According to the Gospel of Matthew (see Matthew 5:17-20; 23:1-3; 23:23) Jesus upheld the Torah law which regulates polygamy. If he was opposed to polygamy he would not have said this. Furthermore there is no verse anywhere in the New… Read More ›
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“How Did Jesus Become God?” – Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird in Dialogue + Q&A
Streamed live on 12 Feb 2016. This video needs to be cut down and re-posted. Intro: 29:29 Ehrman’s opening: 34:00 Bird’s opening: 1:25:50 Q&A: 2:11:44
Did Jesus know himself to be divine, the pre-existent Son of God?
‘But if we are to submit our speculations to the text [the four canonical gospels] and build our theology only with the bricks provided by careful exegesis we cannot say with any confidence that Jesus knew himself to be divine,… Read More ›
Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul
Rather instructive Biblical quotations from Calling Christians Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul To Jesus: who are you ?? “I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.” John 8:40 To the Disciples: who… Read More ›
The kingdom of God ≠ church
Luke 22:28-30 (ESV) “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom… Read More ›
Was Jesus Racist? | Muslim vs Christian | Speakers Corner
Published on 16 Feb 2016 Speakers Corner Hyde Park London: Muslim vs Christian Debate, was Jesus a racist? what was the purpose of Jesus’s mission, Jesus in the Quran, Jesus and the Canaanite woman, did Jesus call a woman a… Read More ›
Who is the strongest?
Acts 2:22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
The Truth About the Trinity in 5 Minutes
‘Does the Bible teach that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three persons in one essence? Or does the Bible teach that God is one person: the Father, that Jesus is God’s Son, and that the Holy… Read More ›
“How Did Jesus Become God?” – Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird in Dialogue + Q&A – Part 2
Streamed live 16 hours ago
“How Did Jesus Become God?” – Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird in Dialogue + Q&A
Streamed live 18 hours ago
Classic Christian/Muslim debate: Did Jesus die for our sins?
Surprisingly funny debate between Shabir Ally and Jay Smith. Ally is on great form. 5 minute clip.
My review of ‘Jesus, the Fake Jihadis & Evangelical Christians’
The author of this new book Muhammad Asad (not to be confused with the celebrated, and deceased, Quran translator of the same name) has produced an erudite and well written book. Asad describes his objective as ‘not to indulge in… Read More ›
Can we trust the Qur’an? – James White challenge accepted
Dr Shabir Ally makes some excellent points in refutation of common Christian claims
Text Analysis Answers: Is the Quran Really More Violent than the Bible?
An empirical study reports that the Old Testament and the New Testament are both more violent than the Quran. Having studied all three in detail I already believed this to be true. Advanced text mining platform scours Quran, Old and… Read More ›
Does Tom Wright Believe Jesus Is God?
February 4, 2016 by Kermit Zarley I am sometimes asked, “Does Tom (N.T.) Wright believe Jesus is God?” Or I am told that he does not. I’m also asked the same question about Jimmy (J.D.G.) Dunn. Wright and Dunn are… Read More ›
Did Abraham’s Encounter with Three Angels Point to the Trinity Doctrine? Rabbi Tovia Singer Responds
Christians frequently argue that the three angels who visited Abraham attest to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity—one God in three Persons. Is this a valid claim? This, Rabbi Tovia Singer explains, is one of those Christian claims that sound… Read More ›
WWJD?
And Jesus spake unto them and said: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do… Read More ›
Why a Christian Can View Muhammad As A Prophet
Dr. Craig Considine is a Catholic American of Irish and Italian descent. Craig is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. As a sociologist, he focuses on the sociology of religion, race and… Read More ›
Note to Christians: God is immortal (not liable or subject to death)
Sadly, even top Christian theologians like Timothy Keller get it wrong
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