The Arrogance of Faith
Author | : Forrest G. Wood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Forrest G. Wood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : C FitzSimons Allison |
Publisher | : Lutterworth Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2011-05-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0718842065 |
God is in the dock. Shall we convict him or forgive him? Shall we replace the God of Scripture with another of our choosing, mock and deride him, or ignore him? Shall we replace revelation with the chaos of speculation? We perceive ourselves, ratherthan God, as the center of the world and this universal condition leads to conflict with others and with God. Maintaining our center causes cheating, lying, litigation, divorce, wars, genocide, and human misery. Western civilization is giving up trust in the promise of God's mercy, justice, and forgiveness and replacing it with trust in the goodness of man. Jesus warned us to beware the teaching of the Sadducees and Pharisees. The Sadducees, who denied hope of eternal life, are a rough equivalent of our modern day secularists with their religious trust that this world is all there is. Replacing God with trust in flawed human nature is a mark of arrogance that even pagans would have characterized as hubris evoking divine wrath. The Pharisee's yeast of self-righteousness is a natural condition of us all. Even when cleansed it reappears in every tradition rendering forgiveness and transformation a promise only for those who think they have earned and deserve it. Such a distortion of God's word is congenial to our self-as-center, but it robs us sinners of the justice and mercy of a loving God. Following Jesus's warning we have the opportunity to wipe away the Sadducee arrogance and the Pharisee self-righteousness and discover anew the supreme power and joy of the Christian faith.
Author | : Tom Wise |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2012-04-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1105639991 |
Should Jesus Christ be deified? Is there proper evidence to prove that Jesus is God? Is Trinity a correct or incorrect doctrine? THE ARROGANCE is an examination of the evidence and doctrines concerning the deification of Christ. THE ARROGANCE will change your life. Don't think so? You are hereby challenged to find out. Are you confused regarding how to decide whether any evidence is convincing or faulty, whether any doctrines are right or wrong? Let the clouds be dispersed. Delve into deep questions with confidence. Discover truth. Have doubts? If you do now, you will not after. THE ARROGANCE will open your eyes, and arm you for this world and for the World to Come. Get ready.
Author | : William A. Zingrone |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2016-10-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1483458733 |
A provocative, challenging, and irreverent expose' of the obnoxious arrogance inherent in all religious thinking: condemning one another to eternal torment, relegating women and gays to second class citizenship, dividing humanity into arbitrary factions, sexual repression, denial of knowledge, promoting delusions of god and the afterlife, upholding phony patriarchal authority, claiming eternal truth without evidence, and child indoctrination. Religion is not good for the human race. We would be better off dropping these bad habits on which we give religion a free pass. We must stop lying to our children that religions are true. Dr. Zingrone is a college instructor and secular activist with a PhD in Developmental Psychology exploring research interests in cognitive development and evolution. His driving motivation is to dispel outdated religious based ideas about human nature that are ingrained in the folk beliefs of our modern culture.
Author | : Rogene A. Buchholz |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 2019-11-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1728333911 |
Americans seem prone to create their own reality in situations that have faced them over the past several years and this arrogance cost the country dearly. Three events stand out as prime examples this arrogance. The first of these events was the war in Iraq which was based on the false reality that the country possessed weapons of mass destruction and had ties to terrorist organizations. The second example was the financial crisis of 2008 which was precipitated by the invention of new and complicated investment vehicles. The last example is the current Trump administration which was filled with falsehoods during the campaign and his first years in office, such that one could not believe anything that this administration said. This book is going to focus on religious reasons for this situation as I believe that it is the Christian religion that is largely at fault for this condition. It is religion that has set up most Americans to believe our leaders when they outright lie and claim to know things beyond what the evidence will support and create a false reality that eventually comes crashing down to disrupt American life. If our nation is ever going to be great it must quit living in a fantasy world and give up a belief in magic as far as its future is concerned. Decisions in government and business must be based on reality as it is and not on what we arrogantly think we can create. The two go together as the more we try and create our own reality the less able we are to come to grips with the reality that actually exists. The place to start is by recognizing the role the Christian religion has played in this phenomenon and letting go of the fantasies that comprise this religion and live a secular life that finds meaning and purpose in this world rather than in some hereafter. We will not successfully deal with all the problems with which we are faced and have a political and economic system that works for everyone until this happens.
Author | : Chandler W. Sterling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christopher Hitchens |
Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2008-11-19 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1551991764 |
Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest subject yet–the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris’s recent bestseller, The End Of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.
Author | : Bill Riggs |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2006-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1847283691 |
This book is an effort to call Christians to accountability for the unapologetic apathy rampant in American organized religion. The author has spent more than six years observing, studying, and debating apathetic "Christians" across the nation. While this book may serve as an indictment on some, it is meant as a reminder that we serve a God of justice and consequences as well as grace, mercy, and compassion. The Scriptures say that "faith without works is dead." It is the author's sincere hope that this book will serve as a wake up call for Christians everywhere to walk the walk as well as we talk the talk.
Author | : Larry Osborne |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2012-10-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310494451 |
Zealous faith can have a dangerous, dark side. While recent calls for radical Christians have challenged many to be more passionate about their faith, the down side can be a budding arrogance and self-righteousness that “accidentally” sneaks into our outlook. In Accidental Pharisees, bestselling author Larry Osborne diagnoses nine of the most common traps that can ensnare Christians on the road to a deeper life of faith. Rejecting attempts to turn the call to follow Christ into a new form of legalism, he shows readers how to avoid the temptations of pride, exclusivity, legalism, and hypocrisy, Larry reminds us that attempts to fan the flames of full-on discipleship and call people to Christlikeness should be rooted in love and humility. Christians stirred by calls to radical discipleship, but unsure how to respond, will be challenged and encouraged to develop a truly Christlike zeal for God.
Author | : Joel Osteen |
Publisher | : FaithWords |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2007-09-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0446510939 |
In this remarkable New York Times bestseller, Joel Osteen offers unique insights and encouragement that will help readers overcome every obstacle in their lives.