Category Archives: Apologetics

Did the Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?

A common refrain by Catholics is that the Roman Catholic Church gave the canon of scripture to man.  It is reasoned that without the Roman Catholic Church the world would not even know which books to accept as scripture.  This … Continue reading

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UFOs/UAPs and LGM/ETs

The first two terms are used as synonyms.  UFO means, “Unidentified Flying Object.”  The term was coined by USAF in 1952.  It was initially used to describe objects which remained unidentified after investigation.  It is now colloquially used of unidentified … Continue reading

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Sexual Identity and Sexual Confusion

This is a very confusing world.  Bruce Jenner is now known as Caitlyn Jenner.  The NEA considered replacing “mother” with “birthing parent.”  Employers are requiring employees to use preferred pronouns.  Toronto police were recently asking for help finding a missing … Continue reading

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5 Great Things: (#3) The Great Responsibility

Johnny Ramsey was one of the instructors when I attended Brown Trail School of Preaching.  One of his classes was General Epistles (James – Jude).  He taught us to remember each chapter by one key point.  He provided the following … Continue reading

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Western Religions: Scientology (Part 2)

Authority a.   L. Ron Hubbard The organization’s website says, “IS IT ALL BASED ON ONE MAN’S WORK? Although Dianetics and Scientology were founded by L. Ron Hubbard, and all of the scriptures are solely compromised of his writings and recorded … Continue reading

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Western Religions: Scientology (Part 1)

Scientology membership numbers are disputed.  CNN reported in 2017, “The Church of Scientology says it has 10,000 churches, missions and groups operating in 167 countries, with 4.4 million more people signing up every year.  Scholars say that, despite the global … Continue reading

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Western Religions: Christian Science (Part 2)

Beliefs and Practices 1.  Tenets of Christian Science Their website (christianscience.com) lists the following six “Tenets of Christian Science”: (1) “As adherents of truth, we take the inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal life.” At … Continue reading

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Western Religions: Christian Science (Part 1)

Christian Science membership is on the decline.  “Membership in the church has steadily declined since the 1930’s.  Mrs. Eddy forbade her followers from keeping an official membership tally.  The church estimates it has about 400,000 members worldwide, but independent studies … Continue reading

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Impaled on a Torture Stake or Crucified on a Cross?

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe that Jesus was crucified on a cross.  They believe that it is more accurate to say that he was impaled on a torture stake.  (1) The New World Translation translates the noun (stauros) “torture stake.”  … Continue reading

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Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 3

Beliefs and Practices 1.  God. They say, “We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah” (What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe?, jw.org).  They do not believe in the Trinity.  “The true God is one Person, … Continue reading

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