Why is humanity caught in a recurring pattern of violence and oppression that seems a permanent fixture of life on earth? Why is it that humanity is in a perpetual state of turmoil? The history of our world is of one oppressor following another. Must our past always be prologue? What needs to happen to…
God Can’t! (You heard me right) In my previous post, [https://faithontheedge.org/openfuture/] I looked at the biblical case that the future is open. This means that no future has been decided which we are merely walking into. Since the future is yet to be, we humans have a hand in making it what it will be…
One of the most promoted themes (or fear factors) in American popular Christianity is “God has a plan for your life.” Accompanying this is, “Make sure you’re walking in this plan or else….” Throughout a large part of Christendom as well as other approaches to life is the notion that life is fatalistic, “Qué será,…
by Steve Kindle In a very real sense, there is no such thing as the Bible. Especially in such statements as, “The Bible says….” Oh, sure, there are books that have “Holy Bible” imprinted on them. The Bible is an anthology, really; composed of 66 compositions written over a 1000-year period by many known and…
By Steve Kindle If this post piques your interest, I have two things for you. One, a link at the bottom of the page will take you to a video I created on apocalyptic theology; and two, I will be interviewing on my new Podcast in January the foremost expert on all things apocalyptic, Dr….
by Steve Kindle For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is…
The notion of ascension (to heaven) is a product of the apocalyptic era, beginning roughly around the third century BCE with the First Book of Enoch. Apocalyptic literature generally follows the appearance of an Israelite hero transported to heaven, given instructions on what is soon to follow, and returned back to earth to report the…
by Steve Kindle Just Google “Progressive Christianity” and you will come across dozens of screeds against Progressive Christianity. They run the gamut from reasonably critical to outright pathological. Yet, they all have some things in common. Here’s a few of them: Their fallback position is “The Bible says.” Of course, the Bible doesn’t say anything….
Sensus plenior has long been used to explain why the Bible’s “facts” have changed over the course of its written lifetime. The esteemed Roman Catholic scholar, Raymond E. Brown, defines sensus plenior as that additional, deeper meaning, intended by God but not clearly intended by the human author, which is seen to exist in the…
