One Eternal Day

"O’er all those wide extended plains / Shines one eternal day;
     "There God the Son forever reigns / And scatters night away."

Friday, May 18, 2007

"Is Christianity good for the world?," Wilson v. Hitchens, Part 4

The debate continues. Part 4 can be found here.

The earlier rounds: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Source: Christianity Today: Is Christianity Good for the World?"
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About "One Eternal Day"


The title, "One Eternal Day," is from the hymn "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand" [1787] by Samuel Stennett, a prominent English Sabbatarian Baptist. A verse from that hymn refers to the rest believers will enjoy in the "promised land."

"One Eternal Day" will usually call attention to the work of others. This is my chance to pass along things that I enjoyed, profited from, or that say well what I wish I'd said.

I am a Baptist, a member of a church affiliated with Seventh Day Baptists, and some posts will reflect that identification.

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And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun,
For the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22
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