Apologetics

  • My Daily Devotions–Thoughts on Colossians 2:18-23

    Colossians 2:18-23 (NKJV) Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by…

  • Luke 10:13-16 Why Didn’t God Do Miracles in Sodom?

    Luke 10:13-16 contains a difficult passage. If the people of Sodom, Tyre, and Sidon would have seen these miracles and repented, then why didn’t God do miracles in those cities? 13 “Woe to yous, Chorazin! Woe to yous Bethsaida, for if the mighty miracles had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been…

  • A Few Thoughts about the Importance of Truth

    There is truth, and there is lie. There is light, and there is darkness. Jesus declared: B1 About truth: John 14:6 WEL Jesus explains to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. B2 About lie: John 8:44 NIrV You belong to your…

  • A Few Thoughts about Destroying the Church

    How can the enemies of Messiah destroy His church? B1 First truth—they cannot. Matthew 16:18 WEL I also say to you that you are Peter [a stone]. I will build my church on this massive rock, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. See also 2 Peter 1:11, Hebrews 7:25, and…

  • A Few Thoughts about Graduation 2021

    Consider some of the greatest issues for young adults according to surveys. B1 First list (Most common problems) C1 Acceptance C2 Stress C3 Depression and anxiety C4 Self-harm C5 Bullying C6 Desensitization C7 Sex C8 Disrespect C9 Trust C10 Motivation B2 Second list (Most feared) C1 Peer pressure/not fitting in C2 Sex C3 Failure…

  • A Few Thoughts about Collectivism versus Individualism

    Definitions B1 Collectivism C1 Collectivism, any of several types of social organization in which the individual is seen as being subordinate to a social collectivity such as a state, a nation, a race, or a social class. Collectivism may be contrasted with individualism (q.v.), in which the rights and interests of the individual are…

  • The Thinking Christian

    Why are you a Christian? Perhaps, you are considering it. Perhaps, you are reasonable. – We need to be a little skeptical in life. – There is a place for wondering if Christianity is reasonable faith. – There is the Gospel. There is the imitating of salvation by the Holy Spirit, for no human…

  • A Few Thoughts about Why God Doesn’t Punish or Prevent Sin Now

    The world seems to be more evil every day. Increased control of our lives is sensed in every country. Truth is more difficult to obtain. Opinions are more difficult to address. Safety is more difficult to experience. Fear increases. Panic increases. Uncertainty increases. Mental health issues increase. Physical health declines. Financial comfort is beginning…

  • A Few Thoughts about Believing God

    Recently I read about a Christian apologist who believes in theistic evolution, “because science says so.” He has a 14-minute video explaining why it is not important how long creation took but that God created. If creation is a non-essential issue; only the Gospel is important. I have some problems. I am a skeptical…

  • A Few Thoughts about Women Must Marry Rapist

    Christians and Jews are accused of worshiping a God who demands that a woman who was raped must marry the rapist. Consider: ‘Legitimate Rape’ in the Bible. They use ill translated passages of Scripture: B1 Deuteronomy 22:25-29 NRSV But if the man meets the engaged woman in the open country, and the man seizes…