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I've been a Christian since 1985, and a member of East Heights United Methodist Church in Wichita since 1994. My theology is Wesleyan/Arminian, but I don't think all Christians must share this view.

I believe that the Bible is inspired but not inerrant, that it was written to teach us about God and not the physical universe.

I believe faith is not an intellectual pursuit but a transformation of our entire being.


Feb
13
answered Who is an authority on what can be called a “Bible”?
Feb
10
comment Is there a modern English translation of the Bible that uses the second-person plural pronoun?
This sounds kinda like the Cotton Patch Gospel.
Feb
9
revised Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
finished my thought in the first sentence under "third person"
Feb
9
comment Who was the Beloved Disciple?
It should be pointed out, though, that the first ones to attribute this gospel to John were people who knew him personally, and that the church community that put the New Testament together included this gospel only because it carried John's name and authority.
Feb
9
revised Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
added third person section
Feb
8
comment Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
I see a discrepancy between your statement that we should not trust in non-Biblical sources, and your claim that the answer can be found in an eBook.
Feb
8
asked Was John the Baptist confused or mistaken about the nature of Jesus' ministry?
Feb
8
answered What hermeneutical approach does Hebrews use on the Old Testament
Feb
8
answered Can we tell from the text who wrote Hebrews?
Feb
8
comment Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
I'm not sure why they might have been swapped. The one source I've seen that defends it does not seem to care about that question; they seem more interested in attempting to reconstruct the "original" gospel of John. Other sources mention it only in passing.
Feb
7
answered Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
Feb
7
answered Who was the Beloved Disciple?
Feb
7
comment Who was the Beloved Disciple?
Are you asking for the identity of the beloved disciple, or of the author of the gospel? They may not have been the same person.
Feb
3
comment Baptismal Formula
Sorry, I'm not sure what the distinction is.
Feb
2
comment Are Job's friends the voice of the Accuser?
@Jon: "I would like to play devil's advocate"...or in this case, devil's advocates' advocate. :-)
Feb
2
awarded  Citizen Patrol
Feb
1
comment Separation of Luke-Acts
I'm not sure I understand the question. Could you elaborate?
Feb
1
answered Baptismal Formula
Jan
31
comment What is the significance of '14 generations' in Matthew’s account of Jesus's genealogy?
In Hebrew, the values of the letters of David's name add up to 14.
Jan
9
awarded  Nice Answer