by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2022 | God, Jesus, Suffering, The World
I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) on his death bed said, “The good God will forgive me, that’s his job.” This cheap understanding of forgiveness flies in the face of the holiness of God and the cost of the atonement. The essence of the cross being ‘self-satisfaction by...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 27, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the 18th century philosopher championed the view that man is born free and yet everywhere is in chains, that human beings are born innocent and sinless and inherently good but are later corrupted by civilization. His view influences many who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Worship
(John Martin, The Plains of Heaven) Is your body as good as new? Of course it isn’t. After turning thirty our bodies begin to deteriorate. If only I could recover the strength and agility of pain-free knees! I can remember the days of running track and playing...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
“John’s vision of the Last Judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 is one of awesome and sobering impressiveness. He sees a great white throne. All the dead, without respect of persons, are brought before the judgment seat of God. “The great and the small,” that is, those who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 13, 2022 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, Witness, Worship
What is your definition of Christianity? It has to do with Jesus Christ: who he was and is and has done for the salvation of the world. What is a Christian? Someone who believes in and follows Jesus as his disciple. “In the past God spoke to our forefathers through...
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