05-23-2016, 05:22 PM
This is from an article by Ravi Zacharias. However, I don’t think one could understand Christianity as a materialist.
Quote:http://whatiwannaknow.com/2012/03/ravi-zacharias/
… "Mahatma Gandhi said it, “I like their Christ, I don’t like their Christian.” Unfortunately when Christendom has been hijacked and made into a state religion or a power institution, any time power gets put into it, it gets abused. Christianity is a commitment of surrender, not of power over humanity. It’s about power over your own struggles and you’re own temptations and how God leads you through the things you battle. When you live a life in violation of your fundamental claims you’ll hurt them, and the biggest roadblock in the Christianity faith is the way it’s been lived out”..…
http://morungexpress.com/apologetic-for-christ/
… “In contemporary times Christianity has been defended through the work of figures such as Ravi Zacharias, ,,, John Lennox, ,,,Francis Collins, … Alvin Plantiga, and William Lane Craig. Apologetics have based their defense of Christianity on historical evidence, philosophical arguments and arguments from other disciplines.”…
… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Phil 4:8 (ESV)