“Pride is the mother hen under which all other sins are hatched,’ says C. S. Lewis.”
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
“If your friend is sick and dying, the most important thing he wants is not an explanation; he wants you to sit with him. He's terrified of being alone more than anything else. So, God has not left us alone.”
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“says he ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’14 Now, think about that. In his culture, to dine with someone meant to offer friendship. The word welcome in Greek means that he took great pleasure in them. Jesus doesn’t delight in sin, but he liked being around these people, maybe because they were well aware of their depravity, unlike many of the religious folks who masked it with hypocrisy.”
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
“If it's true there's a beginning to the universe, as modern cosmologists now agree, then this implies a cause that transcends the universe. If the laws of physics are fine-tuned to permit life, as contemporary physicists are discovering, then perhaps there's a designer who fine-tuned them. If there's information in the cell, as molecular biology shows, then this suggests intelligent design. To get life going in the first place would have required biological information; the implications point beyond the material realm to a prior intelligent cause. -Stephen C Meyer, PHD”
― The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
― The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
“Are you sure?” I asked. “I thought there was a story in Buddhist literature that parallels the Prodigal Son parable.” “Well, they’re similar to the degree that they both involve sons who rebelled and left home, then later saw the error of their ways and came back. But the Buddhist story ends quite differently — the son has to work off his misdeeds.” “How?” “He ends up toiling for twenty-five years, hauling dung. So that provides a stark contrast between the God of grace and a religion where people have to work their way to nirvana.”
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
― The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
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