Sight-Seeing: Why Christians need to rethink holiness
NILS VON KALM looks at how Jesus saw the concept of holiness…
Holiness or wholeness?
Why is Christianity both scorned and praised in our world? PICTURE: John Simitopoulos/Unsplash Some see Christianity as emphasising holiness; a purity you must guard. Others see Christianity as emphasising wholeness; a completeness you are compelled to share! In Jesus’ day people had the first view. ‘Uncleanliness’ or ‘sin’ was something you caught. As a result […]
SUFFERING
Suffering is one of the profound mysteries of existence. The fact that we recognise suffering assumes good and evil, which philosophically, is strong evidence for the divine. PICTURE: Cullan Smith/Unsplash In a materialistic world, such categories would simply not occur to us! So how are we to understand suffering? Much suffering is simply pure evil, […]