I Am that I Am…..What is God?

The bible provides the story. Moses asks God for his name. God responds, “I am that I am.” Whether we believe that Moses actually saw God or chewed on something like peyote and hallucinated, this story tells us that what he saw or thought he saw was beyond his ability to describe. He did not understand … Continue reading →

Just Thinking About…Zap them God! Break their Teeth!

I follow “faith and doubt” as a topic. It is not an active topic so certain posts linger in the feed. One is a post entitled, “Zap them God! Break their Teeth! The Imprecatory Psalms.” For reasons that I couldn’t explain the title of this post caused me to laugh every time I read it. Today … Continue reading →

The Purpose for Sacrifice in Religion- Part 2

Part 2 – Was Christ a Blood Sacrifice? Many Christians claim that sacrifice was commanded as a means to teach that sin requires the atonement of blood and the practice of sacrifice for the atonement of sins was abolished when Christ was crucified. As the ultimate blood sacrifice Christ was beaten, tortured and killed in … Continue reading →

The Purpose for Sacrifice in Religion

Part 1 – Of Sacrificial Lambs I have had many questions regarding the act of sacrifice, specifically, why was a sacrifice to the God of Abraham even necessary, and if it was a conditional requirement for the atonement of sin, then why is it not practiced today. I must say that reading the book of … Continue reading →

The God of Abraham vs. the God of Jesus

Are there two Gods in the Bible? Comparing the biblical God of the Old Testament to the God that Jesus called Abba is difficult. The representation of God in the Old Testament as compared to the New Testament seems to indicate two entirely different Gods, not one in the same. The God of the Old … Continue reading →