A Provable Faith and an Apologetic Hope Humanist philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “We may define ‘faith’ as a firm belief in something for which there is no evidence.” Others say, “faith is being able to believe anything you are told.” Faith Based on Unseen Evidence Is this what the Bible Read more…
Are There “Apostles” Today? Part Two An apostle is one who is sent on behalf of another. In a general sense many have been sent. Even Jesus sent out the Seventy two by two. However, there are those who are Apostles in a more limited, specific sense. An Apostle had Read more…
Are There “Apostles” Today? Part One Did you ever want to meet a real life apostle? An announcement on a church website read: “In July of 2015, Pastor Brown was ordained as Chief Apostle in the Pentecostal faith.” Catholicism maintains that Peter was the supreme bishop, even over the other Read more…
Choose Life! With the thirtieth chapter of Deuteronomy, Moses concludes his third speech. He has been addressing the second generation Israelites on the plains of Moab, just before their entry into the promised land. In his first speech he recounted their history. In the second, he spoke of the Law Read more…
Caleb: Willing to Take on The Giants How many have heard of Shammua? Shaphat? Igal? Palti? Gaddiel? Gaddi? Ammiel? Sethur? Nahbi? Geuel? Perhaps, not many. These ten men are not nearly as well known as two of their colleagues or fellow spies: Joshua and Caleb. Some characters in the Old Read more…
What Is A Church? (Part Two) The term “church” is used in the New Testament to refer to 1) a worship assembly; 2) a local congregation; and 3) the universal church. A Worship Assembly The term “church” is used to referred to three different religious organizations in the New Testament: Read more…
What is a Church? (Part One) Many refer to the church to indicate a building or a Christian denomination or just any religious group. How does the Bible define the term “church”? First, this requires a general definition of the term “church.” The word “church” comes from the Greek word Read more…
Letting Your Light Shine In Dark Places Morally, times are bad. Some say they are getting worse. Paul warned, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come” (2 Tim. 3:1). The word for “perilous” means fierce or grievous. The hymn, “Jesus Is Coming Soon,” begins, “Troublesome Read more…
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene Part Two The Gnostics claim they had been given a secret knowledge which had been hidden from others. They even believed they had a Different Knowledge Than Given to the Apostles. These Gnostics alone possessed a knowledge of secret teachings of Jesus which He did Read more…
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene Part One A woman by the name of Mary Magdalene has been a powerful female figure in religions since the first century. Her notoriety among some groups has motivated them to go beyond the sacred text of the New Testament and develop an alternate history Read more…