One aspect of Gnosticism is the belief that the God who created the material world is not the Father of Jesus Christ.  The epistle of 1 John, which is a rebuke to Gnosticism, begins by rebuking the disconnection of Jesus from the God which created all things in the BookRead More

An important related question is whether altar calls accomplish anything good that could not have been accomplished if the altar call were not given.   It is also important to note what is actually being analyzed.  In speaking of altar calls here, this is dealing with calling people to come toRead More