A very slick and entertaining new video about the God, the Quran and Christianity. Well worth watching!
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Galatians 2:21 vs Luke 1:6 – which is telling the truth?
Galatians 2:21 New International Version I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” New Living Translation I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless…. Read More ›
The great American preacher Jonathan Edwards on spanking children
‘The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.’ Proverbs 20:30 KJV I just note how times have changed in the US. Today Jonathan Edwards would be persecuted for inciting grievous bodily… Read More ›
The gospel of Jesus, the Injil and the Quran
I am having an ongoing discussion with a very intelligent Christian friend of mine and I thought I would share bits of the conversation, which may be of interest. They will remain anonymous. My Christian friend brings up the subject of… Read More ›
A beautiful New Testament prayer
“God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever.” (1… Read More ›
“As Christians, we believe in One God, and that Jesus is God. Why then do Muslims say we will go to hell?”
In answer, we may note that both you as Christians, and we as Muslims, hold that a human being must believe in One God to attain salvation in the next world. God, for Muslims, is one in being without partner,… Read More ›
Jonathan McLatchie: Did Jesus Allow Disciples to Worship him
An impressive video featuring erudite contributions by two Muslims who have an excellent grasp of the subject. However, I think everyone featured in the video is correct, to a greater or lesser extent. Jonathan is surely correct (in my view)… Read More ›
New Bart Ehrman book: ‘Jesus Before The Gospels’
I just came across this new post on Ehrman’s blog. It looks very interesting…
Flee idolatry!
John 20:17 says: Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God… Read More ›
Religious Mystery of The Crucifixion – Dr Laurence Brown
An intelligent discussion about the many discrepancies between the gospels and the alleged crucifixion of Jesus
What “pants” teaches us about “elohim” (“God”)
A RANTING guy on Facebook recently wrote to me, in part: The Hebrew word ELOHIM is PLURAL which is the real nature of DIVINITY. …The creator of the Heavens and the Earth in Genesis 1:1 is ELOHIM, a community of creativity! I… Read More ›
Is Jonathan McLatchie’s trust in Paul’s “vision” well grounded?
In Acts Paul tells of the resurrection appearance of Jesus to himself which he calls his “vision”, but in Acts 9:7 he admits those traveling with him “saw no one”.
Proof that Jesus was not God – from the New Testament itself
‘The repeated proclamation in the New Testament is that God raised Jesus from the dead. The resurrection is therefore not a proof that Jesus is God but rather that he has a God – the one God of all.’ Dr… Read More ›
How did Jesus Come to be Regarded as Divine? Rabbi Tovia Singer Examines the Gospel Evidence
(Published on 28 Dec 2015) ‘If Jesus never claimed to be the Almighty, why do Christians argue that he was divine? We are told by all the Gospels that Jesus forgave sin and cast out demons. Does this explain why… Read More ›
Questioning delusions
See Mark 10:17-27 Points to bear in mind: i) God tells Moses and all Israel that it is ‘not difficult’ to obey the 613 commandments of the Law in Deuteronomy 30 ii) In Luke 19 when the rich tax… Read More ›
Today ‘a bright light stepped into the darkness and changed this world forever’
Sir Isaac Newton born 25 December 1642 Although born into an Anglican family, by his thirties Newton held a Christian faith that, had it been made public, would not have been considered orthodox by mainstream Christianity. By 1672 he had… Read More ›
Guess which Scripture has a God-supported suicide attack on non-combatants?
Answer: Between the Qur’an and the Bible, the only God-supported suicide attack on non-combatants is Samson in the Old Testament: Judges 16:30.
In the New Testament, Jesus has a god (who is also ours)
Where does the New Testament say this? In these places. (The video is by unitarian Christian blogger Sandra Hooper.) I suggest that all Christians should carefully weigh this argument. (If you don’t know what it means to say that an argument… Read More ›
Is it coherent to speak of Godly lies?
Tony Perkins is president of the American Family Research Council and an ordained minister. He probably thinks it is beneath himself to reply to my humble tweet, but it raises a real issue that is not usually confronted by church… Read More ›
Did God sacrifice Jesus?
A beautifully produced video asking some brilliantly incisive questions.
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