What About the Phrase about Scripture, “Inspired in the Original Manuscripts”?
“Inspired in the Original Manuscripts” In the last few days, I watched on a podcast someone lecture on dispensationalism. While teaching, he used a phrase to describe scripture, “inspired in the original manuscripts.” That phrase does not sit well with me. For one, it is not itself scripture, and, two, it is not the historic […]
Wes Huff on Joe Rogan: My Take
History of Huff and Rogan Professing Christian and Christian apologist Wes Huff appeared on Joe Rogan for three hours. I believe this is the first time Rogan had anyone like Huff on his famous and popular podcast. Rogan was a fan of a man named Billy Carson. Wes Huff dominated Carson in a recent debate. […]
Two Popular Doctrine of Salvation Ditches
Maybe the road and two ditches is an overused metaphor. I would contend it’s a helpful visual. When you take a road somewhere, you don’t want to drive into a ditch. Let’s say the road is a narrow one with a ditch on either side. Just today, I dropped my wife at an airport and […]
The Microcausation and Macrocausation of the Grooming Gang Scandal in England
Grooming Apparently for fifteen or so years, certain people have sounded a warning or alarm about so-called “grooming gangs” in England. “Grooming” speaks of “sexual grooming,” essentially training children to accept rape or assault as a way of life. They would become then ready facilitators for the predilections of adult perverts. I had heard the […]
From the Work of Beza in 1598 to Modern Skepticism and the Greek New Testament
F. H. A. Scrivener showed 190 differences between his printed text, representing the underlying text of the King James Version, and that of Theodore Beza‘s printed edition in 1598. This was eighty-two years after the first printed edition of the Textus Receptus (TR) in 1516 and thirteen years before the publication of the King James […]
The Tension in Scripture Between God’s Covenant with and Chastisement of Israel
Part One Part Two Theological Tension Theological tension refers to the concept in Christian theology where seemingly contradictory truths coexist and must be held in balance without reducing their complexity. Tension acknowledges that the Bible presents multifaceted truths that, although appearing to conflict, are, in fact, complementary. Sometimes men use other terms, such as […]
Eschatology Is Affecting the Foreign Policy of the United States
Part One Premillennialism and Foreign Policy A large percentage, I would say 35% of the population, of Americans is premillennial. Almost 100 percent of those were Trump voters in the 2024 election. Premillennialism takes literally the Old and New Testament promises to Israel. Amillennialism and postmillennialism are growing in the United States, but it is […]
The Problem of the Problem of Suffering
Perhaps top at the list of reasons for agnosticism or atheism is what people call “the problem of suffering.” What is the problem? Apparently the problem is for the idea of the existence of God, whether it is plausible that God and suffering coexist. The agnostics or atheists would say that if suffering exists like […]
The Gospel, If It Was a Product, Is the Greatest One on Earth
Tesla Template Elon Musk apparently does not have an advertising or marketing budget for Tesla. Tesla does not pay for endorsements. Instead, Tesla uses its money to make its product great. It assumes that customers, who buy Tesla cars, will champion the brand and promote the vehicles. The electrical vehicles of Tesla are nothing compared […]
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