Christianity
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The Myth of the Fall
A major idea in the Christian tradition is that human beings live in a ‘fallen’ state. The idea is that, through original sin (which took place in the Garden of Eden), humanity fell from its original state of union with God, experienced by Adam and Eve before they made the decision to eat the ‘forbidden… Continue reading
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Jesus is God and So Are You
I don’t have any problems at all understanding that Jesus was a man. I can picture someone who walks, talks, breathes, thinks, remembers, laughs, cries, tells stories, and suffers, just like any other human being. The problem, for me, is trying to work out the way in which Jesus was uniquely God. From the perspective… Continue reading
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Morality and God: Do good and evil exist objectively?
I recently watched a debate between the Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and the atheist philosopher Sam Harris, on the subject of whether good and evil can exist without God. It was an interesting debate, and if you can spare a couple of hours I would recommend watching it. I have embedded the video at… Continue reading
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Truth, God, Morality and Ethics: Conversations with Martin (part 2/2)
This is the second part of my email conversation with a friend in which we began by discussing panentheism (see Conversations with Martin (part 1/2)), and then moved on a variety of subjects including free will, the nature of God, morality and ethics, and more. Each discussion topic is prefaced with a question, which will… Continue reading
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Panentheism, Sacred Texts, Creation: Conversations with Martin (part 1/2)
I recently had an intriguing email discussion with my good friend Martin (not his real name – he wanted to remain anonymous) that started with the subject of panentheism and grew to incorporate sacred texts, morality, and a whole lot more. I wanted to share a few highlights from our chat; I hope you will… Continue reading
About STEVEN
Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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