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Holiness
It is very difficult to describe holiness without circularity. To be holy means to be set apart for sacred use, but, of course, “sacred” is just another word for holy. Certainly one important characteristic of holiness is set-apart-ness, separation from others of the same kind. The first use of a word meaning “made holy” in…
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Lukewarm
Lukewarm Christians make me vomit. popular saying among evangelical Christians, attributed to Jesus based on Revelation 3:16 Meh. That’s the lukewarm response to just about everything. It indicates indifference or minimal investment. A lukewarm Christian lacks spiritual fervor and zeal. At least, that’s what I’ve always thought and what I’ve always heard from sermons on…
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Changing My Mind
Most of us believe a myth about how knowledge is acquired, especially about how we ourselves go from ignorance and error to knowledge and truth. We tell ourselves that when evident facts contradict what we believe, then we will change our minds. That has not been my experience. Deeply held beliefs require a lot of…