Legality Does Not Equal Morality #3
Many things are legal, but not moral, including adultery. Statistics show that over half of all first marriages end in divorce. Many times a divorce comes as a result of the couple’s inability to get along. In other words, they are selfish and unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices a marriage requires, so they end […]
Legality Does Not Equal Morality #2
In 1973 the United States Supreme Court ruled that a woman has a legal “right” to an abortion. In other words, the law protects a woman who wants to kill her child, as well as the doctor who actually does it. Just because it is legal, does not make it moral. Life was created by […]
Legality Does Not Equal Morality #1
In 2003, the United States Supreme Court overturned a Texas law banning sodomy. Therefore, in Texas and many other states, it is now legal for two men to have sex with each other. However, just because it is legal does not mean it is moral. Homosexuals, sodomites, and lesbians will not go to heaven (1 […]
The Last Verses of Mark
Modern textual criticism often seeks to undermine the authenticity of God’s word. One of the paths to this goal is an attempt to say that certain scriptures do not belong in the Bible. There are some passages that are more difficult to authenticate (i.e. John 7:59-8:11, Acts 8:37, and 1 John 5:7-8), but some of […]
Jewish Feasts and Festivals #1
In order to fully understand the Jewish religion and people, and to gain a greater perspective of a number of events in the New Testament, one needs to study the Jewish feasts and festivals. The Jewish feasts and festivals were scheduled at specific times in the annual calendar and they were both civil and religious […]
Jesus’ Sermon on the Bread of Life #1
One of the few miracles that Jesus performed which all four accounts of His life record is the feeding of the five thousand. There are only two of His miracles recorded in all four gospels: The miracle of Jesus feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, and His resurrection. While all four record […]
Limited Atonement
As we saw in a previous post, one of the cornerstones of Calvin’s theology was the dogma of predestination. This is the notion that, consistent with His own sovereignty, God, before the foundation of the world, predetermined who would be saved and who would be lost. In view of this, when Christ died, His death […]
Unconditional Election
In the scheme of Calvinism, “unconditional election” is a fancy phrase that refers to what is commonly known as “Predestination.” “Unconditional election” follows right along with “total hereditary depravity” in that God must intervene in man’s salvation if one is depraved and therefore helpless to change his condition. Essentially, unconditional election states that based solely […]
Total Inherited Depravity
One of the most prevalent doctrines in denominations is Calvinism. The starting point of Calvinism is a doctrine titled “Total Hereditary Depravity.” It says that man’s nature is completely corrupt, and man does not have the ability to choose spiritual good over evil. The doctrine claims that this sinful, hereditary nature has been passed down […]
Will There Be a Bodily Resurrection?
There are some who believe that the resurrection taught in the New Testament has already passed. They teach that the resurrection took place in A.D. 70. They suggest that the resurrection is not literal, but spiritual. They say that the resurrection does not have anything to do with the human body; instead, it refers to […]