“What is Pauline Christianity?” Pauline Christianity is a term applied to what some perceive as the religious teaching unique to Paul's writings and distinct from the gospel of Jesus. That is, Jesus taught one thing, and Paul taught something completely different. Those who believe in a separate Pauline Christianity believe that the Christianity of today […]
“What is Polytheism?”……Answer: Polytheism is the belief that there are many gods. Breaking the word down, "poly" comes from the Greek word for "many," and "theism" from the Greek word for "God." Polytheism has perhaps been the dominant theistic view in human history. The best-known example of polytheism in ancient times is Greek/Roman mythology (Zeus, […]
“What is the Preterist view of the end times?”……Answer: The preterist interpretation of Scripture regards the book of Revelation as a symbolic picture of early church conflicts, not a description of what will occur in the end times. Preterism denies the future prophetic quality of most of the book of Revelation. In varying degrees, preterism […]
“What is the Pentecostal Church (Pentecostalism) and what do Pentecostals believe?”……Pentecostalism is a fairly modern movement within Christianity that can be traced back to the Holiness movement in the Methodist Church. A major focus of Pentecostal churches is Holy Spirit baptism as evidenced by speaking in tongues. There are approximately 170 different denominations that identify […]
Renaissance Christelike Gemeente Die reis van Homo sapiens tot…Homo christos “Volgens hoorsÔö£┬¼ het ek van U gehoor, maar nou het my oog U gesien.”(Job 42:5) Visie Renaissance stel ‘n mistieke, spirituele, gnostiese gemeente daar, waar die lidmaat as unieke mens in veiligheid kan groei tot volle potensiaal en eenwording deur ‘n besondere konneksie met die […]
“What is RenovarÔö£┬« / the Renovare Bible?”……Like so many ideas today, the RenovarÔö£┬« philosophy seems innocuous enough-even deeply spiritual-until we begin to peel back the pretense and see what's really being taught. There is plenty in RenovarÔö£┬« to give cause for concern.……The organization was founded in 1988 by Richard J. Foster, a Quaker theologian. In […]
“What is religious science?” …Religious Science started in 1927 when a man named Ernest Holmes was encouraged to organize a group to formally study his teachings on metaphysical spirituality. Holmes himself studied the mind science teachings of Dr. P. Quimby, Mary Baker Eddy, Charles Filmore, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with eastern mysticism and religions […]