In the previous post, I wrote a lot about creeds. One of the arguments that I’ve heard for having them, at least in Protestant circles, is the idea that they guard against theological “threats”. And to that I’ll just list the relevant Scripture here (not a exhaustive list, I’m sure!) with some bits of commentary: Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. ...

Note: This is a fairly long post. During my second pass of edits I stumbled upon a book by one David E Dean called Non-Creedalism: Our Heritage and Hope, a short book which serves to more concisely sum up a lot of what I’ve tried to lay out here in the context of his denomination. The e-book is a $1 and can be read in one sitting. On Creeds, Statements of Faith, and Systematics Let’s cut to the chase. Creeds, statements of faith, systematics and the like: ...

You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you. ...

Note: The header image obviously isn’t Tailwind CSS, it’s just there for adornment and you pointing it out doesn’t make for good commentary. After watching the completely ridiculous drama of Tailwind vs Vanilla CSS unfold over time, I’ve finally got around to actually use Tailwind CSS. If you don’t already know, Tailwind goes 100% all-in on pre-made utility classes–one class per CSS declaration–which allows developers to style most things on the HTML elements themselves rather than going back and forth between templates in Views/ and CSS files in /wwwroot for example. ...

John 12: The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 1 Cor 15: Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. ...