by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.10 Chapter 9 Review – Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: Diluting the Sacraments Not content to leave any good thing in the church uncontested, Viola and Barna next seek to attack the sacraments,[1]...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.9 Chapter 8 Review – Tithing and Clergy Salaries: Sore Spots on the Wallet In Chapter 8, Viola and Barna address two separate issues: tithing and the payment of pastors. On the matter of tithing, I...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.8 Chapter 7 Review – Ministers of Music: Clergy Set to Music Viola and Barna next consider the practice that is common in modern churches wherein congregational singing is led by an individual or a group...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.7 Chapter 6 Review – Sunday Morning Costumes: Covering Up the Problem In Chapter 6 of their book, Viola and Barna address the question of what clothing Christians ought to wear to church meetings, and...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.6 Chapter 5 Review – The Pastor: Obstacle to Every-Member Functioning Viola and Barna are particularly fixated on the necessity of what they call “every-member functioning”, by which they mean that every...
