My Journal

I think I can tell the difference between Christian Today and Christianity Today magazines, just by reading the articles.

The former deals with catholic type humanism; the latter on questionable evangelistic theology.

I have noted before that I rarely use "how are you" as greeting.

However, just because such uses are favored by hypocrites and criticized by me, doesn't mean that I am forbidden to use this neutral phrase.

The only difference is, I should know when to use it, in all sincerity and all truth.

I remember reading the Wikipedia article on Jews for Jesus, a group of Jews from America targeting mainly other Jews of Judaism faith for conversion into Christianity.

The Catholic late Pope John Paul II had argued against preaching the Gospel to Jews, with the motive of having a good relationship with the Jewish communities.

Obviously, this argument was not out of the truth and peace, but peace alone.

I believe that such stand of the Catholics (not to mention other Christian groups) against preaching the Gospel to the Jews lies heavily upon their corrupted doctrine on soteriology, electing saints of the dead, misinterpreting the fine line between God's gracious sacrifice with works of men. Perhaps out of cowardice in Evangelism, for our Lord Jesus Christ, and a proud assumption that anyone who does otherwise is radical and beneath them (Catholics, etc.) in terms of "humility" and "open mindedness".

Since the "advancement" of psychology, some have concluded such occurrence is due to psychological disorder and has nothing to do with the supernatural.

Some would think that it's a supernatural occurrence prominent only in the ancient times.

I would say, this sort of supernatural occurrence happens in order to keep a body dead to the Gospel. What need is there for a demon to possess a body, if the whole body of a church is a much easier target?