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07Nov 2022 by Post

Jesus is Our Lord, Not Our Mascot.

Apologetics, Christianity, Cross, Jesus, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Melissa Dougherty, postmodernism, Theology and Christian Apologetics

By Melissa Dougherty Some churches and people make Jesus a mascot. I’m sure a few people reading this might be scratching their heads, wondering what I mean by this. Others know exactly what I mean. Here in America, sometimes I think we take for granted that we don’t have to “hurt” to follow Jesus. What I mean by that is that we avoid any sort of struggle to obtain most of our Christian virtues. In other words, we’re too comfortable. We own a Bible and go to church and don’t get tortured for it. We praise God in our cars, listening to worship music with the windows down without fear of being imprisoned. Yes, I think we take this for granted. We make Jesus a symbol of our good decisions…

04Oct 2022 by Post

UFOS, Aliens, And Christianity

aliens, Christianity, CrossExamined, J. Brian Huffling, Jesus, Theology and Christian Apologetics, UFOs

By J. Brian Huffling many people throughout history and across the world have claimed to have seen UFOs and even have experiences with what are normally described as aliens. I’ve always had a casual interest in UFOs, but with the release of three Navy videos and the Unidentified documentary, I became more interested. It is probably safe to say that most people think that talk of UFOs and aliens is crazy; however, the evidence for such phenomena has been mounting to the point that the existence of UFOs is beyond question. This article will look at a brief history of UFOs, focusing mostly on the U.S., some of the claims people have made, an examination of prominent theories of what is going on, and an overall assessment. A VERY BRIEF…

04Oct 2022 by Post

5 acontecimientos que sacudieron la Tierra y que están relacionados con la Biblia

Biblia, Cristiano, Español, Jesus, Musueo de la bilbia

Por Sean Mcdowell En la reciente actualización del clásico libro de mi padre Evidencia que demanda un veredicto, comenzamos con un capítulo sobre la singularidad de la Biblia. Sin duda, en comparación con todos los libros que se han escrito, la Biblia es única en varios aspectos, como la autoría, los géneros literarios, la traducción, la producción geográfica, la circulación, la supervivencia y el impacto. La Biblia es realmente una categoría propia. Sin embargo, hace poco leí un nuevo libro (que forma parte de una serie más amplia de libros que se publicarán este otoño con motivo de la inauguración del Museo de la Biblia en Washington D.C.) sobre la influencia de la Biblia en acontecimientos históricos claves. El libro se titula 99 Earth-Shattering Events Linked to the Bible, y…

23Sep 2022 by Post

5 razones por las que la Resurrección de Jesús no es una copia de antiguos mitos paganos

Apologética, Cristianismo, Español, Iglesia, Jesus, Resurrección de Jesus

Por Alisa Childers Nos acercamos a una época del año en la que se celebra la resurrección de un niño nacido de una virgen al que los seguidores llamaron “Buen Pastor” y “Mesías”. Tuvo doce discípulos, hizo milagros y se sacrificó por la paz del mundo. Fue enterrado en una tumba para resucitar de entre los muertos tres días después. Sus seguidores siguieron celebrando su resurrección cada año, y esta celebración acabó convirtiéndose en lo que llamamos “Pascua”. ¿Crees que estoy hablando de Jesús? No. Estoy hablando de Mitra. Esta es una afirmación común que hacen los escépticos en todos los medios de comunicación populares, en Internet e incluso en algunas universidades. El único problema es que no es cierto. Según la tradición Mitraica, Mitra nació de una roca sólida…

22Aug 2022 by Post

Does Isaiah 9:6 Affirm the Deity of Israel’s Messiah?

Apologetics, Christianity, Isaiah, Isaish 9:6, Jesus, Jesus Deity, Jonathan McLatchie, Messiah, The Book of Isaiah, Theology and Christian Apologetics

By Jonathan McLatchie This past weekend, I had the privilege of participating in a moderated panel debate with my friends Dr. Shabir Ally, Yusuf Ismail, and Samuel Green. The topic was focused around the question of whether Isaiah 9:6 affirms the deity of Christ. Isaiah 9:6-7 reads, 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of…

