Silly putty Bible! No, I'm not being irreverent. The thing about silly putty is that you can twist it any way you like. You are its master, not the other way around. The Bible is often treated in the same fashion - many professing Christians prefer to dictate to it. They don't want the Bible to intrude into their … [Read more...]
Covenant Theology versus Dispensationalism
I'm thankful to a friend for providing a link to a Sharper Iron Forum discussion between proponents of Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology. I'm not going to comment in detail. But I think the opening address and subsequent comments by the CT camp highlights the misconceptions CTs have re dispensationalism on … [Read more...]
The West & Islam – Perfect Match?
The West & Islam - Perfect Match? The West and Islam have been dating for years now. It has been one of those extended courtships. Rather surprising considering Europe's historical conflicts with Islam. But then I suppose the world has all grown up since those dark years. Parental European leaders have been … [Read more...]
Christians and Demons
Are there demons surrounding us? Is the devil still roaming around like a roaring lion waiting to devour us? Or is it just the stuff of fiction and fantasy, like in a Frank Peretti novel? Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh … [Read more...]
Our Rebellious Planet
(Amazon affiliate links contained in this article). I confess to being an enthusiast of nearly anything C. S. Lewis wrote. In fact, I still love reading his Chronicles of Narnia, though they were written for children. That probably says something about me. When I first came across The Magician's Nephew I … [Read more...]
Anti-Semitism: Nothing up my Sleeve
We've all known well-meaning people who routinely tell the same old jokes and stories. I have a friend who narrates the same funny stories and statements several times over in the same year. He always chuckles at the end as if it was a first-time telling. It's part of the reason why we laugh. We suffer this … [Read more...]
Palm Sunday and the Prophet Daniel
Are there any connections between Palm Sunday and the prophet Daniel? In an article for the Dispensational Publishing House, Paul J. Scharf shows us that there is one, and why. Specifically, it is a connection between Palm Sunday and Daniel's 69th Week. Scharf first sets the scene up by talking about Jesus' … [Read more...]
The Gathering of Israel
Is the gathering of the elect in Matthew 24:31 the rapture, as non-pretribulationists insist? Or is it the final gathering and salvation of national Israel? I've covered this subject before. Much of the following will be repetition but I think it's worth revisiting. A leading pretrib opponent recently rejected … [Read more...]
Tree of Life and the Temple Veil
The Tree of Life and the Temple Veil...and the Cherubim! Is there any connection between the Tree of Life and the Temple Veil? And how might the cherubim come into all this? When Adam and Eve sinned, God prevented them from accessing the Tree of Life. He drove man out, and east of the garden of Eden He … [Read more...]
The Dangers of Premillennialism
The dangers of premillennialism and taking the Bible too literally. Is the so-called Left Behind dispensational theology dangerous? While browsing through a local second-hand book store recently, I came across yet another book attacking dispensationalism. It warned about the subtle dangers associated with … [Read more...]
