The View of God in a Christian Nation
Incorporation of The Way of Christ
Into Government, Society, and Personal Life
An Examination of Good and Evil, Part II
by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/20/2005 Dear Steven, (From Thomas) Continuing on with my previous essay, I would like to expand on the concepts that I introduced in the previous letter about the origin and purpose for Good and Evil. From the perspectives of life that you...
The Distinction between Good and Evil – Part 1
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven" To: "Thomas Lee Abshier, ND" Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:51 PM Subject: Resist not evil Thomas, I don't have the energy or the interest to engage in a tug-of-war right now. As I see it, all...
The Spiritual Authority of the Bible
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:21 AM Subject: Re: Spiritual Authority of the Bible Dr. Tom, (Steven) I spent some time on your website. You have obviously put a great...
The Moralistic Nature of Christianity
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: The moralistic Nature of Christianity Sir Tom, It would be interesting if you could give a very short comment to each of the...
The Validity of Biblical Text
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Dear Steven, Thanks for reading my essay. I'm always pleased and surprised when someone takes the time to consider my words and make comments. (Stephen) I wonder... when the church assembled the various texts into the Bible as we know it...
Faith versus Works
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Dear Thomas, At the day of doom, men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, “Did you believe?” but, “Were you doers, or talkers only?” -- John Bunyan Better they should be accountable in the present. Jonathan....
Christianity as the Highest Religion
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Dr. Tom, I have to hand it to you. I think a lesser man than you would have gotten out of this conversation long ago and would have told me to buzz off. I have felt considerable judgment and anger, not toward you particularly, but toward...
The End of Faith
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan To: Thomas Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:47 AM Subject: The End Of Faith, by Sam Harris http://www.samharris.org/ Thomas, What do you think of the arguments made in Sam Harris' book, "The End...
Paradox and Truth
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Paradox and Truth Dear Tom, My goodness. I am moved by the large amount of time and energy you have invested in your response...
Prophecy as Prediction and Pattern
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Written in response to an article by Bill Sizemore: http://www.newswithviews.com/Bill/sizemore34.htm Essay Summary: Biblical prophecy is ambiguous in its specificity, and the multiple interpretations of the end-time prophesy (eschatology)...