Nearly all Christians believe Jesus was and is God. That is what the institutional church has always taught. Christians professedly rely strongly on the Bible for this belief. Yet there is not a single Bible verse which states unequivocally, “Jesus… Read More ›
This is an important discussion because it shows you what can happen when you look beyond low-level internet Christian Islamophobes – a clear-minded dialogue with one of the most prominent Christians in the world today. There are a great number… Read More ›
Brother Paul Williams berdebat dengan seorang Missionari Kristian mengenai bukti Triniti di dalam Bible.
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Dr Peter Enns is an American biblical scholar and theologian. Here he tells the Bible story of Zacchaeus and how he was saved. I notice how different this gospel message of salvation is from the gospel Paul preached. Muslims would… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 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 ›
Interesting. Bart = Professor Bart Ehrman, American NT scholar.
In a tweet today Dr Michael Bird innocently lets slip a truth about Christian worship I have often discussed in conversations with Christians, namely that they worship a man, a created being. Christians usually (and illogically) deny they do this… Read More ›
Professor Amy-Jill Levine (a prominent NT scholar) gives her thoughts on Jesus and women, beginning with one question, “Was Jesus egalitarian?”
In a recent video Mary the Mother of WHO??? I briefly discussed how Mark and Luke offered radically different portrayals of the Mother of Jesus: the former has Mary as an unbeliever, the latter shows Mary as the first and… Read More ›
Filmed yesterday at Speakers Corner. Christian evangelist Richard concedes that the gospel of John does not give us the historical words of Jesus, but is in fact a highly interpreted account created by John. This is the consensus view of… Read More ›
[Nota Bene: I hope (time permitting and God willing) to do a series of entries for this blog on the subject of the plausibility of Christian doctrine in light of “natural revelation” (i.e. what can be inferred from observing creation)…. Read More ›
Jason Thomas starts with the idea of the Holy Ghost in Islam and Paul Williams compares Dante’s Divine Comedy with the early Church understanding of hell/purgatory and then contrasts this with the Islamic variant!
By their fruit you will recognize them. – Matthew 7:16. Take a look at a typical American Evangelical’s Facebook profile, what do you see? You’re sure to find pictures of Trump, the American flag, some anti-Muslim memes, Bible quotes and… Read More ›
Have a look at this verse as we read it in two popular Christian translations of the Bible: As Omer remarked earlier on this blog: “It boggles the mind how someone can think that God and Jesus are the same… Read More ›
This video helps showcase the apostolic belief in the human Jesus and his God.
Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. [Exodus 21:17] According to Rev Steven Anderson, Jesus is backing up the commandment in Exodus 21 in Matthew 15:4: For God said: ‘Honor your father and mother’ and… Read More ›
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