1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedxscot mcknighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/xscot-mcknightGod's Rivals 4 - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kBeHywCVqo"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/01/gods-rivals-4.html">God’s Rivals 4</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/01/gods-rivals-4.html/embed#?secret=kBeHywCVqo" width="600" height="338" title="“God’s Rivals 4” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="kBeHywCVqo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Gerald McDermott, in God’s Rivals, addresses an issue of major significance in the Church today, especially (so it seems to me) for the emerging crowd. The issue is the role of world religions and how Christians can explain them. In chp 4 he addresses the NT evidence suggesting early Christians believed in “real supernatural powers…http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jescre-20&l=ur2&o=1