1st century Christianity in the 21st century
The front page of the August 16th Whig Standard had an article on the Pagan Pride day hosted in City Park last Saturday. What is paganism, or what is more commonly referred to today as Modern Paganism?
Continue reading “Modern Paganism: A New Spin on an Ancient Sin”
In 1 Samuel 15:3 God orders the slaughter of men, women, and children, including infants. Isn’t that a contradiction to the fact that God is reluctant to punish the innocent with the guilty (Genesis 18:23-33), especially infants and innocent children that can’t make moral choices. How is gthe killing of innocent children and infants justifed? Is there a contradiction?
Continue reading “Did God Command the Death of Innocent Children? Answering the Atheist”
On the western shore of the Dead Sea, on Jebel Usdum (the Hill of Sodom), is a pillar of salt known as Lot’s wife. Is it her? I don’t know. What I know is that there is a lesson about faith and obedience to learn from her.
Lot’s family were warned,
Continue reading “A Pillar of Salt: A Warning from Lot’s Wife”Escape for your life! Do not look behind you… (Genesis 19:17)
Inquiry: Traditionally, the Ten Commandments are known as the commandments stated in Exodus 20:1-17. In Exodus 34:1-2, Moses is told to get another set of tablets to rewrite what was on the first tablets. In Exodus 34:10-26, Moses was told a number [ten] of things of what to and not to do. In Exodus 34:27-28, God tells Moses to write the words he told him on those very tablets and name them the Ten Commandments. These aren’t the same commandments in Exodus 20. Is there a contradiction?
Continue reading “Two Versions Of The Ten Commandments? Answering The Atheist”
At the conclusion of the epistle to the Colossians, the apostle Paul wrote, “…when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea” (Colossians 4:16). Where is this epistle that Paul wrote to the church at Laodicea? Why is it not in the New Testament?
Continue reading “What Happened to the Epistle to the Laodiceans?”
The document below is believed to have been written near the end of the third century and therefore could not be written by Paul to the Laodiceans.Continue reading “The Laodicean Letter: But It’s A Third-Century Forgery”
Who were Saul’s sons? 1 Samuel 14:4 lists them as Jonathan, Ishui, and Malchishua, but 1 Chronicles 8:33 & 9:39 list them as Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. Is there a contradiction?
Continue reading “Who were Saul’s Sons? Answering the Atheist”
It is a common perception in the religious world that for one to be healed, she or he must have adequate faith. I’m sure this false idea has allowed many fake healers to save face when their hypnotic ad-vantage over a would-be recipient has failed. And as sure as it has been a refuge for the charlatan, it has no doubt been the breaking point in the faith of those accused of failing to believe in God’s power.
Continue reading “He Had Faith To Be Healed”When did “Is Saul among the prophets?” become a proverb? Was it when Saul prophesied in 1 Samuel 10:11-12 or later, when he prophecied in 1 Samuel 19:24? Is there a contradiction?
Continue reading “Is Saul Among the Prophets? Answering The Atheist”
Jesus warned His disciples that persecution would come because of the word. Being arrested and bound for preaching the truth was not a possibility, it would be a reality. Jesus said,
Continue reading “God’s Word Cannot Be Bound – Even When God’s People Are”…when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. (Mark 14:11)
