become bigger than I imagined, but this is a subject I do not want to skip.
Before we jump into it, let me offer a little caveat. It may seem at times that I am just trying to stir the pot or be pugnacious. But I want to assure you that is
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May 03, 2012
Christian IQ: The Church & Its Authority II (Part 6)
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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Ok today we are gonna finish up our discussion of Church authority here from our Christian IQ test. Lets just jump into statements 6, 7, and 16 which are all closely related.
6. If you have a problem with what your church teaches, just go find one that is more in line with your thinking (Agree/Disagree) D
7. Freedom of conscience is more important than submission to established Church dogma and tradition. (Agree/Disagree) D
16. The Church has the power to retain and remit people’s sins. (Agree/Disagree) A
We can take statement 6. and 7. together. Basically
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