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December 30 2009 By virtueonline Why I am a Calvinist (and you should be too)

As a young Christian I was captivated by the message of the cross, and many other doctrines of Christianity too. But predestination seemed a hateful thing to me, an ugly blot on an otherwise beautiful landscape. I believed in free will - more, I believed in the absolute sovereignty of the human will. Though a Christian, a part of me still wanted to be "captain of my fate" and "master of my soul".

December 22 2009 By virtueonline Anglicanism, a Protestant and Reformed Confession

This is important in that many today, following in the footsteps of John Henry Newman and John Keble, who represented the High Church Oxford Movement in the 19th century, still mistakenly believe that Anglican doctrine is a half-way house between Rome and Geneva.

December 21 2009 By virtueonline The AC-NA: Crossing over into the Promised Land - part 3

This is the third in a series about biblical principles for the Anglican Church in North America (AC-NA) as we "cross-over," like Israel, from a place of bondage to a "promised place" of reformation (what we must leave behind), renewal of vision (our promised possession and dominion) and mission in North America. This week, let's focus on the next set of God's principles for a cross-over people, the three verses above from Joshua 1, verses 6, 7 and 9.

December 21 2009 By virtueonline The Bible: A Book Without Peer

"I think everyone should have some familiarity with the great texts that are at the core of our civilisation. That includes, most importantly, the Bible. I think it would be impossible to have a good general education without at least some serious familiarity with the Bible and with the teachings of Christianity. That doesn't mean that people have to be believers."

December 20 2009 By virtueonline Rising Religious Syncretism

Twenty percent of Protestants and 28 percent of Catholics said they believe in reincarnation, which flies in the face of Christianity's rapture scenario. Furthermore, about the same percentages said they believe in astrology, yoga as a spiritual practice and the idea that there is "spiritual energy" pulsing from things like "mountains, trees or crystals." Uh-oh. Someone's God is going to be jealous.

December 19 2009 By virtueonline Taking the New Atheism to Task

He is seconded by his guest, a well-known ex-Marxist journalist and political commentator, who has written a book on the same subject. Together they make witty, withering and scornful attacks on religious belief in general and Christianity in particular.

December 19 2009 By virtueonline The Justification of God in the Book of Joshua

Accusing Israel

There are, I think, a number of wrong ways to respond to this problem. One is to accuse Israel. What people say is, "God is not really like that. What actually happened was that Israel justified these massacres by claiming that God ordered them, but he didn't really." This gets God off the hook, but it undermines the trustworthiness of the Bible, which says quite explicitly this was God's doing.

December 16 2009 By virtueonline Choosing Christ without Demanding Change

We live in a consumer-driven culture, and as such our mindset about nearly everything is from the perspective of being consumers: What does this offer me? Is this a good deal for my money (or time, or energy, etc.)? What do I get out of this? If we don't like this show, we turn the channel. If we don't like our neighbors, we build a fence. If we don't like the pastor's preaching, we find a new church.

December 11 2009 By virtueonline Glasspool Election Moves into Consent Phase

There are 109 dioceses in the Episcopal Church, spanning 16 countries. Not all have bishops, due to vacancies in a handful of dioceses. In order to receive consent for the election of a new bishop, the diocese must send notification of the election to each standing committee and bishop with jurisdiction (in this case, an active diocesan bishop).

December 08 2009 By virtueonline Why Some Godly Women Should be Ordained - Peter C. Moore

The first group, traditionalists, have a great heritage of Christian thinking behind them. Neither the Orthodox nor Roman Catholics permit women to be ordained. Historically, Anglicans have agreed with this position, and only recently – as recently as the 1960’s – have some branches of the Anglican Communion begun ordaining women to the priesthood.

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