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The Queen of the South and the Men of Nineveh
“The Queen of the South will rise up in judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon … Continue reading
Posted in josephus, Textual study
Tagged Jesus, jonah, judgment, Luke 11, nineveh, queen of sheba, repented, Solomon
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Ethics: Race and Prejudice (Part 1)
An ideal world, justice would be blind. We should be judged by the content of our character, and not the color of our skin or our socio-economic level. However, life is not always idea. Racism exists around the globe. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Ethics, History, Jesus, Race
Tagged america, antichos, armenians, Bible History, blacks, burma, chinese, ethics, history, ibos, indians, japanese, Jesus, jews, John 4, josephus, justice, lebanese, Luke 10, Luke 17, Luke 9, mt gerizim, mt zion, nehemiah, nigeria, ottoman empire, peru, prejudism, Race, samaritans, sanballet, sierra leone, sri lanka, tamil, temple, zeus
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Why?
An elderly couple returning from visiting family are killed in a car crash. A young family is killed when a tornado rips through their house. A young mother is swept away by a tsunami. A young father is killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Endurance, Suffering
Tagged alcohol, amnon, arrogance, brevity of life, car crashes, child abuse, dog attack, drugs, effects of flood, effects of past generations, Endurance, fire, food, gravity, humble, hurricane, Jesus, job, kerry duke, murder, natural disaster, noah's flood, opportunity to repent, pray, pride, promiscuity, reasons for suffering, s.t.d., satan's attacks, self inflicted woes, smoking, spousal abuse, stephen, sticks and stones, suffering, tamar, toby keith, tornado, tsunami, uncertainty of life, value of pain, volitional balance, water, why
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Jesus: A Created Being?
The Wisdom Argument A common argument by the so-called “Jehovah Witnesses” is that Jesus is the “wisdom” mentioned in Proverbs the 8th chapter. Thus, Jesus is a created being (Proverbs 8:22). If one lets them define the terms, such seems … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Creation, Jesus, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Samuel 16:10-ff, adam clarke, all authority, arche, asv, bdgb, Beginning of creation, book how to answer a jehovah witness, Coffman, Collossians 1:18, Colossian 1:16, Colossians 1:15, david firstborn, Deuteronomy 21:16-17, ephraim firstborn, esv, Exodus 4:22, first in rank, Firstborn, firstborn argument, Genesis 48:18-19, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 2:10, Jeremiah 31:9, Jesus, Jesus firstborn, Jesus role in creation, John 1:3, John 5:22-23, kittles, kjv, Matthew 28:18, Micah 5:2, nasb, net, niv, nkjv, nrsv, nwt, plummer, priority, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 1:20-23, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 23:23, Proverbs 2:1-11, Proverbs 2:1-7, Proverbs 4:5, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 8, Proverbs 8:1-3, Proverbs 8:22, Psalm 89:27, qanah, reeminence, Revelation 3:14, robert morey, rsv, strong's, thayer, the beginning of creation argument, vine's, wayne jackson, Wisdom, wisdom argument, wisdom in Proverbs
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Was Jesus Really Raised?
The whole of Christianity rests upon the resurrection of Jesus. If he was not raised, Paul admits, “then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14 cf. v. 17). He went on to say, “But … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Faith, Jesus
Tagged apologetics, evidence, Jesus, Jesus' rsurrection
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Noticing the Names of God
In times past, a name carried much significance. It might signify occupation (Baker, Carpenter, Cartwright, Gardner, Farmer, Mason, Miller, Shepherd, Smith, Taylor, Weaver). It might signify residency, or family origin (Britton, Brooke, Forest, Hill, Lock, London, Meadows, Woods). It could … Continue reading
Posted in God, Stats, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Adonai, Almighty, El, El-Elyon, El-Olam, El-Roi, El-Shaddai, elijah, elisha, Elohim, Exodus 6:2-3, father, God, Godhead, j.j. turner, Jehovah, Jehovah is salvation, Jehovah-Jireh, Jehovah-Kanna, Jehovah-M. Kaddesh, Jehovah-Nissi, Jehovah-Rohi, Jehovah-Rophe, Jehovah-Sabaoth, Jehovah-Shalom, Jehovah-Shammah, Jehovah-Tsidkenu, Jesus, jochebed, joel, joshua, Kurios, Lord, Master, names, origin of names, Pater, rock, theophilus, Theos, Tsur, when did the sared name begin to be used?, YHWH
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Jesus: A Real Person
Did Christianity really originate from a Jesus the Christ of First Century Israel? Did Jesus really live? Encyclopedia Britannica concludes, “In ancient times even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus, which was disputed for the first … Continue reading
Watching For The Lord
Several times in the New Testament, we are instructed to “watch for the Lord’s coming” or something to that effect. My question is just what does that mean? Does it mean that we should all go around gazing up into … Continue reading
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