Note: I’m using “postmortem” in the way that a project manager would use it. As a software developer, that’s the usual connotation that comes to mind with that word. Yep, it’s the council of Nicea and specifically, the Nicene Creed. In my previous posts, we dealt with how Paul dealt and advised dealing with divisive/disorderly men as well as why creeds and confessions are disorienting/profane. And before we begin…well, this is my third and final post for at least this set, and I’ve spent a lot of time on the first one and it’s already Sunday, so what I’ve opted to do for the sake of time is to dump my notes that I have on my laptop here with minimal editing. ...

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. ...