An overview of what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is. The Gospel is good news about how God wants to save us from our destruction, yet over the years, humans have twisted the Gospel to the point that they have threatened people with it. Good news can never be a threat. This article is written the purpose of explaining what the gospel is, why it is good news, and why it is needed.
Continue readingDid Jesus survive the crucifixion, flee Israel, and live out the rest of his days in India?
Continue readingWhat is the context of the “binding and loosing” statement in Matt 16 and 18? Is it about a prayer of agreement, or is it about excommunication? If the latter, is there still evidence for a prayer of agreement?
Continue readingThis systematic construct of lying to children for no reason can hurt 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 and can apply to anyone.
Continue readingThe 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 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 (Jewish Leaders) that they searched the Scriptures because they thought it would give them eternal life, but the Scriptures point to Jesus Himself. However, the Jewish leaders refused to receive eternal life by believing in 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 readingPeople often bring up the idea that Jesus ate with sinners (Matt 9:10-17, Mark 2:15-17, Luke 5:27-32) to justify their 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 readingWhat is the rapture? Is it even in the Bible? If so, when does it happen? The Tribulation period is the last seven years preceding the Messiah’s conquest of the earth, during which the Antichrist holds power over part of the world. There are many different views on this, but this is my attempt at making sense of it.
Continue readingSome Bible skeptics have 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 readingMany have heard the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery. A woman who was caught committing adultery was about to be stoned to death, 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 readingMost religions in the world teach that one must work for one’s salvation by overcoming sin. We are expected 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 can accomplish the task of keeping God’s commands. Lastly, the Holy Spirit is only available to those who have received Jesus as Lord (John 14:15-17, Rom 8:5-11).
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