Marginal Christianity

We affirm  that the Bible is God’s Word, breathed out by him. It is inerrant, infallible, and the final authority for determining what is true (what we must believe) and what is right (how we must live). All truth claims and ethical standards must be tested by God’s final Word, which is Scripture alone. We deny  that Christian belief, character, or conduct can be dictated by any other authority, and we deny that the postmodern ideologies derived from intersectionality, radical feminism, and critical race theory are consistent with biblical teaching. We further deny that competency to teach on any biblical issue comes from any qualification for spiritual people other than clear understanding and simple communication of what is revealed in Scripture. I hear in the denial of the consistency of intersectionality, radical feminism, and critical race theory with biblical teaching a refusal to hear a word of judgment from other sources that we have not heard clearly from scriptu

"But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb     and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death." (Revelation 12:11) I suggest the Spirit-uality of Revelation can be articulated under three rubrics: seeing, singing, and suffering (12:11). (The preacher in me likes it that they form an alliteration). Seeing – the blood of the Lamb (see 5:6) Singing – the form of testimony most often referenced in Revelation Suffering – willingness to embrace martyrdom This Spirit-uality embraces the whole of our humanity (eyes, ears, and bodies). It is Spirit-generated (hence, my spelling it Spirit-uality), and communally practiced. This is what the theology of the cross looks like on the ground for the Seer of this vision.