Showing posts with label exegesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exegesis. Show all posts
Monday, March 14, 2016

Bible Promise Verses and Apologetics

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Yesterday, I posted a short clip on how many people take the oft-quoted passage "I can do all things through Christ who strengthe...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

What Does "Thou Shalt Not Judge" Really Mean? (video)

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One of the most often quoted verses in the Bible is also one of the most misunderstood by Christians and non-Christians alike. Just what ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Correcting the Idea We Must Avoid Every Form of Evil

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1 Thessalonians 5:22 is a fairly popularly quoted verse. The King James Version's "Abstain from all appearance of evil" i...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Don't Abuse 'What Would Jesus Do'

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All Christians should strive to be more like Christ. Paul tells us that we are to be "conformed into the image of his son" (Ro...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

What "Thou Shalt Not Judge" Really Means

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"Thou shalt not judge" is a phrase that Christians hear over and over again. Even those who don't believe in Jesus will c...
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Monday, September 28, 2015

The Trinity, Firstborn, and the Dead

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The Trinity is central to Christianity. If you deny the triune nature of God, then you've denied the historic Christian faith. Som...
Sunday, March 01, 2015

Jehovah's Witnesses, the Bible, and Bias (video)

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The Jehovah's Witnesses claim that both the Bible we read and orthodox Christian theology has been some kind of trinitarian bias tha...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

How Can I Celebrate Peace on Earth With Tragedy In My Life?

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This past week, the headlines have been especially horrifying. A crazed terrorist takes hostages in a Sydney chocolate shop, killing two p...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Levitical Laws, Slavery, and Sexual Prohibitions

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Yesterday, I began a conversation based on a question from an atheist concerning a passage in Leviticus that seems to condone slavery. You...
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Thursday, October 09, 2014

Why do Christians Condemn Slavery?

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I saw an interesting question posed by David, a self-identified atheist in a Facebook group the other day. I believe the question is earne...
Thursday, October 02, 2014

Are We Not to Judge Unbelievers?

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The most often quoted verse in the Bible is not John 3:16, but Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that you be not judged." I'm sure mo...
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Saturday, May 03, 2014

Sam Harris' Wrongheaded View of Christian Faith

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Photo courtesy Auren Hoffman. If I ask Christians for a biblical definition of faith, many times I have Hebrews 11:1 quoted to me: &quo...
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Friday, February 06, 2009

Don't Let Your Eyes Deceive You!

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In my devotion this morning I found myself in Ezekiel 12 - a prophecy about Israel and Judah going into captivity. In this prophecy, the ...