My Views on the Christian Way of Life

``Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reasons for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.''
(1 Peter 3:15-16)

``If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.''
(Phil. 2:1-2)

(see also the translation in Ukrainian)

see also German Texts on the Christian Way of Life
(only some of them are translations of those below)

Many of the following texts were composed with scientists as readers in mind.

Good News For Today's People

I Am Really Fascinated by Jesus Christ... ... but My Doubts Are Way Too Noisy to be Silenced
(Does one need to throw one's brain out of the window in order to be a Christian?)

Invitation to Joy
(Why is the Gospel ``good news''?)

The Kingdom of Heaven
(Meet the challenge of Jesus' teaching)

The Bread of Life
(Taking communion/eucharist seriously)

You Must All be Born Again
(What does this mean?)

How Do We Recognize God's Will For Us?
(A guide based on scripture and my own experience)

How to Become a Christian
(A natural question to ask if you are intrigued by some of the other texts)

On Christianity
with basic links to online sources on Christianity, Atheism and other religions, annotated with bible quotes. Find out yourself about the Truth by studying the Best from the original sources! Get a more radical faith by learning from the Early Church! Become cautious and open-eyed by studying the arguments against Christianity! Learn tolerance, understanding and discernment by reading about Islam, Buddhism, New Age! Find out that the spiritual competition boils with water only!

A Book of God?
(On revelations competing for your attention)

Knowledge, Chance, and Creation
(On the difficulty to know, and the role of the second law of thermodynamics as an instrument of creation)

How Do We Know Whether God Acts In The World?
``I found the assumption that `God acts in the world' a superior way of organizing the events that I see or hear happen.''

Why Not 6 Days?
(On interpreting the bible)

Advice for a Christian aspiring scientist
(''As a Christian, how should I plan my scientific career?'')

How to Study
(I questioned the bible about the attitude appropriate to the study of science)

Sharing One's Faith at University
(Be a messenger of Christ at your university)

Science and Faith Discussion Group
(a weekly discussion group held in 1988)

Scientific Proofs of Authenticity

Disillusioned by Christian Arguments
(A letter from talk.origins and my reply)

Losing Faith in ''Faith''
(There is a widespread belief that the gain from Christian living is the blessing of God in material terms. But ...)

Mathematik, Physik und Ewigkeit (mit einem Augenzwinkern betrachtet) -- in German

How to Create a Universe - Instructions for an Apprentice God
(theological science fiction)

Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, and Consciousness
(slides relating artificial intelligence and theology)

Science and Faith
(My list of links to material about what many perceive as a severe conflict.)

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Statement of Faith
(What I believe)

What I'd Like to Hear at Church, and How I'd Like the Pastor to Prepare
(It is not uncommon that I am disappointed!)

Christian Idolatry and Reality
(How I rediscovered the bible)

Into the Arms of God
(How I found friendship with God)

Books That Shaped my Views
(They made my heart glow when I read them first)

My Home Page at http://arnold-neumaier.at
(with links to mathematics and other sciences)

and more...

Forgiving Seven Times
(The winner of the 1952 Peace Nobel Prize, Albert Schweitzer, explained in a letter from his hospital in Lambarene his view of what it means for a Christian to forgive)

The Kingdom of Heaven: Parables for Scientists
(by Deborah and Loren Haarsma)

Freedom From Worries
(Take Jesus seriously!)

Resting at Ease in Jesus' Hands
(Coping with stress)

Some Remarks on Prayer

Jesus - Lord Over the Powers of Evil
(Freedom from vicious circles)

What is a Spirit?
(Forces that influence the will of people)

Life with Future
(from the sermon on the mount)

Two Lenten Reflections
(There is so much sorrow in this world; Fasting is learning to free ourselves)

Resurrection

George Fox and Jesus Christ

Thoughts on Christmas Decorations
(While for many modern people Christmas decorations are just an expression of a commercial cult, the Christmas tree and the candles, stars and other things decorating it can be full of symbolic meaning to a Christian.)

On Homosexuality
(Be wise as as serpant...)

The Purpose of Bible Study

A Spiritual Question