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).
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What is the context of “Binding and Loosing”?
Some have taught that Jesus said that Christians are supposed to bind and loose things on earth and in heaven. Especially financial power, praying for political victories, and demons. This teaching is based on Matt 16:19 and Matt 18:18. What does this mean and more importantly what does it mean in context?
Continue readingSanta Claus and Christmas
This systematic construct of lying to children for no reason can have a negative effect on children’s ability to trust their parents. If the parents are lying about where babies come from, Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny, then what is to stop a kid from thinking they are lying about God? There are several practical reasons for not teaching kids about Santa Claus, most of which are secular in nature and can apply to anyone.
Continue readingJewish Holidays and Jesus
The gospels demonstrate that many of the Torah’s holidays point to Jesus. Let’s look at Sabbath, Passover (Pesach), Festival of Weeks (Shavuot), the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), and even Hanukkah which is not even from the Torah. Jesus says to the Sanhedrin Council that they search the Scriptures because they think it gives them eternal life, but the Scriptures actually point to Jesus himself, however, the Jewish leaders refused to receive eternal life by believing him (John 5:39-40). Later in John 5:45-47, Jesus said that it will be Moses, through the Law, that will judge them for not believing in him because he [Jesus] is the one in whom the law is about.
Continue readingJesus Ate with Sinners
People often bring up the idea that Jesus ate with sinners (Matt 9:10-17, Matt 17:16-19) to justify their own sinful lifestyles but they haven’t read the parts of the bible where those same sinners rebelled against and even tried to kill Jesus because he called them out for their sins?
Continue readingRapture and Tribulation
What is the rapture? Is it even in the bible? If so when does it happen? The Tribulation period is the last seven years before the messiah’s conquest of the earth, and during that time the Antichrist has power over part of the world. There are many different views on this but this is my attempt at making sense of it.
Continue readingDid God Rape Mary?
A bible skeptic once made the argument that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was raped by God because she didn’t give consent for Jesus’ birth. Is this true? Is there any evidence to the contrary?
Continue readingThe Adulteress and Jesus
Many have heard the story of Jesus and the adulteress. A woman who was caught committing adultery was about to be stoned to death stoned as the law of Moses says and she was brought before Jesus, so the leaders could hear his opinion on her execution. At the end of the story, Jesus lets her go without being punished. Did he violate the Law which requires that she be punished?
Continue readingThe Cost of Jesus’ Sacrifice
Most religions in the world teach that you must work for your salvation by overcoming sin on your own. We are to do this by following a system of laws alone (Quran, Dharma, Talmud, etc) to qualify as a “good person”. Christianity is different in that we are rescued from slavery to sin (John 8:34, Rom 6:6-20) because we cannot escape it on our own. It’s the holy spirit that was promised to circumcise our hearts (Deut 30:6, Jer 4:4, Ez 36:25-27, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:16-21, Rom 2:29, and Col 2:11) so that we could accomplish the task of keeping God’s commands. Lastly, the Holy Spirit is only available to those who received Jesus as Lord (John 14:15-17, Rom 8:5-11).
Continue readingResurrection in Matthew 27:51–53
Some people believe that the Matt 27:51-53 resurrection was a resurrection of old testament saints who were then raptured when Jesus ascended, but there are other scriptures that contradict that and I think it points to something else happening.
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