2022-09-293Comments

Is God Egotistical?

“It is absurd to believe that the deity has human passions, and one of the lowest human passions, a restless appetite for applause.” -David Hume “Whether,...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Folk Theology

2022-06-1710Comments

Is Cursing a Sin

Curse words are letters and syllables put together and sounded out through the human tongue. They attempt to say something we already have other words for in a more...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Folk Theology

Theology

2017-01-239Comments

Are All Sins Equal to God?

During my ordination, one of the questions that I was asked by a seminary professor was “Are all sins equal in the sight of God?” I hesitated. Not because I did not have a...

by C Michael Patton

Folk Theology

2013-06-0481Comments

Folk Theology: Twenty Urban Legends in Theology

Folk theology describes beliefs, generally shared by a large group of people, which said adherents have rarely thought through in a critical way. These beliefs are normally...

by C Michael Patton

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Folk Theology

Grace

2011-10-2710Comments

Avoid Every Appearance of Evil!

When Christian leaders talk about how to live a godly life, they eventually turn to the gray areas those things that are right for some but wrong for others. You know the...

2011-03-07217Comments

Could Esau Repent? The Difficulty of Heb. 12:17

I was talking to someone the other day. He was distraught and depressed about his faith. Though he had experienced a dramatic conversion a few years back, the last year has...

by C Michael Patton

Folk Theology

2011-02-23333Comments

The Myth of “Abraham’s Bosom”

I remember when I was young, I was taught that there was a place called “Abraham’s Bosom.” The way it was explained to me made perfect sense at the time. You...

by C Michael Patton

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Folk Theology

2010-09-2366Comments

Inviting Jesus into your Heart (Dan Wallace)

In Revelation 3:20 Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he [will...

2010-09-0730Comments

What Does it Really Mean to Take the Lord’s Name in Vain?

What does it mean to use the Lord’s name in vain? This is a question that might seem self-evident to most people in western society. Whether you are religious or not,...

2010-03-1750Comments

Christians Can be So Bizarre or “He Hates the Buildings!”

I sit here with a bit of a conflicted soul. On the one hand, I got the new issue of Christianity Today and found that it is devoted to the importance of doctrine in spiritual...

by C Michael Patton

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