by James Townsend writing for The Human Condition I reject the virgin birth, sinless life, divinity, and physical resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. And that’s just a short list of the traditional Christian doctrines that I don’t buy into.There are a lot of open-minded, gracious people out there who consider themselves Christians who are not [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Creed of Negatives’
Why Do I Follow Jesus?
Posted: June 15, 2010 in Guest BloggersTags: Brandon Mouser, Buddha, Christianity, Creed of Negatives, CS Lewis, Emergent, James Townsend, Jesus, Marcus Gibbs, Progressive Christianity, Salvation, The Human Condition
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Creed of Negatives: Jesus
Posted: June 1, 2010 in Guest BloggersTags: Blood Atonement, Creed of Negatives, Emergent, Folks I Read, James Townsend, Jesus, The Condition, Trinity
This is the 3rd installment in the series: A Creed of Negatives Creed of Negatives: Jesus by James Townsend 3. I don’t believe that Jesus was God, or uniquely a son of God. I don’t believe Jesus is God. I don’t believe in the Trinity. I believe in one God, about Whom we can’t be certain of [...]
Creed of Negatives: God Still Speaks
Posted: May 31, 2010 in Guest BloggersTags: Christianity, Creed of Negatives, Emergent, Folks I Read, James Townsend, The Condition
Part 2 in the series: A Creed of Negatives Creed of Negatives: God Still Speaks by James Townsend 2. I don’t really think that God actively communicates with us all that much. This is one of the most ambiguous of my Creed of Negatives. It’s also one of the hardest for me to articulate. What [...]