Fear and Trembling

How many times have you heard that the divorce rate among Christians is higher than the divorce rates among the general population?   Research revealed at this link says that this is wrong.   Conservative religious practice yields lower divorce rates. [Thanks to Trevin Wax for the link.] [3/22/11 - More on the issue from Gene Edward Veith at this link .]

A wonderful, tongue-in-check piece about revisionist history is at this link .   I cannot help but think about those people who say Jesus Christ never existed as I read this.

I agree with Justin Taylor that Rob Bell now seems to have outwardly embraced universalism . He seems to be teaching that all people ultimately go to heaven. Taylor provides Bell’s video at this link , and Bell’s own words condemn him.  (If this turns out to be some kind of publicity stunt, then woe to Bell for taking liberties with his message.) I have written about Bell’s dangerous theological leanings before (see the links here and here ), but this new teaching takes him far outside orthodox Christianity. Jesus is the figure from the Bible who says the most about hell. He describes it as eternal (Mt. 25:41, 46; Mk. 9:43, 48) and as a place of torment (Mt. 25:30). To venture outside these teachings is to find oneself arrayed against the Lord of Glory Himself. (I recommend an audio presentation by R. C. Sproul on hell at this link .) I do not relish the idea of anyone going to hell, and I find it encouraging that God does not either (Ezek. 33:11, Mt. 23:37-38). ...

Ligonier Ministries blog shares a helpful list from R. C. Sproul. R. C. has listed various books of the Bible to read in order to get the overall story of Scripture at this link . It is a helpful list for ‘big picture’ people. How about it all you Myers-Briggs intuitives ? Let’s read some Scripture together.

Christianity Today says "no" at this link .

Trevin Wax posts a great scene from the TV show ER.   Every liberal Christian theologian should watch the video at this link .