Short Answer Our relationship with God is complex. Perhaps it can best be described as a blend of love and respect. Love often implies intimacy and closeness. Respect can imply formality and distance. We should strive to find the balance of these two attitudes in tension in our relationship with… Read More
Short Answer Perhaps other religions might be said to reference a similar concept of god, but the Bible makes it clear that Christianity specifically claims to be exclusive. Peter plainly taught this to the leaders in Jerusalem: Acts 4:11-12 – This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you,… Read More
Short Answer The short answer is that it doesn’t. Especially not in the way that the term “slavery” is typically used today to refer to the horrendous practice of race-based oppression in the U.S that stole hundreds of thousands of Africans from the 16th through 19th centuries. The principal way… Read More
