I greatly appreciate you preaching sound doctrine. It is so rare today. 2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
For more information from this church crcalexandria.org 21.Q. What is true faith? A. True faith is a sure knowledge whereby I accept as true all that God has revealed to us in his Word. 1 At the same time it is a firm confidence 2 that not only to others, but also to me, 3 God has granted forgiveness of sins, everlasting righteousness, and salvation, 4 out of mere grace, only for the sake of Christ's merits. 5 This faith the Holy Spirit works in my heart by the gospel. 6 1.Jn 17:3, 17; Heb 11:1-3; Jas 2:19. 2.Rom 4:18-21; 5:1; 10:10; Heb 4:16. 3.Gal 2:20. 4.Rom 1:17; Heb 10:10. 5.Rom 3:20-26; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-10. 6.Acts 16:14; Rom 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor 1:21. 22.Q. What, then, must a Christian believe? A. All that is promised us in the gospel, 1 which the articles of our catholic and undoubted Christian faith teach us in a summary. 1.Mt 28:19; Jn 20:30, 31. 23.Q. What are these articles? A. I. 1. I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. II. 2. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son, our Lord; 3. he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; 4. suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell. 5. On the third day he arose from the dead; 6. he ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty; 7. from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. III. 8. I believe in the Holy Spirit; 9. I believe a holy catholic Christian church, the communion of saints; 10. the forgiveness of sins; 11. the resurrection of the body; 12. and the life everlasting. www.heidelberg-catechism.com/en/lords-days/7.html
The Bible 'book' = a compendium of fire side tales and fables, recounted orally , for generations by goat herders and primitive tribes from the stone age, until writing was invented, and then, many different sources, transliterations, and versions were copied and written down.. ''The Bible was created during a time where stories were verbally passed down over hundreds of years. Stories constantly morphed and changed over time, and the Bible is a collection of these. This is why it has the nearly identical flood story from Gilgamesh, and why Jesus has the same characteristics as Dionysus, Osiris, Horus, Mithra, and Krishna. The contradictions and immorality in the stories are not evidence that God is flawed or evil, but rather that humans invented him, just like the thousands of other gods that we used to, but no longer believe in.'' ..and to answer the questions of the many fears and mysteries of our universe, like 'thunder' and earthquakes, since there was no science yet. That was the old Testament.... The new Testes is also hearsay since these letters, 'gospels' and stories were written by the loyal faithful, the camp followers, not by objective historians at that particular time, or by any contemporary writers, and these tales were written many years after the supposed events of this mythical Jesus. There is essentially very little evidence of a Jesus in real documented history. A couple of spurious Roman reports, and all the rest anecdotal. ...but more importantly ...a jesus' existence is not an issue! A jesus is irrelevant without a god ! Then, many of these stories, but not all, as many were not chosen, [ There are more than just four Gospels but only these four were agreed on ], were compiled for one self-absorbed converted Roman Emperor in his Nicean Council, for his expressed purpose of conquest and control of the people of Europe for his Holy Roman Empire. He recognised that this was the perfect religion/mythology for the future domination of the populaces. Half of the stories were ignored by the Nicean Bishops and none have been proven to be based on fact. This 'Bable' book is backed up by absolutely no facts and no evidence. It is not proof for any god(s) ....(or of any jesus as a god...) The fables are intertwined within historical places and people... eg Egypt and the Pharaohs existed, whereas Moses and the Exodus did not happen...! It is a historical novel .... ie A book of fiction.. Only! The Bible book is proof of a book ... ONLY (certainly not evidence of any gods...) PROVE a god!
