The book of Romans is the masterpiece of the apostle Paul. He exposits Genesis 15:6 and applies it to the modern Christian, seemingly shattering the distinction between the […]
Does Romans 6:3-5 Refer To Water Baptism?
Those who want to take water baptism as a sacrament (a line on a checklist that one must fulfill as a precondition to salvation) will equivocate between the […]
What Does John 1:1 Mean?
The gospel of John is perhaps the most important biography of Jesus, with regard to our understanding of who Jesus was. John wrote his prologue (1:1-18) knowing that […]
Can We Trust The Hadith?
A good Sunni Muslim will affirm two sources of authority for tradition and beliefs. First and primarily, there is the Qur’an. Muslims believe that the Qur’an was literally […]
Was Jesus’ Resurrection Only Spiritual?
Some have adopted what is known as the metaphorical approach of interpreting the Bible. That is, rather than looking at certain stories with miraculous overtones as actual history, […]
Are The Father And The Holy Spirit The Same Person?
Christians often might be confused about the distinction between God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. After all, does the Bible not refer to the Holy Spirit […]
Is Abortion Okay If The Girl Was Raped?
Is abortion okay if the girl was raped? One of the more powerful arguments for abortion would be the reality of molestation. Pregnancy is not always of the […]
Is Mark Driscoll A Heretic?
Is Mark Driscoll a heretic? When my 2013 article 5 Popular Christian Teachers To Avoid went viral, there were a number of reactions. Some people wanted to know […]
Does Free Will Solve The Problem Of Evil?
Does free will solve the problem of evil? Burdened by the issue of the evil in the world, many Christians will turn to free will. God allows men […]
Why Does Anything At All Exist?
From the greatest scholars of the today, to the most famed philosophers of old, anybody who has ever observed the natural world has been plagued, or blessed, as […]
What Does Philippians 2:5-8 Mean?
I usually avoid exegetical articles for the sole reason that they do not attract a lot of attention. Most of my articles are more topical, and like my […]
Does God Know The Future?
The traditional conception of God among monotheistic faiths is that God is utterly perfect in every way. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, all-present, all-good, and so on. But […]
Why Are Christians So Mean?
People with views that oppose Christian doctrine often mount the accusation that Christians are mean-spirited and obnoxious. It is not necessarily so much that these groups are merely […]
What Is A Good Analogy For The Trinity?
When we want to explain something, especially complex topics, we often want to appeal to analogies and illustrations as tools to help us illustrate our point. This seems […]
Does Salvation Come By Faith?
Does salvation come by faith? Why is this an issue? Well, present in the majority of the world religions is the idea that if one is a good […]
Would A Loving God Send Anyone To Hell?
As Christians present the gospel, they are often confronted by difficult philosophical quagmires that they cannot find their way to wriggle out of. Not the least of these […]
Does The Author Of The Qur’an Understand The Trinity?
Does the author of the Qur’an understand the trinity? Christians are often told that nobody can; the trinity is confusing and counter-intuitive. Although, if the Qur’an were truly […]
Who Is The Suffering Servant? Israel Or Jesus?
Christians who want to defend their faith often will appeal to fulfilled prophecies in the Old Testament, knowledge of New Testament revelation that would not be there absent […]
What Does The Bible Say About Same-Sex Marriage?
During an era of what one preacher called a sexual revolution, many Christians find themselves knuckling under and surrendering to the pressure and accusation of mainstream society. Homosexual […]
What Is The Unforgivable Sin?
What is the unforgivable sin? When Jesus encountered the Pharisees, they accused him of being filled with demons, to which he replied that anyone may blaspheme the Son […]