To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the Christian position. The irony of the matter, though, is that whenever the Christian community gains worldly… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“It is interesting to me to note that those who most frequently call for fair play are those who are advantaged by the play as it currently is, and that only when that position of privilege is endangered are they likely to benefit from the change required to "play by the rules." What if the "rules" are inherently unfair or… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share
“Mystery is not an argument for the existence of God; mystery is an experience of the existence of God.” — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
It does not take a great deal of imagination or courage to believe that God is on your side when you are prospering or… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“My course is a survey of how readings of the same constant text have varied over the centuries, from the formation of the canon to our present time, dependent on context and subtext. A community in exile will read differently than a community in apparent full possession of all it surveys, with those who have nothing welcoming the promised overturning… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share
“Perhaps the most dangerous verse in all the Bible is the second verse of Romans 12, where Saint Paul endorses Christian nonconformity. When he writes, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God,” he is telling… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share
To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
The question should not be 'What would Jesus do?' but rather, more dangerously, 'What would Jesus have me do?' The onus is not on… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
