Please don’t be intimidated by the length of this post… The purpose of this post is to explore the traditional basics of fundamentalist hermeneutics and why I think it fundamentally flawed. Historical-Grammatical [-Theological] Method It is extremely difficult to “sum up” traditional Biblical hermeneutics in a short space, but I will try. First, a definition. [...]
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Bible Hermeneutics: A Critique of the Concept Itself
Posted in Hermeneutics on October 19, 2009 | 15 Comments »
God’s Word: A Critique of the Concept Itself
Posted in Apologetics, Bible Errors, Christianity, God, Leaving the Faith, Logic, Psychology on October 18, 2009 | 17 Comments »
This blog post is inspired primarily by Grace in my previous post. I have made the claim that leaving the faith gave me a better understanding of Scripture, and it seems like a good idea to demonstrate how I think this is the case. So, I think I’m going to try a casual, laymans type [...]
I don’t like thinking about this shit anymore
Posted in Apologetics, Christianity, Leaving the Faith, Life as a Heathen, Meaning, Ramblings on October 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Confession: read title. No, seriously it just occurred to me that I don’t really like thinking about Christianity and stuff anymore. It seems like such a waste of time. I figured out what I wanted. I solved the problems I needed to. I am free, at least mentally, from the chains. I feel much like [...]
Oh shit, I didn’t realize I was still so tied up mentally due to Christianity until…
Posted in Leaving the Faith on September 29, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Leaving the faith is like untangling Christmas lights. You suddenly find, in your moment of need, that the one thing you neglected to deal with is now your biggest problem. Next thing you know, you are reviewing every single light bulb to see which ones are broken while unraveling miles of endless cord. And just [...]
The Funk of it All
Posted in Christianity on September 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I put the phone back on the receiver with a hesitant click. Did I really almost end the message with “In Jesus’ name, amen?” Could I seriously be praying too much?
Glancing to the other side of the room I once again fell back into my mind. The thoughts haunted like an itch on the brain that you are desperately trying to scratch, but cannot. Flooding in were the doubts, the questions, the wondering at my every action and thought. Was it a lie if you had honest intentions at the time? Did you need to confess it?
An erection during church service. The horror. Every small slit of cleavage told a story of a young man’s temptation. Except for Mrs. W… I hope God doesn’t put me with a woman like her. How does her husband do it… do her. But God probably will. God knows best and often what we think is best for us is not what is best. Doubtless I would end up with an ugly woman, just so God can teach me how to be thankful for what I have. I wonder if it is all the same in the dark. I wonder what a vagina looks like. What do you call a vagina anyway? I know on men it is called a penis, but dad only explained to me what an erection was and didn’t tell me what sex actually was. I’ll bet I could find a picture of a vagina in the dictionary if I knew what it was called.
Flipping the pages one by one, each one falling with a thump that was only matched by a beat of my heart. Thump. Thump. Thump. B. r. e… a… Jesus wouldn’t want this. Jesus is watching me. Oh, how I love you Jesus, but I am dying of curiosity. A footstep upstairs. What if I was caught with my erection up and my hand on a picture of a naked woman? Lust is sin. Slide the dictionary back onto the shelf, Josh. There, Josh. Thank you Lord for helping me resist temptation…
A Page out of my Bible
Posted in Bible Errors on September 11, 2009 | 10 Comments »
This Sums it Up
Posted in Apologetics, Christianity on September 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“The Bible doesnt tell you everything, cause if we knew everything there wouldnt be much of a point for God.” Found in the feedback section of TalkOrigins. God = Unknown Therefore, we should not know everything and keep a healthy level of ignorance so that there is room for faith. Be willfully ignorant so that [...]
That’s What She Said
Posted in Christianity on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And I wake up in the night and feel the dark It’s so hot inside my soul I swear there must be blisters on my heart Surrender don’t come natural to me I’d rather fight You for something I don’t really want Than to take what You give that I need And I’ve beat my [...]
Officially a Cult?
Posted in Christianity, Leaving the Faith on August 26, 2009 | 11 Comments »
NOTE: The following contents could be depressing… Well, it happened. My parents church has passed the brink that – in my mind – makes it a cult. Defining the line between normal religion and cult is difficult. I came up with this definiton: Cult: any social group that is more difficult to leave than the [...]
Presuppositional Atheism
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Goofing off, Leaving the Faith, Presuppositionalism on July 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I assert that atheism (“no gods”) is the only presupposition that actually accurately describes all spiritual religions. Therefore, every religion that asserts a spiritual realm must borrow from a materialistic worldview in order to explain the spiritual. Because every explanation of the spiritual requires using materialistic terms (any term involving time/space) then this shows the religion is entirely materialistic in nature, thus demonstrating that it has an internal contradiction and is, therefore, false.
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