When we identify the following signs in societies, we have evidence that secular values have crept into our Christian moral foundations. 1. Devalue humans by promoting women’s choice to electively abort their innocent unborn children. Only 1 percent of abortions are due to rape or incest, so let's focus on the other 99 percent. This …
Fulfilled Prophecy in Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
In ancient times, claiming special powers and failing to deliver could earn you a death sentence. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had a dream around 600 years before the appearance of Jesus, which he struggled to interpret. He summoned the help of magicians, sorcerers, astrologers, and enchanters, expecting them to interpret his dream without giving them …
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The Passion Translation and 1 Timothy 2:11-12
If we don't like what God's Word has to say, why not change the message? God won't mind, right? That could be the philosophy behind one of the newest English translations of the Bible, the Passion Translation. The Passion Translation (TPT) hails itself as is "a new, heart-level translation, using Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts, …
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A Christian’s Take on New Age Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Let's not be duped by the New Age wolves in sheep's clothing. They are the "woke" among us who claim to be Christians, but reject Christianity's core doctrines. Over the past few hundred years, a number of “new age” movements have reared their ugly heads to either cast doubts on Christianity or spread false doctrines …
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Prophesies of the Anointed One and the 2nd Temple
Were the Jews of Jesus' time expecting their Savior to arrive? The short answer is yes. A longer answer is offered in this blog. The Jews of Jesus’ day were well aware that the time for their Savior to come had come because God had given that information to them in their Scriptures: He would …
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4 Kingdoms of Daniel and the Movement to Kill the Church
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had a dream around 600 years before the appearance of Jesus, which he struggled to interpret. He summoned the help of magicians, sorcerers, astrologers, and enchanters, expecting them to interpret his dream without giving them any details about it. They protested, telling him that no one could ever interpret a dream …
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“Be Still and Know that I AM GOD.”
Nowhere in the Bible is our need to understand God’s sovereignty made more evident than in the Book of Job. The Book of Job opens with God asking Satan whether he had noticed Job’s blameless and upright actions. Job feared God and shunned evil. Satan responded by stating that God had blessed Job with abundance, …
“Fishers of People” or “Fishers of Men?” Problems with the Gender-Neutral NRSV Bible.
In 1989, a group of academics and church leaders decided to rewrite and update English translations of the Bible with the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). According to the National Council of Churches, this translation is a revision of the 1971 “Revised Standard Version,” which is a revision of the 1901 “American Standard Version,” which …
Why Christianity is a Game Changer for the Anxious and Restless
When I was in the twenties many years ago, I came across a person I’ll call “Jimmy” who had a 9-to-5 type of job. Jimmy told me once that when he got home from work, he had so much energy balled up inside of him that he had to either hit the gym or hit …
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A Football Analogy for the Euthyphro Dilemma and the Divine Source of our Morality
The Euthyphro Dilemma Socrates and Plato once discovered what they determined to be a dilemma, which some have used to try to crack holes in the moral position that God is the grounding of our objective morality. They wondered whether someone is loved by the gods because he is pious or whether it is because …
