In my last post, I talked about the importance of biblical prophecy in determining whether or not the Bible is truly inspired by God. I offered a list of criteria we could use to examine each prophecy, and that's the criteria we'll be considering as we move forward. The importance of the Bible in our… Continue reading Prophecy Part 2: Throne Forever
Category: Truth
Prophecy Part 1: Introduction
In my last post, I explained why I believe the Bible would need to be inerrant if it were truly inspired by God. Now, I'd like to begin examining why I don't believe the Bible meets that standard. People will often defend the Bible's inspiration by saying that it contains fulfilled prophecies. Is that really… Continue reading Prophecy Part 1: Introduction
Must the Bible Be Inerrant?
If God were to write down his will for mankind, what would it look like? When Christians talk about God, they are talking about a supremely powerful being that is eternal, omniscient, and omnipotent. Such a being would be perfect, by definition. So if this being decided that we should have his instructions in written… Continue reading Must the Bible Be Inerrant?
Instrumental Music in Worship
Even though I'm going to take this blog in a new direction, I can't help posting something I wrote back when I was a believing Christian. I was always afraid to post it here because I knew so many people in the church of Christ (the church I belonged to) would have problems with it.… Continue reading Instrumental Music in Worship
A Brand New Direction
It's been a year and a half since I've posted on here, but I think it's time I start up again. I have some new things to say. Around this time last year, I was writing some Bible class material on the subject of "Christian Evidences" when I came across these articles claiming that the… Continue reading A Brand New Direction
Why Gay Marriage Is Not a Civil Rights Issue
EDIT: I just wanted to say that I no longer agree with this article -- I've changed my mind about a number of things since then. However, I've so far decided to leave up my old posts as a record of the evolution in my thought processes over the years. _______________________________________________________________________ I've posted on the… Continue reading Why Gay Marriage Is Not a Civil Rights Issue
God and Global Warming
I’ve found it interesting in recent years that the Global Warming debate has been so controversial, especially among those who consider themselves to be Christians. I know their general point is that God will destroy the world, not man. Tangential to that is the argument that what we are witnessing is really just part of… Continue reading God and Global Warming
Persecution
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. - 1 Tim 3:12 Recently, we were discussing this passage in a bible class, and it caused me to think more deeply about it than I really have before. I'm blessed to live in America, where people have been free to… Continue reading Persecution
Bible Study Idea
One of my goals this year is to try to study with some people that I might not typically run across -- people that hold different religious beliefs than I do. I've come up with an idea that I'm going to start in a week or two, and I wanted to see if anyone had… Continue reading Bible Study Idea
A Man After God’s Own Heart
In Acts 13:22 we see that David is referred to as a man after God's own heart. What a statement! For God to say that about a man is truly amazing. Before David came on the scene, Saul served as the first king over Israel. But because of two instances in particular, God rejected Saul… Continue reading A Man After God’s Own Heart
Finding Truth 