Monthly Archives: August 2010

Flesh vs Faith Part 3: The Rebellion

In the previous blog, I spent some time working on a definition of Flesh. I Quoted Dr Lawrence, who wrote that flesh is “that anti-God, self-reliant aspect of all human beings (saved and unsaved alike) that is the seat of … Continue reading

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Flesh vs Faith Part 2: The Creator

In the first blog, I spent some time defining Faith. Here, I will start with a quick definition of Flesh. The words translated “flesh” (Hebrew, basar; Greek, sarx) have as their basic meaning the physical body. They also both are … Continue reading

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Unite My Heart

Psalm 86:11 Unite my heart to fear thy name. The Psalmist’s prayer is that his heart be united in fear of God. Isn’t that what we want? A single focus which never deviates, around our creator who is worthy of … Continue reading

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Faith: The Substance

I had been thinking of doing a series titled Flesh vs Faith which I will get to eventually, but I thought I’d spend some time defining faith because of a recent discussion on Faith and Doubt. My reason for this … Continue reading

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Dawkins Four Years Later Part 4

This is my fourth (and last) article on Dr Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. Here are my thoughts on reading Chapter 5 The Roots of Religion. As I approached this chapter, the question I wanted to see if Dawkins were … Continue reading

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Dawkins – Four Years Later Part 3

This is part three of my interaction with Dawkins’ book The God Delusion. It deals with Chapter 4, Why There Almost Certainly is no God. This, Dawkins says, is the main conclusion of the book the rest being mainly mopping … Continue reading

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