1 Kings chapter 17 illustrates some things about God’s character and his promise of provision, and our role in receiving from him. It is the story of the prophet Elijah and a widow in Zarephath.
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Confession: Uprooting vs Burying Sin
Pretending like temptation doesn’t exist in order to avoid engaging it just makes it harder to resist and it just makes you miserable, but calling it out directly and acknowledging it really changes things. Confession can be a form of therapy.
Continue readingJesus in India?
Did Jesus actually survive the crucifixion, flee Israel and live out the rest of his days in India? The theory of Jesus in India goes back to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Punjab, British India in 1899. Ahmad claimed to be a Mujaddid (Islamic Prophet), and Mahdi (Messiah of Islam).
Continue readingOnce Saved Always Saved?
Eternal life is promised to those that believe, but what happens if they stop believing? What about someone that believes but struggles with sin? Is there a difference?
Continue readingWhat is the context of “Binding and Loosing”?
Did Jesus say that believers have the right to bind and loose things on earth like money, and power, as well as spiritual beings like demons, and angels? In context, it seems more likely the “binding and losing” statement in Matt 16 and 18 was about following the holy spirit and agreeing with the removal of certain people from the church community over behavioral issues.
Continue readingNumeric Discrepancies in Bible Translation
Sometimes there are numerical and mathematical discrepancies between bible translations. Example: in 2 Sam 15:7 Absalom worked on his coup of David’s kingdom for 40 years in some translations, but four years in other translations. What do we do about those?
Continue readingCasting Lots in the Bible
What does the bible mean when it says the Israelites were “casting lots”? Is it like throwing dice, flipping a coin, or maybe like a “magic” eight-ball?
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What does the bible say about discrimination between ethnic groups, tribes, nationalities, sexes, and social classes?
Continue readingThe Christmas Story
The pop-culture version of the Christmas story is that Jesus was born in Bethlehem at night under a star and three wise men (the Magi) showed up and gave him a bunch of gifts. Then immediately that same night they fled to Egypt to escape a city-wide infanticide initiated by the regional ruler, King Herod. This is an oversimplification and it is not accurate.
Continue readingWitch of Endor Talking To The Dead
The Bible says talking to the dead is a sin (Lev 19:31). Does that confirm that talking to the dead is possible? After all, Saul consulted with a necromancing medium in 1 Samuel 28 in order to talk to the deceased prophet Samuel right? Was that really Samuel or something else?
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