The World’s Most Falsifiable Religion
This belief has been a source of contention with many people, even Christians, in the past. But the more I research, the more I find it to be the case that the gospel is the only viable worldview that is historically defensible. The central claims of the Bible demand historic inquiry, as they are based […]
The Unrighteous Will Not Inherit God’s Kingdom
First Corinthians 6:9-11 is a warning against two wrongs mentioned earlier in the chapter and chapter 5. Chapter 5 contains Paul’s astonishment that the Corinthian brethren would tolerate, and even be “puffed up” because someone was living with his father’s wife. In 6:1-8 he condemns them for the sin of taking each other to law […]
Lawsuits Among Brethren
First Corinthians 6:1-11 addresses an issue among Corinthian Christians that still arises at times among brethren: lawsuits against one another in civil courts. Paul asked them, “Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?” Paul reminded these brethren that the saints “will […]
Put Away That Wicked Man
First Corinthians 5 deals with a shameful situation which existed in the Corinthian church. It was a circumstance in which the Corinthians apparently did not think warranted a query to Paul, although they had written a letter to him with questions about other matters. The circumstance was that a man had taken his father’s wife […]
Was Genesis Copied From Pagan Myths?
One of the most repeated atheist talking point is the claim that Genesis was copied from older pagan sources. The argument sounds scholarly until it is examined carefully. Critics point to ancient texts like the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish, and argue that because these writings appear earlier in history, Genesis must be […]
The Church’s Foundation
The first issue Paul raised with Corinthian brethren was the “party spirit” which led to divisions among them (1 Corinthians 1:10-15). He returned to the root of that problem in the fourth chapter when he charged them with carnality, immaturity, and being babes instead of mature Christians (1 Corinthians 3:2-4). The proof of his charges is […]
God’s Hidden Mystery
In 1 Corinthians 2:7-8 Paul wrote, “But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden which God foreordained before the world unto our glory: which none of rulers of this world hath known, for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory …” In […]
Christ Crucified
The gospel (Christ crucified for our sins, buried, and raised the third day, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4) was said by Paul to be a stumbling block to the Jew and foolishness to the Greek (1 Corinthians 1:23). The Jews sought after signs (1 Corinthians 1:22). The gospel accounts of Jesus’ personal ministry show this trait of theirs, […]
Divisions at Corinth
After Paul had concluded his standard greetings to Corinthian brethren, he went to the heart of the purpose of his letter to them. He had questions from them which he would address, but there were issues among them (which they had failed to disclose to him) which were serious and he dealt with them from […]
Heresy
Recent political discussions have brought the word “heretic” into the public discourse. A recent political candidate for a U.S. Congressional office was called this word by a journalist. Before I continue, let me first be clear: a religious article, platform, venue, etc. is never a proper place for political discussion. Politicians are, by their very […]