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The Bible’s Role in the Reformation of Christianity
We are in the middle of a lengthy series on the reformation of Christianity. Graham Pemberton’s writing on this topic and his invitation to have me share my thoughts on this prompted this series. To answer the question of how Christianity is changing and evolving and what the future of the faith might look like, I started by asking the question: what is good, bad and ugly about the faith as it stands now. The first sixteen posts provided my answers to what I considered “good” about the faith — not what was true about it, but what beliefs, if true, added to the richness and fulfillment of my life. The last post dealt with the “bad” of the faith. I tried to separate the bad from the ugly by focusing the bad on problems with biblical Christian beliefs rather than on the actions of Christians. What Christian believers do with beliefs is what constitutes the ugly and I will deal with this sad topic soon.
@Prudence Louise asked an important and relevant question. I have described myself as a “traditional” or “orthodox” Christian. She pointed out there are many and varied Christian traditions so how do I choose which version of “traditional” Christianity I belong to? In other words, on what do I base my faith or the particular beliefs I accept as truth?
In my reply to Prudence Louise, I explained my own faith background. I am deeply…
