Christianity reformed from its roots

Directory by main topics

 

See miscellaneous and later additions at the end of this document

 

Jesus

  • Who is Jesus - Song of praise to Jesus, our Lord and Friend 003
  • The pain of changing the image of Jesus 040
  • Is it possible to know who Jesus really was? - Probably no 014
  • Jesus, the Redeemer 016
  • A deeper reflection on Jesus - Light on a difficult matter 017
  • Intimacy with Jesus - The uniqueness of Jesus 020
  • The "God of the gaps" - Why we should believe in Jesus 025
  • The glorified Jesus - 1. How he might be 026
  • The glorified Jesus - 2, His roles - Jesus as the Prototype of the new creation 27
  • The glorified Jesus - 3. A conflict with God? - A religion without Jesus 028
  • Jesus' dedication to God 037 
  • Could Jesus be called Christ? 043
  • "Koinonía," Communion with Jesus 044
  • Intimate conversation with Jesus 045
  • Preeminence of Jesus 046 
  • Communion with Jesus as part of Christian life 047 
  • Jesus, a necessary Mediator? 048 
  • Jesus dedication to God 059
  • Song of praise to Jesus - Alternate version 060

 

Bible

  • Christian faith: facts and consequences 004
  • Bible and Revelation - Revelation is not yesterday's but today's 006
  • The Bible, a book of inspiration - And also of disillusion - Why? 015
  • "Idolaters" of the Bible 037 m 

God

  • Preparation for talking with God 005-1
  • Who is and who is not our God - A critique of Bishop John S. Spong 005-2
  • God is everywhere and we in Him - God "controls" everything 007
  • God belongs to "beyond," where we can not reach - What is prayer for 008-1
  • Prayer for understanding 008-2
  • Loving, individual and endless action of God - Efficacy of prayer 011
  • May we please God? - It depends on the kind of God we are talking about 019
  • Worship one God, purpose of religion - The Trinity, a dogma that might be reformulated 023
  • The "God of the gaps" - Why we should believe in Jesus 025
  • The being of God - A transcendent and impassible God or a loving and caring God 029
  • What it means to communicate with God 030
  • Does God hear? have feelings? can be pleased? 030 b
  • The demands of worshiping God and its consequences 032
  • Action of God upon us 032 e
  • Action and providence of God - A personal way of praying 034
  • Concepts about God - Is God really a Father? 035
  • Use of analogies and metaphors to call God 035
  • Is it possible to communicate with God? 036
  • Risk of distortion with the use of "Abba" 036 m
  • The dominion of God - The power of nature 038
  • Transcendent God, Immanent God and Providential God 039
  • Prayer about the Being and Will of God 041 

 

Action of God

  • Action of God upon us 032 
  • Peace and trust in the love of God 051

Christian faith - Christianity

  • Christian faith: facts and consequences 004
  • Christianity seen from its roots - Gap between Jesus' mind and later "enlargements" 018
  • Reflections about Christian faith- Manipulation of faith by churches and teachers 021
  • Christian faith and churches are in crisis 024
  • Specific changes in Christianity which are overdue 024 e
  • Reflections for angry readers of "Christianity..." 033
  • If you become angry reading this page... 033 
  • Presuppositions of faith 052
  • What being a Christian means, in simple terms - What the initial followers of Jesus thought and did 058, 059
  • Paradoxes of Christian faith 061

Communion

  • Communion with Jesus 044

Deism - Transcendent God

  • A transcendent and impassible God or a loving and caring God 029
  • Transcendent God, Immanent God and Providential God 039 

Eternal life

  • The new creation - Life after death 022
  • Communication with the afterlife 031
  • Since there is no communication with afterlife, why should we believe in eternal life? 031
  • Eternal life in God - Predestination 012 

New Testament

  • New Testament writers contemplated the glorified Jesus 026 m 

Original sin

  • Jesus, the Redeemer - Original sin 016 

Prayer "Or Father"

  • Prayer "Our Father" - "Paulinity" versus Christianity 037
  • "Let your kingdom come" - The dominion of God - The power of nature 038
  • "Give us our daily bread" - Transcendent God, Immanent God and Providential God 039

Providence of God

  • God, by his providence, cares for us - Not just coincidences 009
  • Action and providence of God - A personal way of praying 034 
  • Prayer bout the Providence of God 042 

Redemption

·        Jesus, the Redeemer - Problems with the doctrine of redemption 016 

 

Religion

  • Pressure from organized religion 050
  • Religion is a commitment with God, not a ritual or external vow 053

Revelation

  • "It was revealed," what does this mean? - Revelation in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism 054
  • "Revelations" are to be experienced -  Beliefs about God through other people's experience 055
  • Bible's "revelations" must be scrutinized - The quintessence of Christianity is to experience God as a father 056
  • "Revelations" outside Christianity - Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism - "Revelations" on the internet 057

Thanksgiving

  • Hymn of thanksgiving and unconditional trust - Pessimism out! 013 

Trinity

  • The Trinity, a dogma that might be reformulated 023 e 

Will of God

  • Your will be done! - Grant us that we really want your will 010 
  • Prayer about the Will of God 041 

Worshiping God

  • Worship one God, purpose of religion 023
  • The demands of worshiping God and its consequences 032

 

Miscellaneous, later additions - Updated April 3, 2002

 

  • ooo
  • ooo
  • ooo
  • ooo
  • ooo

 

 

Back to Directory