But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you
"But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you." This is something most Christians would have read. Hopefully, we also remember. But, do we really believe it? Maybe we believe it, as long as it's for someone else and not for us. You know -NIMBY - ...
Before the rooster crows, but was it once or twice?
So which one is it? Was Jesus telling Peter the rooster was going to crow once, or twice? Does it matter? Well, yes it does matter. You don't want to give someone a "free pass" to say there's a discrepancy between the Gospels, and therefore there is an error in ...
The problem of predestiny
While proponents of predestiny would say the difference between offered to all and accepted by some is because God predetermined who would accept - does that not mean God / Jesus lied when they said the offer was for all? ...
I Never Knew You, Part 2
I Never Knew You. Most Christians will recognize these words as the scariest ones in the Bible. They're from a passage in Matthew. The thing is - while "I never knew you" can be spelled using the letters of the alphabet at the right, we cannot tell "who" never knew ...
Are We Alone?
Are We Alone? While science looks for an answer, the Bible actually provides one. No - we are not alone. The puzzling thing about that answer is that too often we want nothing to do with it. Instead of asking whether findings are evidence of the God of the Bible, ...
Using Mary and Joseph to defend relationships with underage girls
Can you believe that someone is using Mary and Joseph to defend relationships with underage girls? While the title from msn.com is misleading, the idea of using Jesus, or Mary and Joseph to defend someone accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage girl is nothing short of disgusting. This ...
The problem of “Ask and you will receive”
What the Bible Really Says
Yes, John's Gospel really does record Jesus saying "Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete". And you know what? If that was the only thing Jesus said - it might even mean what too many of us think it does / should mean. But there are ...
Who is afraid of science? God? Satan? You?
On top of that, many people are taught that science is too hard to understand. The truth is, pretty much anything can be made to seem to hard to understand. If someone uses really big words - words that are only known to the "insiders" in whatever field it may ...
Is God sitting this one out? Or is it us sitting it out?
When we want something to happen but it doesn't, sometimes we say "God is sitting this one out". But is it really true that God is sitting it out? Is it ever true? When we don't get what we want, it's east to blame it on God. We just claim that ...
The Universe Should Not Exist, Scientists Say. And yet …
God said He created the universe. Science says the universe should not exist. And yet it does indeed exist. And you, the reader, along with me and those very scientists, are living proof that it does ...
