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If you only believe one thing about God…
I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and thought-provoking post today on a blog named ‘120 Words of Torah’. I will quote the article — 120 words in length — in full (emphasis in the original): It’s easy to preach causality: take enough precautions, you’ll stay healthy. Keep divine commandments and you’ll be rewarded, or Continue reading
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God as a Parent
In my ongoing research for my work-in-progress book about human and divine justice, I’m reading a book titled Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire by an author named Julie Ferwerda. The book presents arguments in favour of Christian universalism — that is, the belief that all people who have ever lived will Continue reading
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Will God Bring Justice?
Those who ‘run the world’ are evil, according to David Icke. This is seemingly true, but what Icke doesn’t discuss is that, ultimately, it is God who runs the world. This is what I argue in my books and on this blog. God is in control of all things. It seems to me that God Continue reading
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Divine Justice in the Absence of Free Will
In this article, I would like to write about justice from the perspective that God is in control of everything that happens, which is a key component of my philosophical worldview. God’s sovereignty over all events means that when a human being does something that is considered by a person or organisation to be wrong, Continue reading
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Christianity and Islam: Love and Justice
I understand Christianity to be a religion of love. We are told by Jesus to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. When we are wronged by someone, we must forgive them. The importance of love of neighbour is strongly emphasised by Jesus. We must forgive others for any evil done to Continue reading
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God and Judgement
Welcome to the latest post in my Praise and Prose series, which explores the way in which we use language – particularly in matters of faith and spirituality – and how our language might evolve to better reflect reality. One should never argue against a perceived wrong with language like “God will judge them”. A Continue reading
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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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