Let’s face it: skeptics have a valid point. Sometimes Christianity seems to generate more questions than it can answer. For example, “If God is both good and all-powerful, why is there suffering in the world?” And how is it that Christians claim God is three-in-one? Which is it? Either there is only one God or there are more than one?
There are many questions like these. We call them the “Frequently Asked Questions” about Christianity.
And this section of the Oasis Madrid website is dedicated to wrestling with these kinds of questions. Click on some of the links below to explore some ways of thinking through these complex issues.
* The Trinity
* How Can I Know God’s Will?
* The DaVinci Code
How can God be both Three and One? This is just one among many “Frequently Asked Questions” posed by all kinds of people, whether they consider themself a Christian or not.
Some months ago, Troy gave a teaching that dealt with God’s nature. Here’s an excerpt from that teaching that grapples with the mystery of God’s Three-in-Oneness. While the excerpt does not explain fully how God can be both three and one, it does provide a picture as to how we can understand it a bit more. Here’s the excerpt:
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Recently, author Dan Brown published a book in which it was alleged that the true historical account of early Christianity had been kept under wraps by so-called “traditional” Christians. In brief, Dan Brown claims that there were many early Christians that did not believe Jesus was God. Further, he shows how the divinity of Jesus was a doctrine foisted upon early Christianity by leaders driven by a paternalistic hunger for power.
Because the book claims to be, in part, historically accurate, this naturally set many Christians to asking some important questions as to which version of history is more truthful. And, it also got skeptics thinking along those lines, too.
To address this “Frequently Asked Question”, Troy posted a series of thoughts on his blog. While there are a number of resources already in print that deal with this issue, Troy thought he’d post his own reflections on this topic because he saw another approach that could be taken in thinking through the issues. In brief, his approach involves looking at the source of Dan Brown’s claims: the Gnostic Gospels.
Go here to start a chain of posts exploring this complex question.
There is perhaps no question asked with more frequency by Christians than this one. And it makes sense. After all, the person who believes whole-heartedly honestly wants to know how they can follow God into the future. Yet deciding what to do among various choices that seem equally “good” can be confusing. How to escape this conundrum?
Some time ago, Troy was asked this question by a friend. He posted a series of thoughts on his blog dealing with it. Start here for a series of thoughts on discerning God’s will.
