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Appearance of Age and Recent Creation-John Frame’s Systematic Theology
The Bible teaches that the earth’s age is young; evolutionary long ages never took place. Arguments such as distant starlight and other scientific reasons allegedly proving an old earth have received good answers from creationist sources. I was both surprised and pleased to read the following in Reformed evangelical Presbyterian John Frame’s Systematic Theology: An […]
1st Year New Testament Greek for Distance Students
Lord willing, I will be starting a 1st semester introductory Greek class which can be taken by distance students in the near future. If you are interested, please click here to contact me. What Will I Learn in Introductory NT Greek? We will be learning introductory matters such as the Greek alphabet, and […]
Cryptocurrency (like bitcoin)–A Biblical, Christian Perspective
I believe people have liberty in Christ to own bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies if they wish to do so. If you bought bitcoin or other crypto before its price exploded, and you made a lot of money, I am happy for you. However, I am staying away from it. These are my reasons, as a […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Matthean Authorship, Early Date, Infallible Truth
The Apostle Matthew wrote Matthew’s Gospel. But do you know when Matthew was written, and what the historical evidence is for Matthew’s date? Was Matthew the first, second, third, or last gospel written? Did Matthew copy from another gospel? These, and similar questions, are answered in my written study on the evidence for the New […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, part 7 of 7
Summary In summary, before encouraging anyone to adopt a conspiracy theory, please consider: Have I followed Biblical principles for evaluating data? These principles include: Have the best arguments both for and against the conspiracy been carefully examined? Is the conspiracy logical? Are there conflicts of interest in those promoting the conspiracy? Does the conspiracy theory […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, part 6 of 7
The text of this post started from the sentence: “Is looking into this conspiracy redeeming the time?” and ended with: “We should follow God’s example in Genesis 18, not Satan’s pattern in Genesis 3.” The complete 7 part series is now available at the link below. Please view the series there. Feel free to comment […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, part 5 of 7
Does the conspiracy require me to think more highly of myself than I ought to think? The Bible’s “love chapter” indicates that “charity vaunteth not itself” and “is not puffed up.” Scripture warns a man must “not … think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly” (Romans 12:3), […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, part 4 of 7
Part four of this series is now at the link below. This post originally covered from the sentence: “Does the conspiracy theory produce extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims?” to the sentence: “We cannot disprove the possibility that tiny green elephants float and dance waltzes on Jupiter’s moons, while using advanced technology to avoid detection by […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, part 3 of 7
Part three of this series is now at the link below. This post originally covered from the sentence: “If the conspiracy involves logical contradictions, it cannot be true” to the sentence: “If any and all real or even potential conflicts of interest are not openly and plainly disclosed by the person promoting the conspiracy, a […]
Conspiracy Theory: Biblical Methods of Evaluation, 2 of 7
Part two of this series is now at the link below. This post originally covered from the sentence: “If we have adopted and are going to share a conspiratorial belief with someone else, we need to have answered these questions ourselves and be ready to explain our answers to the person whom we seek to […]
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