This is about both separately, not entirely separated, but not altogether a single topic. First, I noticed that the finalists are listed and I started looking at the blogs represented in the religious blog category. So, of course, their blog topics and questions raised within their posts come to mind. This post is to give a heads up on voting and then, secondly, a place to record some questions that come up so I can think about and write on those, later.
Vote on Weblogs
Go directly to the 'Best Religious Blog' and do your own exploration and voting. Voting Rules
read on for some of the theological questions that arose during my blogspotting adventure in the Weblogs voting list....
Some Questions
- Is good and evil a black and white proposition or not? and why do we even have to ask that question?
- related: is evil just what we experience in terms of pain?
- Is seeking better than knowing?
- the last cry of Jesus: "My God, My God, Why have You Forsaken Me?" does this call into question his divine status? What took place...exactly... in that substitutionary death upon the cross?
- related: why don't Christians understand this basic thing? and how can they preach it if they don't understand/accept it?
- related: when Christ died on the cross.. was it blood from his body that flowed? is this distinct from the suffering of his soul in that cry of forsaken-ness? and further distinct from his spiritual being? Is there distinction in the three parts of man, body, soul, and spirit? Is there also, then seen distinction in the person of Jesus? and further, can it be seen as a picture ( image of ) God as trinity? Or is everything lumped together and thus capable of canceling out theological stances built upon one or more statements?
Ok, that last one was more than one question.
More questions
- spiritual reality vs physical reality - is the one answerable point by point to the other? or are there important differences?
- question taken directly from Steven Camps blog Camponthis:
Why don't we use our blogs, radio programs, websites, email lists, etc. ... to lovingly, with brokenness, bathed in contrition, but yet with a holy boldness to sound the alarm and make a clarion call for true reformation to come to HIs church once again?
That is it for now... but I am sure there are yet more FAQ's to relate.
crossposted @ truegrit
