By DANIEL HAQIQATJOU In order to explain the Sharia to your Christian neighbor, simply ask this series of questions: Do you believe in God? If so, do you believe that God loves humanity? If so, do you believe that God… Read More ›
Christianity
Lydia rightly smells a rat, but is patronizingly dismissed by Dr Mike Licona
Did Jesus go around Galilee and Judaea saying things like “before Abraham was born, I AM?” Did he say “I am the way, and the truth, and the life”? And what about all the other exulted I AM claims made… Read More ›
The Final Words of Jesus by David Wood
Special Guest Speaker, David Wood helps us understand the final words of Jesus in the New Testament. If the video does not show, please click here to view. The New American Bible states on this passage (as provided by Br…. Read More ›
Eyewitnesses and the Gospels
QUESTION One of the major points of your work (if I understand correctly) is that the contents of the New Testament are at a vast remove in time, place, and source from any eyewitness account of Jesus’ life. But when… Read More ›
Jesus and Biblical genocide
‘Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” 1 Samuel 15.
A Variant of One Letter
Can one letter make a difference? Over the years I have demonstrated various textual issues with the New Testament. One of the more common questions I am frequently asked is to what extent a variant of one letter can impact… Read More ›
Is Loving God Sufficient to Make Someone a Believer?
One can often hear some Muslims puzzle over why in Islam Jews, Christians, Sikhs and others, aren’t considered believers (mu’minun); given that they all profess faith in One God and love of Him. Ibn al-Qayyim explains why not every person… Read More ›
An Orthodox Christian priest praising Muslim Women who observe the modest dress of Hijab and act morally upright.
An Orthodox Christian priest in conversation with Sam Shamoun (I didn’t know he spoke Russian).
The Problem of the Thief and the Crucifixion
Introduction In perhaps what is one of the most perplexing passages of the New Testament, we find a story during the alleged crucifixion of Jesus the Christ that challenges the very core of commonly held Christian beliefs about Christ and… Read More ›
Philip Jenkins – Show Them No Mercy: Religion, Violence, and Scripture
If you think the Qur’an is the most violent scripture, think again. The Bible is by far the most violent book endorsing genocide and mass murder, as this top Christian historian candidly admits. And Christians are still committing genocide inspired… Read More ›
A primer on the how the Bible’s violent verses have been used to justify terrorism and genocide
This is a compelling read! This book by the historian professor Philip Jenkins will shock you into seeing how the Bible’s violent passages have been used by evangelical Christians and Catholics to support the violent ethnic cleansing of Native Americans… Read More ›
Today’s Church
I think this is very true. If you disagree tell me why..
The significance of ‘I am’ in Mark
New Testament scholar professor Daniel Kirk muses on the translation of Exodus 3:14 in the Greek translation of the Bible as used by Mark. The question has christological implications.
Christ’s Sacrifice and God’s Justice
“It could well be that God has morally sufficient reasons to allow the finite suffering in the world […] God may have morally sufficient reasons to allow the evil and sufferings in the world, because of a greater good. […]… Read More ›
Jesus replies to the question “what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” 17 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive… Read More ›
Luke and Matthew know nothing of Jesus’ pre-existence or his divine incarnation. In fact both gospels suggest the son of God was *created* in the womb of Mary.
Here are quotations from three eminent Christian scholars – all personally believers in the Trinity – but honest enough to put the facts of the gospels before dogma. They are agreed that the gospels of Luke and Matthew know nothing… Read More ›
‘When Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, and C.S. Lewis Say Muslims Are Saved, I Listen.’
by Paul Martin July 12, 2017 Can Muslims know God? Can atheists? Jews? Are only “born again” Christians part of the Body of Christ? Recently on Facebook, I got into this not so cozy little conversation on these questions. My… Read More ›
The Value of Marriage: 3 Silly Saudi Arabians and a Christian Missionary Tweet
Islamophobic Christian Missionary outfit DCCI Ministries put out a tweet that was not the standard, boring and already-refuted Jay Smith polemics. They tweeted about divorce, writing “Is marriage this cheap? How can this be reason to be divorced?” and they… Read More ›
Christian readings of the Hebrew Bible are Eisegesis, which they pronounce ‘I See Jesus’.
The classic example of eisegesis is found in the gospel of Paul in his letter 1 Corinthians 15: Yet there is certainly absolutely NOTHING about a suffering and dying Messiah in the Jewish Bible (Paul’s Scriptures). It is an innovation… Read More ›
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