Category Archives: Christian Cliches

Christian cliches – of course He can because He is God

Posted on March 12, 2015 by christopher fisher

When Non-Christians (or even Christians) ask Christians if God can do/know/be/have something, often the response is “of course He does because He is God.” Or the phrase might be in the form of a negative “if God did not do/know/be/have … Continue reading →

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taking things by faith

Posted on October 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

In modern Christian discussions, when one hears that Christians must “take things by faith” that is usually code for “taking what the pastor says by faith” and ignoring the Bible. Man’s teaching is being elevated higher than the Bible. This … Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – God is above logic

Posted on January 27, 2013 by christopher fisher

There is a reason man thinks using logic; it is because logic is necessarily true. It is not true because God says it is. To believe the laws of logic are arbitrary is question the very existence of God. Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – all sins are equal

Posted on January 21, 2013 by christopher fisher

So is Jesus saying that all sins are equal or that all sins lead to hell? These are different concepts. As we have shown earlier, some will be judged with many stripes and some with few. Lusting after a woman in your heart, while it is adultery, is less of a sin then actually committing it. Calling your brother fool, is different than murder. Though all sins lead to separation from God, not all sins are equal. Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – idolatry is valuing anything above God

Posted on August 26, 2011 by christopher fisher

Christians say over and over that idolatry is to have anything with more focus than God. This meme takes various forms: calling drinking a god, calling video games a god, calling sports a god. The problem with this, however, is that the Bible never describes hobbies or obsessions as a god. There may be other sins involved with these things, but it is definitely not the sin of idolatry. Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – is it a sin to drink wine

Posted on November 8, 2010 by christopher fisher

Alcohol is not a sin, but being a drunkard is a sin. All the quotes in the Bible concerning alcohol and sinning deals with drunkenness, not the rare drunken night or drinking to drown sorrow, but the wanton gluttony that characterized drunkards. Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – do not judge

Posted on August 31, 2010 by christopher fisher

…the verses usually cited by Christians on not judging are actually a manual on how to judge. Jesus did not hate judgers. Jesus hated hypocrites. If you remove the sin from your own life, then you can judge others. Contrary to modern Christian psychobabble, Paul tells us that to be a good Christian one should judge all things Continue reading →

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