09Jun 2025 by Post

Do I have to go to church to be a Christian?

Christian Living, Church, Church-Attendance, Ecclesiology, Gospel, HeavenNotHarvard, Jennifer Defrates, Legalism, Theology and Christian Apologetics
Do I HAVE to go to church to be a Christian? The weekend is finally here, but instead of resting, I hop on my to-do list and finish Saturday feeling accomplished and exhausted. But, as I set my alarm for the morning, sometimes, I’m tempted not to rise and shine. Can’t I give God the glory, glory from home? Can I Worship from Home? Is worshipping from home a legitimate choice? Am I still a Christian if I don’t go to church? Going to church is not a part of salvation. When we add requirements to salvation or Christianity that Jesus did not, we add burdens and weights to the light yoke of Jesus. “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes…
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19Mar 2025 by Post

4 Good Things That Go Bad When They Are Idolized

Apologetics, Big Eva, big evangelical, Christianity, Church Life, Deconstruction, Deconversion, Ecclesiology, false gospel, Hillary Ferrer, idolatry, MamaBearApologetics.com, pastoral theology, pop Christianity, pop culture, popular heresies, Theology and Christian Apologetics
In recent years, Joshua Harris  announced that he and his wife are separating AND that he is no longer a Christian. In case you missed the whole I kissed Dating Goodbye craze in the late 1990’s, let me summarize: Joshua Harris was a prominent voice in purity culture (which Amy Davison has been blogging about here and here.)  In his early 20’s, he wrote a book advocating for “courtship” instead of “dating.” This change in perspective would supposedly allow young men and women to avoid emotional ties that would hinder their future marital happiness. There’s too much to go into here. In short, what started as one young man’s dating advice got turned into the 67th book of the Bible for many youth groups. People are desperate for answers. In the wake of Harris’ announcement, many are pointing…
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