The Biblical Articles: Why Isn't "Individual Religion" Enough?

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Why isn't "individual religion" enough?

St. Matthew

The Acts of the Apostles

The Apocalypse of St. John

The Letters

1. Corinthians

2. Corinthians

Philippians

1. Thessalonians

2. Thessalonians

Catholic Letter of St. James

The First Letter of St. Peter

Second Letter of St. Peter

The First Letter of St. John

Second Letter of St. John

The Third Letter of St. John

The Letter of St. Jude

Many people will go part way with the Bible. They would deal with a multiple choice test in this fashion:

Instructions: underscore appropriate answer

1. There is a God yes no

2. God is concerned about man yes no

3. God is creator, judge, redeemer yes no

4. God is revealed in Jesus Christ yes no

5. God demands obedience yes no

6. One who believes these things must be active in the church yes no

At item 6, the protests would begin.

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Some Consequences

The Second Part of the Biblical Answer

What Sin Is

Supplying Some Documentation

What Sin Is Not

Getting Straightened Out

How Can I Be Changed?

The Third Part of the Biblical Answer

The First Step

After the First Step

The Heart of the Matter

Not Once and for All

Some Hints for Growing -- Tried and Tested

A Final Warning

Why Isn't "Individual Religion" Enough?

The Case Against the Church -a Bagful of Objections

When Did the Church Get Started?

Just What Is a "Covenant"?

The "New Covenant" Becomes a Possibility

Those Words of Jesus to Peter

Those "Upsetters of the World"

A Rebuttal of the Case Against the Church

Why the Church?

Last Judgment? Second Coming? What Do They Mean?

The Inescapability of Eschatology

The Point of Biblical Eschatology: History Is Going Somewhere

The Dangers of Literalism

Exploring New Testament Eschatology

The Kingdom of God

A Few Bits of Help

The Gift of God

Schatology and "What I Do Today"

What Happens When I Die?

Sheol -- Where God Is Not Present

The Community of the Resurrection

Paul's Attempt to Describe the Christian Fact

A "Spiritual Body"

The Facts of the Case

I Try to Live a Good Life. Why Isn't That Enough?

The "Micah" Variation

The "Worship and Action" Variation

The "Therefore" Variation

The Biblical faith that God is the Creator

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