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I thought it would be interesting to discuss this comment by Rousas John Rushdoony. It might not even be controversial. What do you think?

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Is this still required or obligatory to obey under the new covenant? Or what about the shema, or the greatest commandments as Jesus stated them in...

SOLA FIDE-WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? I recently had some "discussions", to put it nicely, on the forums with a member who insisted that he was perfected in love, apparently perfect in all things, because certain biblical passages seem to indicate that a born again person is promised perfection...

BUT WHEN WE HAVE BEEN MADE RIGHTEOUS WE DO RIGHTEOUS DEEDS. Martin Luther Catholicism would agree and maintains that this righteousness, that comes from God, alone, as we enter fellowship with Him through faith, also has an identity- defined mainly as love. And that we're in any case obligated...

I read a commentary recently on Colossians 1:21-23 here: Holy And Blameless - 5 Ways To Know What It Means In God's Eyes! But the gist of it was summed up at the end where it stated: You are holy and blameless in God’s eyes. The Word of God tells you so. Now all you need is to… “continue to...

I'm curious, it's generally held that suffering can breed character but would such a thing even matter in Calvinism, where it's held that any who are saved are predestined to be saved, and so regenerated beforehand? Does character-building play any role in such a worldview? Can God use suffering...

We hate suffering and avoid it. And why not, why should anyone pursue it? And we may shake our fist at God when we experience it and ask why He allows it but it seems to me that this relatively small worldwide problem (so far, compared to the Black Plague, for example) that we’ve had lately can...

How do you understand the differences?

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matt 7:24 I like this verse because it supports different theologies in a general way. Whether one believes that regeneration takes place before faith and without...

Are we saved by the simple act of faith, by the sheer brute fact of faith IOW, as if believing that Jesus is God and died for our sins is, by itself, enough to save us? Or do even demons believe that? I’d submit that we’re saved by faith-meaning via faith-that’s meant to actually produce...

I think modern Christianity sometimes focuses too much on man's unworthiness, on his worthlessness, really, and I wonder if this doesn't actually reveal our own lack of love, for ourselves and neighbor. I think early believers such as John Chrystosom, a 4th century bishop in Constantinople, had...

It seems to me that some people could sum up their “obligation” to God, if they’re willing to recognize any obligation at all, with a statement such as, “Believe, and do what you want”. However, I think Augustine summed things up more completely with his statement: “Love, and do what you want”...

San Francisco 2013 West Coast Walk for Life . Beautiful day. Beautiful cause. Over 60,000 strong I believe. Just finishing up now. Anyone else like to share their WFL experience?

A beautiful Walk for Life in San Francisco yesterday. I had to miss it for the first time in 5 years due to illness. But on Saturday there was a break in the stormy weather that we've had for the last week with the clouds opening up and a gorgeous day resulting, with hard rain resuming again...

Hi all, I'm new to these forums-I've spent a lot of time (too much, my wife tells me) over at Catholic Answers' forums and, in any event, I have a question for you. You guys or gals ever stray into the Christian Theology forums? I'm sure some of you have but I was amazed at the huge...