Monthly Archives: May 2012

No Man Is an Island

In the last two blogs, we learned that in our search for what is true, our personal experiences are so limited.  Therefore, we must have assistance from other sources.  One source we can turn to is other humans.  We can … Continue reading

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Limits of Personal Experience

Using our personal experiences as a guide to finding truth has its limits.  Our experiences provide us with the raw material of knowledge but, as the philosopher John Locke says, our mind is constantly interpreting what we experience. [1]  Trueblood … Continue reading

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Personal Experience

We are starting a discussion on the reasons why we believe in Christianity.  First we will discuss is the role our personal experience plays in our beliefs. There is something about personal experience that touches our soul in ways other … Continue reading

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Reason to Believe

I have been reading The Barbarian Conversion by Richard Fletcher.  In this book, Fletcher recounts how the people who practiced paganism in Europe during the 4th to 14th centuries converted to Christianity.  What is disturbing is that much of the … Continue reading

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Next

This blog is just over one year old.  During that time we have discussed questions about the Christian doctrine of salvation and God’s sovereignty.  In addressing those questions, we have not followed the doctrines of any one church.  Rather we … Continue reading

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