Tag: theology

Biblical Truth vs. Spiritual Experience: Why We Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between the Two

December 21, 2017

Is the Christian life about Biblical truth and doctrine or spiritual experience? Is Christianity intellectual or experiential? My answer is, “Yes!”.  In my thirty-two years of being a believer, I have visited many churches, and— when it comes to this issue— the pendulum seems to swing wholly to one side or the other: you have … More Biblical Truth vs. Spiritual Experience: Why We Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between the Two

Does the Bible Really Say That? A Call to Biblical Truth

March 13, 2014

Last month, the infamous snake-handling preacher, James Coots of Middlesboro, died from a rattlesnake bite received in church. Coots was deeply convicted by what he considered to be a literal translation of Mark 16:16-18. The Lexington Herald Leader published a quote that Coots gave National Geographic regarding this text: “To me it’s as much a … More Does the Bible Really Say That? A Call to Biblical Truth