GOT HOPE? Christianity Delivers
Why did God permit the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem to be destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD? Were the ancient Jews given any signs from God that this would happen? Which Biblical rituals of the highest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, could no longer be performed after the Temple’s destruction? And how do all of …
Around 960 years before Christ appeared on the earth, King Solomon built the first Jewish Temple. In the 6th century B.C., King Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem and its Temple fell in 586 B.C. In 539, King Cyrus of the Medo-Persian kingdom captured Babylon and permitted the Jews to rebuild their temple. It was completed in 516 …
In 1965, Paul Harvey’s essay “If I were the Devil” echoed a communist playbook outlined in Cleon Skousen’s “Naked Communist.” Both called for secularism in schools, the media, and the world. Both advocated pornography and the exploitation of young intellects. Both wanted to destroy the family, the church, and the belief in God. And both …
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Jesus and the authors of the New Testament often drew our attention to the Psalms to marry the Old Testament (OT) to the New Testament (NT). In this blog, we will compare prophecies of and about Jesus from the Psalms with fulfillments in the Gospels and Epistles. In Psalm 2, we learn of His identity …
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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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Alex O’Connor is an atheist from the United Kingdom whose ideas have stimulated the minds of thousands of people who have weighed the pros and cons of believing in and worshipping a deity and determined the cons outweigh the pros. Why are Alex O’Connor’s atheist tactics so strong that people may ignore potential eternal darkness? …
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If you've been on social media to share the Christian good news, you've likely encountered people who claim we have little or no ancient evidence in support of the New Testament. To the contrary, we have an abundance of ancient Christian and non-Christian sources in support of Jesus' social environment, peers, life, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, …
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According to a 2000 study by Kinnear, Kernes, and Dautheribes, the seven most-practiced religions of the world, the United Nations, and the American Atheists identified a “short list of universal moral values.” These are (1) the commitment to something greater than oneself, which may include the recognition of and commitment to a Supreme being and …
The intention of this writing is to showcase the way Jesus’ commandments to love the Lord above all else and to love our neighbors as ourselves is the highest and most important objective moral standard against which humans are called to judge our actions and the actions of those around us. By summing the Ten …
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Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream that the United States would “make real the promises of democracy.” In 1963, he stood up against oppression, racism, and the unequal treatment of black people iwhen he shared his great dreams with his many followers. The following year, the U.S. government passed Title VII of the Civil …
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