Whenever someone makes a prediction about the exact timing of ‘the rapture’ you really wonder if they’ve been paying attention. As Matt Viney put it on his blog: I just wish people like Harold Camping and his ilk would come to understand that Jesus said ‘no-one knows that day or the hour’ of his return. …
The post on Harold Camping’s prediction of the rapture taking place this Saturday has had over 3200 views since I put it online on Tuesday. If you google search ‘rapture this Saturday’ or ‘rapture on Saturday’ you’ll note we’re very close to the top of the pile. This blog has never had traffic like that …
Independently structured congregations gravitated toward para-church movements as a secure ground for cooperative work. Connectionally structured congregations used to find their outlet for cooperative work through bodies in their denominations. Para-church groups focus on one area of Christian ministry. If they did otherwise they’d be a church. Which would mean they’d have to spread their …
Sandy Grant writes about the phrase in the Apostles’ Creed: ‘He Descended Into Hell’ at The Sola Panel. He explores where the phrase came from, the biblical data which it seeks to summarise and express, how it should be understood, and some, perhaps better if inelegant, alternatives. Read the comments thread below the post where …
