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I am going to list five questions that Protestants should consider when thinking about their faith and whether their churches reflect the truth. Without the Bible, how did the earliest Christians follow “Sola Scriptura?” Martin Luther understood Sola Scriptura (“Scripture alone”) to mean that the Bible is the only infallible authority for Christian doctrine and …
America was first occupied by people with pagan beliefs - in the gods of the sun, moon, etc. My husband and I both have native Americans in our lineage, which we love. But, like the ancient Canaanites, some of Native American ancestors believed they could sacrifice their children in bloody rituals to their gods for …
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If history repeats itself, prepare to starve. Many of our young people have no clue about the demons at the gates of our Western societies. Many of our young people hold a favorable view of communism, which led to the untimely starvations of millions in the past century. Anyone who has lived under the monstrous …
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Modern Jews often say that Jesus was not the fulfillment of their expectations. They expect a conquering king who will restore Israel’s sovereignty. But are these modern ideas in alignment with all Jews’ expectations in ancient times? Who were the Jews expecting to be their Messiah around the time of Jesus’ arrival? Daniel (9:24-27) prophesied …
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How Tolkien's Christian worldview influenced his literary works: Lord of the Rings and beyondJ.R.R. Tolkien was a literary genius whose "Lord of the Rings" has captivated millions since its publication in the past century. In this post, we'll peruse through numerous embedded Christian symbols of which you may or may not have been aware. Harry …
Where did the Catholic doctrine of the immaculate conception originate? I once believed the immaculate conception refers to the conception of Jesus. Rather, it refers to Mother Mary’s conception without original sin. This doctrine has ancient roots in the 2nd century when Irenaeus and Justiin Martyr referred to Mary as the “new Eve.” The first …
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Is the Shroud of Turin holy or a hoax? I posted a tweet with a reference to an interview on the Non sequitur channel with Frank McEvoy who believes the Shroud is holy. When I watched the video and posted the tweet, I believed the jury was out, but I decided to look into the …
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According to the LORD, (Deuteronomy 34:5), Moses died in Moab, but no one “to this day” knows where his grave is. An odd little passage in Jude (1:9) says that the archangel Michael fought with Satan over Moses’ body. Jeremiah (2 Kings 2-12) wrote that Elijah didn’t die but was taken up to heaven in …
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In a prior blog, I shared a quote from a critical scholar called Ulrich Berges on the book of Isaiah that made clear the faulty premise upon which the Deutero Isaiah theories are based, which is that fulfilled prophecies aren't possible. Access that blog here: https://christian-apologist.com/2021/10/25/evidence-of-a-dogmatic-anti-theistic-originator-of-the-deutero-isaiah-theory/?preview_id=3205&preview_nonce=4c93ae6e04&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3165 This blog continues this discussion with several rebuttals to …
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Did you know that most English translations of the Bible in Western Christian traditions rely heavily on the Masoretic texts, which were crafted between the 6th and 10th centuries after Christ walked the earth? Well, it's true. The Greek Orthodox church instead relies on Hebrew translations in the Septuagint, which were written between the first …
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