by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 3, 2020 | Christ, context, Gender identity, Gnostic, Homophobic, Homosexuality, John Fugelsang, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism, Progressives, Transgender, Transgendered
It is fairly common to hear objections to our faith from the biblically uninformed. Two such examples are assertions that the Bible cannot be trusted, or a claim that current Christian beliefs conflict with the earthly life of Jesus. Currently, a meme which is...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 29, 2020 | Christ, Deity of Christ, Eschatology, Incarnation, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel
If the Gospel of John in the Jehovah’s Witnesses New World Translation (hereafter NWT) opened with the first verse reading, “In the Beginning was Michael,” almost everyone, including most Jehovah’s Witnesses, would know there was something seriously wrong there. But...
by Jonathan Miles | Jul 30, 2020 | bigotry, Christ, Christian Life, Culture War, Politics, Sin, Slavery, Social Justice
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends...
by Steven Mark | Apr 16, 2020 | Christ, context, Cross, Gospel, Jesus, Jewish, Sacrifice, Sin
I recently read a critique of Biblical prophecy (specifically, Messianic prophecy), which was alleged to have been taken out of context by selectively quoting a verse or two, rather than quoting the entire passage. This claim stems from either a lack of understanding...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 5, 2020 | Christ, Church Councils, Church Fathers, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Council of Nicea, Early Church Fathers, Enneagram, Incarnation, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Progressives, Redemption, Richard Rohr, Theological liberalism
In Matthew 16:15 Jesus the Christ asks his disciples an all-important question with eternal consequences, “But who do you say that I am?” It was the follow-up question in an exchange we read in Matthew 16:13-18: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea...
