Lie: Evolution is true. Truth: Evolution is false: God created the heavens and the earth. The more statistically improbable a thing is, the less we can believe that it just happened by blind chance. Superficially the obvious alternative to chance is an intelligent Designer. — Richard Dawkins In this statement, Richard Dawkins, the
We need to be very clear here. It sounds good to be endowed with inherent/unalienable rights, but they simply do not exist — that was the lie. Inherent rights are the very thing that the serpent in the Garden tempted Eve with. They assume that we are free to act independently, and on our own. B
We may not say it quite so plainly, but it’s the assumption that precedes an individual salvation in most evangelical churches. We’re taught that the ball is clearly in our court. After all, God has already made the first move when Jesus died on the cross, right?
This breaks down to salvation as transaction, or exchange, initiated by us. But is it really?
Lie: Faith is a requirement from God Truth: Faith is the realization we need This article is focused on faith as a concept and why it’s important. For a more complete discussion on how it’s important for salvation and what it means to believe in Jesus, see my article LIE:
In your mind, you have capacities, you knowTo telepath messages through the vast unknownPlease close your eyes and concentrateWith every thought you thinkUpon the recitation we’re about to sing Calling occupants of interplanetary craftCalling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft . . . With your mind, you have ability to