What does this mean? What is “negative reality”? If I lack food, how is this not an example of a “very existent reality”? If I am cruel and bereft of compassion, ask the victims of my cruelty whether my cruelty was an “existent reality”! Obviously, it is. Common sense will ...
So what happens when we, as humans, create life via cloning? What does it do to God’s image? Let’s explain God’s design for the human body biblically. The Bible tells us that our bodies are not our own (1 Corinthians 6:19). They belong to the person who made them, God. Out...
The smoke of their torment arising "forever and ever" in the passage does not mean that the torment of the wicked will never end. The language simply signifies that the torment of the wicked will lead to their permanent (or irrevocable and eternal) destruction. During the process of their ...
too. This is only important because it does agree with the Bible. If all of science said abortion was OK and the Bible declares it to be murder, then science is wrong. But in this cases there is no doubt that Biblically, Biologically, and even Morally...
What does it mean to be part of a denomination or nondenominational church? Denominations are simply different expressions of the same faith. All true Christian denominations share the basic belief that Jesus is the Son of God and the only Savior of the World as described in the Bible. A den...
Now, I know correlation does not mean causation, but it certainly should be investigated. Only one of the above cases have been reported. I fear many won’t be and they will be lumped into the 1:4 pregnancy loss statistic. It’s not someth...
slavery comes into play. I’ve always beenslightlyuncomfortable with how everyone applies this text directly to modern-day employees, as though we can just take it over wholesale. The general principles certainly remain, but the fact that Paul is addressing those in slavery heredoesmean something...
The Mountain Goats' repertoire of biblically-themed songs displays a salutary resistance to oversimplifying dichotomies. Their catalogue defies the imperative to fit into the "Christian rock"-vs.- mainstream "secular rock" market niches while at the same time it does not fit conveniently into the ...
INTRO– There is no such thing as a “Lukewarm Christian” (so to speak), but for the sake of getting to the point of WHAT and WHO Jesus was addressing when He spoke to the Church of Laodicea inRev 3:14-20, He was talking to a Church of people who thought they were Biblically Sa...
Deut. 18is the first biblical chapter that concerned Christians cite to defend the belief that Christians must avoid anything that seems to resemble ungodly “magic” or paganism. But what “magic” doesDeut. 18actually address?5 Goober, Barney and Floyd shouldn’t have messed with that stuff....