Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: APOLOGETICS
Just so that you know, I come at this question from years of personal experience, though it's not a part of my life now and hasn't been for a long time. I'm going to discuss the pros and cons of indulgence, and then some scriptural considerations. THE PROS To discuss the “pros” first, I have … Continue reading MARIJUANA AND THE BIBLE: TO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE?
I started my series with a look at some of the early non-Biblical references to Jesus Christ, which show that he was indeed a real person who lived at the start of the first century. So if anyone tells you he never even existed, it will be obvious that they do not know what they … Continue reading WHO IS JESUS? PT 2: GNOT A GNOSTIC
I was raised in a time and place where I frequently heard that there never was such a person as Jesus Christ, and that the Bible was just a collection of myths which have been changed many times over the centuries, so that you can’t believe a word it says. I didn’t realize as I was … Continue reading WHO IS JESUS? PART 1: THE HISTORICAL JESUS
Anyone who has a measure of belief in the here-after wonders at some time or other just what it will be like to be in heaven. Without some kind of messenger from heaven to tell us, we can’t know, but we can only speculate and be at the mercy of those who want to impose their confusing views and opinions on us. However, for the Christian there have been several such messengers. What did they have to say on the matter?
In the first part of my series, titled "What Is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?" I noted that the gospel is defined clearly and succinctly in the New Testament book “1 Corinthians”, a letter that can be confidently dated to the middle of the first century. Please see that post for a simple outline of the … Continue reading THE ONLY GOSPEL
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