Question: Why does God seem so mean or wrathful in the Old Testament, but then becomes a loving Father in the New Testament? This question is posed…… Read more “Wrathful, Then Loving: Why Does God Seem So Different In The Old And New Testaments?, Part 1 (Answering Atheism)”
Category: Defending The Scriptures
Physical And Metaphysical: Why Afterlife Is Possible
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Claims that some form of consciousness persists after our bodies die and decay into their constituent atoms face one huge, insuperable obstacle.…… Read more “Physical And Metaphysical: Why Afterlife Is Possible”
3 Reasons Why Zipporah, Moses’ Wife, Was Not African
Photo by Nichole Sebastian on Pexels.com I’ve written earlier that Jesus was not a black man, and that Zipporah, one of Moses’ wives in Scripture (this is…… Read more “3 Reasons Why Zipporah, Moses’ Wife, Was Not African”
Do Humans Gain Wings When They Die? What The Bible Says About The Afterlife
Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com Do humans gain wings when they die? I find myself confronted with this question repeatedly on social media as I see…… Read more “Do Humans Gain Wings When They Die? What The Bible Says About The Afterlife”
Invalid Baptisms And An Incorrect Formula: Why Andres Arango Is Not Wrong
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Reverend Andres Arango, a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix, has been in the news for some weeks due to the recent…… Read more “Invalid Baptisms And An Incorrect Formula: Why Andres Arango Is Not Wrong”
Did Jesus Wash Judas’ Feet? A Closer Look At John 13
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com A social media member wrote a post regarding Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday when the Gospels attest that Jesus was…… Read more “Did Jesus Wash Judas’ Feet? A Closer Look At John 13”
Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong
Photo by Jessica Lynn Lewis on Pexels.com The Christmas Season, if you consider that the song “Twelve Days Of Christmas” runs from December 25th through January 6th…… Read more “Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong”
“God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″
Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty
Photo by Skyler Ewing on Pexels.com As we’ve seen in Part 2, Luke 13 poses a problem for those who assume that “everything happens for a [divine]…… Read more “Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty”
Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 2: Two Examples Without Divine Reason
Photo by Palo Cech on Pexels.com Part 1 of this mini-series ended with a discussion of God not being the only agent of choice in the world.…… Read more “Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 2: Two Examples Without Divine Reason”