Recently, I've seen numerous posts regarding flat earth theories. These articles are on Christian sites, written by Christians.
My initial reaction - "This is silly." Then, I watched a message by a Lutheran pastor, Five Reasons Why the Bible Does Not Teach a Flat Earth, and I noted almost 150 comments. That got my attention, as his posts normally get only a handful of comments.
For anyone not aware of the controversy, there are groups of Christians who believe the Bible teaches that the earth is flat. By extension, they are also saying that any Christian who doesn't believe in a flat earth also doesn't believe the Bible is God's Word.
The flat earth topic has gotten very heated. As I read through the comments, I noted name calling and ad hominen attacks. And the commenters included other issues, such as baptism and the End Times, as being relevant to the flat earth debate.
Is this foolishness? I think so. And why? Because the controversy is misdirecting energy, and it's missing something.
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2If you want something foolish to argue about - how about the Gospel?
...but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles...For the foolishness of God is wiser than men...1 Corinthians 1:23 and 25All mankind is sinful and...
...the wages of sin is death...Romans 6:23But God provides...Jesus...
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...John 1:14And this is good news, because, as John the Baptist says of Jesus...
Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29Jesus is the one...
...who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Romans 4:25
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. The Apostles’ CreedAmen, come Lord Jesus.
Flat-eartherism is a false-flag to direct attention away from the real truth: the earth is hollow. There has to be room somewhere for Hell, not to mention the mole people.
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Al cracked up. At least you gave a gospel-oriented reason for a hollow earth. Not sure about mole people.
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ReplyDeleteI guess you're not going to get a flood of comments from flat-earthers.
ReplyDeleteOh - and if the earth isn't hollow, where did all the water from the flood go? Science can't answer this - think about it!
Water went...into the oceans, underwater reservoirs, Great Lakes, evaporated into the air? No I don't think I'll get flat-earth commenters. I'd need a big audience to get it started.
DeleteBack in the real world, it was actually discovered a few years ago that there's probably a ridiculous amount of water several hundred miles beneath the earth's surface (and the paper was published in Science, so, pending further research, this might actually be real).
DeleteFrom my perspective, people who insist we accept a flat earth model otherwise we don't really believe the Bible are one of two kinds: (1) those who have found something exciting to believe and (2) those who are trolls. Regardless of why anybody insists the earth is flat, it is obviously from the devil because of what it results in, namely, people telling sincere Christians that they are infidels.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, Kathy.
Thanks, C.E. Yes, I agree - people are looking for something exciting and for a cause to promote. I think it's evil because it detracts from the gospel message - Christians (maybe some sincere, but misled, and some not really Christian) adding "law" and putting their energy into fruitless efforts.
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DeleteI hope today was a lovely Pentecost for you, yours, and your parish! Happy Birthday to the holy catholic Church!
Always good to worship; although, having grown up in the south, baptized in a Baptist church, when I think of Pentecost, I think of Pentecostals and I better speak in tongues. Shows you what skewed teaching does.
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