Faith Relationship Tool

Faith: Tool or Relationship

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Faith – Buzzword of Christianesse Other than Grace, Faith is perhaps the most misused and misunderstood word in the Christian vernacular. In its common usage throughout scripture, and especially the New Testament, it simply means full, relational trust in someone. Though “relational” is not technically part of the definition, it is part of the process! Trust is a relational term at its core, but when it is used in the realm of the “religious” it often becomes a work and is therefore NOT relational. AS such it becomes a merit badge rather than a proof of intimacy. This is especially true when […]

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False doctrine

The Danger of False Doctrine

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A little leaven… All false doctrine has its roots in truth, which is what makes it believable! Just like rat poison, false doctrine does not need much error to be deadly. Consider this… How many grains of sand would I have to put into a jar of honey to make it not 100% pure honey? How much leaven (yeast) does it take to raise a whole lump of dough? – (the metaphor Jesus used in His teaching for the false doctrine of the Pharisees – Matt. 16:6-12; Gal. 5:7-9). Not to make too much use of  examples, but this is a very […]

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Dichotomy & Trichotomy

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Dichotomy or Trichotomy… what people are made of   If approached purely from a humanistic point of view, mankind is typically seen as nothing more than a physical, material beast. One, as it were, with the universe in which they dwell. This is called “monism” and in most religious circles it is rejected as completely materialistic (which of course it is). Most commonly, in the religious world, there are two additional views – that of humans being as a two part being or a three part being. These two views are known as Dichotomy and Trichotomy respectively. Dichotomy – This […]

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