If you think my previous blog was unwilling to pull punches in order to pander to the foes of truth, it’s ‘thigh’ will not be as thick as this one’s ‘little finger’.
The time has come for Christian theologians to call a spade a spade and speak what’s true no matter who likes it or doesn’t. Hence, I won’t be deterred by naysayers, namecallers, uniformed imbeciles only partially familiar with my background and training (because they’ve listened to dimwitted know-nothings in California or Iowa), or anyone else.
The biblical witness is either the foundation of our belief, practice, ethics, and morals, or persons like Avalos and Ehrman are right and the Bible doesn’t mean anything to so called believers.
And that’s precisely the point- either the Bible is the foundation of theology and praxis or those who claim faith are liars, and ‘the truth is not in them’.
Defenders of half truth and outright falsehood- consider yourselves forewarned. You have a foe. And names will be named. There won’t be any of the sort of cowardly innuendo you see on other so called theo-blogs. The gloves are off.
I’m waiting for all the people who will try to tell you there’s a middle ground.
Jeff
they’d be wrong. the only thing that sits on the middle ground is the fencepost.
I like the allusion to Rehoboam’s words in 1 Kings 12. But did that not lead to the break-up of the kingdom
some kingdoms need it
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Which is worse? Being on the fence or on the other side of the fence?
being on the fence is the worst thing of all. in the words of elijah on carmel, ‘how long will you stagger between two viewpoints????? if yahweh is God, serve him. If baal, serve him…’
And the classic NT versions:
Mat 6:24 NET. “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Rev 3:15-16 NET. ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot! (16) So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth!
all quite on point.