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 | May 28, 2020 | Bible, Bible Prophecy, Bible reliable, context, Contradictions, Cross, Definitions, Hermeneutics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Scripture
Sometimes errors in understanding biblical texts stem from not paying close enough attention to the language. They can occur if we do not have a good working knowledge of the time period wherein the text was written and/or the cultural background. Other times errors...
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 | Nov 1, 2018 | Christ in Me International a Cult, context, Deception, Jehovah's Witnesses
Most false teachers use something our late friend and former Jehovah’s Witness, Harry Brooks, often called a cult cocktail … Scripture with a twist. It is a simple way to deceive potential recruits and to gather followers who have some respect for the Bible, but who...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 6, 2018 | Atheist, Bible, Bible reliable, context, Contradictions, Mosaic Law, Sacrifice
It’s truly amazing how often the Bible is challenged by the biblically challenged. I was asked to speak in a Religion 101 class at an area junior college years ago. I thought it would be fun, and after outlining the essential doctrines of Christianity and giving...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 30, 2018 | Atheism, Atheist, context, Death, Definitions, Gospel, New Atheists, Redemption, Salvation, Sin
“Honest questions deserve honest answers, but dishonest questions don’t deserve any answers” is a bit of advice passed on to us by our friend and co-founder of Jews for Jesus, the late Jahn Moskowitz. It came at the end of a story he was relaying about a conversation...
