from Got Questions: Sexism is one gender, usually male, having dominance over the other gender, usually female. The Bible contains many references to women that, to our modern mindset, sound discriminatory towards women. But we have to remember that when the Bible describes an action, it does not necessarily mean that the Bible endorses that [...]
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Is God / the Bible sexist?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living on March 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Why are there so many tragedies among celebrities?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Current Events, Discerning the Times, Humanism, prophetic, Signs of The Times on February 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
from Got Questions: Suicides, drug overdoses (whether illicit or prescription), divorces, alcoholism, financial disasters – why are tragedies like these seemingly common among celebrities? Why do many celebrities, some of whom are relatively intelligent and good people, make such complete disasters of their lives? There is no single answer that definitively applies to each and [...]
Is God’s love conditional or unconditional?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: God’s love, as described in the Bible, is clearly unconditional in that His love is expressed toward the objects of His love (i.e., His people) despite their disposition toward Him. In other words, God loves because it His nature to love (1 John 4:8), and that love moves Him toward benevolent action. [...]
What is a Christian worldview?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: A “worldview” refers to a comprehensive conception of the world from a specific standpoint. A “Christian worldview,” then, is a comprehensive conception of the world from a Christian standpoint. An individual’s worldview is his “big picture,” a harmony of all his beliefs about the world. It is his way of understanding reality. [...]
What is replacement theology / supersessionism?
Posted in Biblical History, Biblical Teaching, Discernment, Eschatology, Ezekiel 38, Jacobs Trouble, Judaism on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
from Got Questions: Replacement theology (also known as supersessionism) essentially teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God’s plan. Adherents of replacement theology believe the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people, and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. All the different views of the relationship between the [...]
Do the Dead Communicate with the Living?
Posted in Another christ, Apostasy, Biblical Teaching, Discernment on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from The Discernment Research Group: Normalizing Necromancy Part 1 By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Have Heart: bridging the gulf between heaven and earth A Review and Commentary [Steve and Sarah Berger, Have Heart: bridging the gulf between heaven and earth (Franklin, TN: Grace Chapel, Inc., 2010) xxiv + 144 pages + Endnotes.] Read Herescope’s Introductory [...]
What is salvation? What is the Christian doctrine of salvation?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. To save is to deliver or protect. The word carries the idea of victory, health, or preservation. Sometimes, the Bible uses the words saved or salvation to refer to temporal, physical deliverance, such as Paul’s deliverance from prison (Philippians 1:19). More often, the word “salvation” [...]
Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
from Got Questions: We should read and study the Bible because it is God’s Word to us. The Bible is literally “God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16). In other words, it is God’s very words to us. There are so many questions that philosophers have asked that God answers for us in Scripture. What is the purpose [...]
The Night of Nights
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Guarding His Flock: by Pastor Larry DeBruyn for Christmas As reenacted in nativity scenes and Christmas pageants down through the history of western civilization, this story, in various ways, whether in part or whole, is told: God promised Israel a coming Messiah. God chose a teenage virgin to be the mother of Israel’s promised [...]
Why should I read the Old Testament?
Posted in Biblical History, Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The Bible is a progressive revelation. If you skip the first half of any good book and try to finish it; you will have a hard time understanding the characters, the plot, and the ending. In the same way, the New Testament is only completely understood when it is seen as being [...]
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