Which Bible is Inspired?
For issues for those who understand every word in the Bible to be inspired by God, read on…
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Resources Sunday 20 October 2024 – Ordinary 29
Ever-living God,
conform our wills freely to yours,
and direct our hearts
to share your glory by our undivided service;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Gender, Divorce, and Jesus
The recent set Sunday readings included a lot about gender, marriage, and divorce. Sidestepping these would have been a copout. Here are some reflections.
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Original Sin
The Western Christian understanding of “Original Sin” is, in large part, due to a mistranslation of a verse written by St Paul. Much of Protestantism doubles down on this mistranslation, teaching that humans are “totally depraved”.
Resources Sunday 13 October 2024 – Ordinary 28
O God,
we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Male and Female?
Mistranslation and misunderstanding can turn the Bible from being an encouragement to being yet another weapon against the vulnerable. Gender is more complicated than quoting a Bible verse.
Resources Sunday 6 October 2024 – Ordinary 27
Ever-living God,
you are always more ready to hear than we to pray,
and to give more than we desire or deserve;
pour upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things
of which our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those things
for which our prayer dares not ask;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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God Loves Us by Hating Jesus?
There is a terrible theology that God can only love and accept us by hating and abandoning Jesus. I find this a scary mocking of the God who is love.
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