In “Review: Do we “Resist the devil” or “Resist not evil”?” I opened the series with a discussion on Sharkly’s take on Jesus’ teaching on violence in the Sermon on the Mount: Sharkly’s post is based in large part on the 21-page paper “A Methodology For Detecting and Mitigating Hyperbole …
We’ve been discussing the occult in the mainstream church. “The Occult in the Mainstream Church, Part 1” “The Occult in the Mainstream Church, Part 2” “The Occult in the Mainstream Church, Part 3” “The Occult in the Mainstream Church, Part 4“ On this topic, here is an (imperfect) transcript of this …
So, Dear Reader, can you explain what is wrong with this claim regarding the Assyrian Captivity (from 732BC) and the Second Temple Period (586BC to 70AD)? The answer is found in the prophesies contained in the Hebrew scriptures. The story of the fall of the Hebrews can be summarized with …
The most important passage in the entire Bible is the Shema Yisrael—the essence of Judaism. The portion of the Shema that we are concerned with is called the “V’ahavta.” It contains the command “You shall love…” Jesus and the teachers of the law agreed that the V’ahavta was the greatest commandment. The V’ahavta is recorded …
I don’t do much politics here, but political discussions are popular: Kamala Harris can’t have imposter syndrome because she legitimately lacks competence. Not only does she not deserve to succeed, but she deserves—on the basis of merit—to fail to those who are more qualified. She certainly has one of the …
A couple weeks ago I wrote “The Parable of the Four Soils” where I discussed the four types of soils—hearts of man—in which the seeds—the Word of God—were spread. One of the great things about the Parable of the Sower is that Jesus explained what it meant. Unlike many other …
One commenter makes an actual Haiku that says something similar: This echoes Paul, who said: God created reason for a purpose. To reject reason is to reject the tool that God has given us for a specific purpose. If we reject the tool, this implies a rejection of that purpose …
You’ve probably heard it said that faith is blind. You might think that faith is a non-intellectual matter of the heart, as in the modern English sense of ‘heart’… …and not in the sense of ‘heart’ that was meant when the Bible was first translated into English: Isn’t it curious how …
In this post, I’ll be discussing a comment under Catacomb Resident’s “Hellenism Is From Hell.” All emphasis has been added. There is a legitimate concern here: the barrier to entry. Getting a Masters or PhD requires a significant investment. For example, the Masters of Divinity has one of the highest …
In this post, I’ll be reviewing Catacomb Resident’s most recent post. All emphasis has been added. I have no doubt that CR fully believes this. But believing in something does not make it true. Remember when I wrote this: Or to quote Shakespeare: The teachings of Radix Fidem are very clear …