These Glad Tidings

Category: Separation Atonement

  • Don Herston

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    The Problem of Suffering

    God had a reason to create the world. Creation must affect God in some way. When I was younger, I feared that the effect of creation on God would dissipate over time. This would require God to create the universe again. I came to realize that the effect of creation on God will never dissipate…

  • Don Herston

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    Gnosticism

    Gnosticism is often seen as part of early Christianity, but the Gnostics and the Christians were diametrically opposed to each other. The Gnostics believed that the God of the Torah was evil, and this was blasphemy to both Christians and Jews. The Christians became hostile to everything associated with Gnosticism. The Gnostics were dreadfully wrong…

  • Don Herston

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    The Crucifixion of Jesus

    Christians tend to believe that the people of ancient Jerusalem saw Jesus as a false prophet who committed blasphemy by claiming to be God and for this reason Jesus had to be put to death. The four gospels seem to focus on this as the motivation for those who wanted Jesus executed, but the gospels…

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