Why Does John’s Gospel Call Jesus “the Word?”
Posted on“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All […]
Category: Theology
A Personal Confession
Posted onI’ve often heard atheists charge Christians with having an emotional religion with no intellectual aspect, claiming that in our minds we know that God doesn’t really exist. […]
Errors in the Biblical Chronology of the Kings?
Posted onIn the posts I’ve done lately relating to biblical archaeology, a common theme has been developing: your presuppositions dictate your conclusions. If you assume that […]
Is the Bible Wrong About the Philistines?
Posted onThe Philistines were a people we read about in the Old Testament. Many scholars agree that they were in the region of Palestine at least […]
Is the Bible Right About the Fall of Jericho?
Posted onIn Joshua chapters 2-6, we read a now familiar story about the Israelite siege of Jericho. In it, we find a supernatural victory given to […]
The Christian Response to Sinners
Posted on“I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in […]
A Response to Open-Theism
Posted onThere is a view in evangelical Christianity called Open Theism. It posits that God does not know the future for one of two reasons: Either […]
Nietzsche, God, and the Rise of the godmen
Posted onNietzsche tells this story of the madman (edited for length)– Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning […]
Is “Just War” Really Just?
Posted onThat great church father and “just war” theorist, Augustine of Hippo, had this to say (among other things) in justifying war:“What is the evil in […]
Is Isaiah 53 About the Messiah?
Posted onA Jewish Interpretation Isaiah 53 is one of the most quoted passages by Christians from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) as prophesying about Jesus. The […]