IO 88: For Shame—Speech Crimes and Ideology
The hypocritical shaming of those who live by the old standards, seeks to integrate the general public into the new standards of “decency” and “shame”—where evil is good and good is evil
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IO 87: Chrislam for Human Flourishing?
Cherry picking elements from the message of Jesus for political purposes is both an act of theological vandalism and a false, unloving promise of “security.”
IO 86: Your “Spiritual-but-not-Religious” Neighbor
When I came to the States in 1964, the great…
IO 84: Only Two Religions? That Can’t Be True!
In Romans 1:25, Paul sums up in 25 Greek words the bedrock nature of spiritual conflict, be it in the Garden, in his own time, or, by implication, in ours. In this verse he lays out an irreducible age-old conflict between two opposing world views: the worship and service of creation, or, the worship and service of the Creator. These two options sum up the whole of reality.
IO 83: Witch Way?
On KBRT, a Los Angeles area Christian radio station, listeners may be caught unawares by very un-Christian teaching being broadcast on weekends. Dr. Jones takes a look at the spiritual roots of some of these broadcasts and their hosts, revealing the One-ism hidden beneath the surface.
IO 82: Something-ism
Many "Millennial Christians," taught to embrace multicultural diversity, believe that being a follower of Jesus Christ is "not about defending some statement from a church creed or theology; it is about testifying to our relationship with Christ through a life of sacrificial love for all people." Faith in experience and social action becomes the "new" Christianity. But the New Testament is full of creeds, statements of truth based on which Christians are called to belief and action. What are Christians to trust, and which belief is a One-ist lie instead of steeped in the truth of the Two-ist Gospel?