(affiliate links contained in this article). A Forsaken Cry on the Cross: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Mar 15:34 (See also Matt 27:46) This verse causes problems for people. Atheists and … [Read more...]
Scripture Contains God’s Word?
Scripture Contains God's Word? The statement that Scripture Contains God's Word sounds very reasonable at first blush. How could it not? After all Scripture does, indeed, contain God's Word. But the problem isn't that the statement is inherently false. The problem is associated with what the statement isn't saying, … [Read more...]
The Devil as a Roaring Lion
The Devil as a Roaring Lion... “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” 1 Peter 5:8 I've made mention more than a few times that I was once a New Age seeker. When I was into that scene, I'd experiment with different meditation techniques, … [Read more...]
Jehovah’s Witnesses & Jesus Christ
Jehovah's Witnesses & Jesus Christ. What do the Jehovah's Witnesses believe about Jesus? Is He really Michael the archangel? My wife did a short quiz the other day. One question went something like: "Which Christian denomination....?" Among the selected "Christian denominations" was the Jehovah's Witnesses … [Read more...]
A Pilgrim’s Regress
A Pilgrim's Regress! - My apologies to John Bunyan's classic, The Pilgrim's Progress, and to C. S Lewis' The Pilgrim's Regress as well. Many years ago I liked the word "progressive." For me it suggested leaving outdated and useless thinking behind. Only the staid narrow-minded folk didn't want to progress. I wanted to … [Read more...]
On Idolizing Scripture
Friends once referred me to a popular blogger-writer. He was someone who thought outside the box and even wrote a book on the rapture based on his innovative perspectives. I found some of his material intriguing (though unconvincing) at the time. More recently I discovered he'd plunged into "New Exodus" Replacement … [Read more...]
Heavens Declare Glory of God
Heavens Declare Glory of God: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 Can you fasten the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion? Can you bring out the constellations in their season and lead the Bear and her cubs? Do you know the laws of heaven? Can … [Read more...]
Do Not Conform
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be … [Read more...]
Rainbow – God or LGBT?
The TRUE significance of the rainbow: And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:12-13 I have … [Read more...]
Beware the Very Good Gospel
Beware The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can be Made right, a book by Lisa Sharon Harper. The book is endorsed by the likes of Jen Hatmaker, Jim Wallis, Shane Claiborne and Walter Brueggemann. All these names are associated with Social Justice Activism and Progressive Christianity. There's nothing wrong … [Read more...]
