Jun
29
2008
Recently I came across a list of “ten reasons God designed there to be male headship” by “complementarian” Bruce Ware. I will list and comment, because it’s a good study in how people eisegete (read into) the scriptures their preconceived agenda.
The order of creation, with the man created first, indicates God’s design of male headship [...]
Jun
24
2008
I know, strange word, but it seems to sum up what has happened to Christianity over the many centuries since Jesus went back to heaven.
Remember some of the things Jesus said? He talked about worshiping God in spirit and truth instead of buildings; about how to relate to God (as children to their own father [...]
Jun
20
2008
This lovely specimen of anti-Christian propaganda appeared in the news today:
Report: Ohio Teacher Burned Cross on Students’ Arms
Notice that the emphasis in the report itself is more on his being a Christian and teaching against evolutionism, not really so much on burning the students’ arms. One must ask, would anyone dare complain if a Muslim [...]
Jun
15
2008
People say that what separates amateurs from professionals is attention to detail, among other things. And such attention is certainly no more vital than in Bible study. I’ve documented here in this blog many things that have been glossed over, some accidental and some deliberate, but here is one that is very rarely noticed.
Genesis 2:15
The [...]
Jun
09
2008
Luke 21:28
When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
Every now and then it seems that God has me stop my usual work and take a breather, to remember the time in which I live. And so it is today.
Prophecy was one of the [...]
Jun
07
2008
It is commonly taught, and not just by Calvinism, that sin is some kind of spiritual disease or infection. And as I’ve shown many times before, it’s really more a case of a clash of wills between us and God, due to our having a free will, which is a prerequisite for having the capacity [...]