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A few more of Pagan Christianity’s errors not commented on in the seven preceding articles should be noted. In “The Next Step,” Viola and Barna affirm that Jesus never said, “He who dies with the most religious knowledge wins” (256). Although this is true, Scriptures do tell us that
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The Orlando Sentinel has been publishing letters to the editor regarding the value of prayer. Some of these have been quite peculiar, but the one by Don Maloney of Orlando, which appeared on May 23, 2013, certainly showed that people in this area have widely diverging views of prayer. Considering
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). For the past several months, there has generally been at least one or more diet books on the Top Ten, hardcover, non-fiction list (it just seems like 100). On June 2, 2013, the #8 ranking belonged
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). George Barna and Frank Viola close out their interesting book, Pagan Christianity, by looking at baptism and the Lord’s Supper, Christian education, offering criticism of the way people interpret the Bible, and summarizing what they have
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). More than half of Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola consists of the chapters already reviewed that covered the church building, the order of worship, the sermon, and the “pastor” system. Most of the documented
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Thus far in the review of this fascinating book (see February 17 & 24 and March 3 & 10), we have already seen its greatest strength, which is the research that is cited constantly in each chapter.
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Looking at the 88-page booklet (not counting the cover of the tract-sized publication) is like reading a foreign language. Usually a blurb like the one on the back cover tries to whet the appetite of
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Marriage has been part of mankind’s history since his beginning, but some are determined to change it from God’s original plan while others want to do away with it altogether. It has already been abused
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). One of the definitions of irony is: “Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs” (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). As it pertains to the Gosnell trial, there are two ironies that
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Values are the set of standards by which we live—the way we decide what is right and what is wrong. Each of us has arrived at our own personal code which dictates the choices we make. Most people think that leaving a backpack next to a family where they
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). For many years, newspapers have published advice columns. “Dear Abby” and “Dear Ann Landers” ran for several decades. When they began, their advice usually (but not always) coincided with the Biblical principles taught in the Scriptures. But
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No one needed to be a psychic to see this one coming: College groups espousing Christian values are headed for expulsion, and Rollins College here in Orlando is proof of it. In fact, the rather large headline on section B1 (continued on B3) of the March 8th Orlando Sentinel is