15Aug 2022 by Post

What You Might’ve Missed About the Mount of Transfiguration

Apologetics, Bart Ehrman, Christianity, Erik Manning, Jesus, Mount of Transfiguration, Theology and Christian Apologetics, Transfiguration

by Erik Manning Does John’s Gospel give us a much higher view of Jesus than what we find in Matthew, Mark and Luke? Bart Ehrman certainly thinks so. He says: If Jesus went around Galilee proclaiming himself to be a divine being sent from God…could anything else that he might say be so breath-taking and thunderously important? And yet none of these earlier sources says any such thing about him. Did they (all of them!) just decide not to mention the one thing that was most significant about Jesus? Almost certainly the divine self-claims in John are not historical. How Jesus Became God p 125 In other places, Ehrman admits that the Synoptic Gospels don’t depict Jesus as a mere man. But he isn’t pre-existent and he isn’t the same…

18May 2022 by Post

So You Left the New Age… Now What? Five Helpful Tips

Bible, Christianity, Culture CrossExamined, Jesus, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Melissa Dougherty, New Age, theology, Theology and Christian Apologetics

By Melissa Dougherty We each go through unique difficulties whenever we leave the New Age. Whenever I left the New Age, it was incredibly lonely. I felt like nobody understood what I had just gone through. At the time, it felt like no Christian around me understood what the New Age really was, and to be honest, I was somewhat embarrassed that I had fallen into such beliefs, even after going to church for so many years. I didn’t even understand what I believed was New Age. I had to sift through the theological mud. I also did a Pendulum swing where I just wanted to point out what was wrong with everybody’s beliefs, and I went through a brief phase where basically everything was “New Age,” and there was…

09May 2022 by Post

I’m Having Doubts. Is that Okay?

Apologetics, Apologetics for Parents, Christianity, Doubt, faith, Jesus, Levi Dade, The Rebelution, Theology and Christian Apologetics, Unbelievers

By Levi Dade Is doubting sinful? If you have ever asked this question, you’re not alone. It’s an important question because doubt is part of the human experience. Therefore, Christians should ponder the question and seek to find out if God condones his people to have doubts. If so, to what extent? What are the boundaries if doubt in itself is not sinful? What should God’s people do with their doubts? Before we get too far, let’s define some terms:[1] Doubt: 1) verb. To be undecided or uncertain. 2) noun. A feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something. Unbelief: noun. The state or quality of not believing; skepticism, especially in matters of religion. Faith (or belief): noun. 1) confidence or trust in a person or thing.…

13Apr 2022 by Post

5 Reasons the Resurrection of Jesus is NOT a Copy of Ancient Pagan Myths

3. Are Miracles Possible?, Alisa Childers, Easter, Jesus, Jesus Christ, miracles, New Testament, Resurrection, Theology and Christian Apologetics, Uncategorized

By Alisa Childers We are coming up on a time of year when the resurrection of a virgin-born child whose followers called the “Good Shepherd” and “Messiah” is celebrated. He had twelve disciples, performed miracles, and sacrificed himself for the peace of the world. He was buried in a tomb only to rise from the dead three days later. His followers went on to celebrate his resurrection every year, and this celebration eventually became what we call “Easter. Think I’m talking about Jesus? Nope. I’m talking about Mithras. This is a common claim that is made by skeptics all over popular media, the internet, and even in some universities. The only problem—it’s simply not true. According to Mithraic tradition, Mithras was born out of solid rock (I guess it counts…

18Mar 2022 by Post

¿Qué pensaba Jesús sobre el Antiguo Testamento?

Antiguo Testamento, Apologética, Bibliia, Cristianismo, Español, Jesus, Ryan Leausre

Por Ryan Leasure No es raro que los cristianos hagan sombra al Antiguo Testamento. Estos cristianos dicen que aman a Jesús, pero que podrían prescindir de esos textos judíos primitivos. De hecho, muchos cristianos sugieren que gran parte del Antiguo Testamento es ahistórico. Acontecimientos como el diluvio, el hecho de que Jonás fuera tragado por un gran pez o el ardiente juicio de Sodoma y Gomorra nunca sucedieron. Y luego está la infame cita de que los cristianos simplemente necesitan “desengancharse del Antiguo Testamento” porque gran parte de él es vergonzoso o difícil de entender. ¿Por qué no podemos centrarnos en Jesús? Ciertamente, podemos simpatizar con estos sentimientos. Después de todo, el diluvio y el juicio de Sodoma parecen bastante increíbles y, además, bastante duros. ¿No sería más fácil ignorar…

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