The Importance of Beliefs in the Christian Faith

"It's pretty clear in scripture that there's some core sort of pillar elements to things. The basics, we call dogma," he says. "After you get out of that sort of center sort of place, things start to become more debated and diverse denominations start disagreeing" He asks: What about John 3 16, For God So Love the World? Is it meant to be taken literal or is it not hyperbolic?