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I do not recall ever reading or hearing that statement in the past. Thinking about it, maybe there is truth in it. I just read a long article on CNN about a teenage son who is gay, living in a conservative Christian family. While I do not agree with same-sex marriage and some of the more 'far...

It has been understood in the church that there is "revelation", that which Holy Spirit inspired men to write, and there is "illumination" where the Holy Spirit guides believers into understanding what He revealed correctly. That is the meaning of 2 Pet. 1:20-21. We cannot interpret God's word...

"Several of the traditions today strongly associated with Christmas have a very long history indeed, even pre-dating the Christmas celebration itself. Early Christianity sought to distance itself from pagan practices and so later Roman emperors closed down ancient sacred sites, prohibited...

After Jesus prophesies the destruction of the temple in 70 AD in Matt. 24:1-35, Mark 13:1-31 & Luke 21:5-33; all 3 gospels record Jesus then turning his attention to "that day". In context it surely is referring to "the last day" of the resurrection in John 6:39, 40, 44, 54 which is also that...

Moses wrote about Noah and the flood: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." (Gen 6:8 KJV) "Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he." (Gen 6:22 KJV) "And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me...

Can we miss the larger picture by dwellling too much on fine points of grammar, when comparing Scripture to Scripture and doing word studies may give different results? Here are two translations of the same two verses - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was...

Quotes from a recent news article - "For example, nearly half of evangelicals agreed that God 'learns and adapts' to different circumstances, in stark contrast to the biblical doctrine of unchanging nature, or immutability; 65 percent of evangelicals agreed that everyone is 'born innocent in...

There are many ties to OT prophecy shown in this article: Judeo-Persian communities ii. Achaemenid Period https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/judeo-persian-communities-ii-achaemenid-period Using the tool "Find on Page" and look for "world" and it comes up 5 times. I'll quote one passage...

"To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion, or empire above any realm, nation, or city, is repugnant to nature; contumely to God, a thing most contrarious to his revealed will and approved ordinance; and finally, it is the subversion of good order, of all equity and justice. In...

To state a fundamental and basic rule of interpretation: "Simplicity and Naturalness - Presumably the meaning of almost any passage was simple to the writer; otherwise, he would have attempted to simplify it by explanation or further development. The correct interpretation will therefore be a...

A critic of the KJV points to Deut. 8:9 as an error for its translation of "brass" since it is an alloy that is not dug out of the ground, and it is a difficult point to answer. I'm using the KJV here, but any translation can be criticized in like manner in various verses. Brass, from the...

"New York Judge Sol Wachtler said in 1985, 'If a district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich.' Grand juries are the prosecutor’s babies. They decide who gets picked, what evidence gets presented, and what gets left out. There’s no judge, no defense attorney, and generally...

I find the simple, most natural understanding of Scripture the best. I embrace the words of Matthew Poole on 2 Cor. 11:3 - Paul, "was afraid, lest that as the serpent by his subtlety deceived Eve, so some subtle seducers should corrupt them, and so withdraw them from the simplicity of their...

The actions of Govenor DeSantis as executive of Florida are more and more impressing me very positively. While I've voted for Trump twice and will a third time if he is the nominee against a Democrat in 2024, I'm beginning to hope Trump changes his mind about running in 2024. I am so turned...

It was over 50 years ago I became disillusioned about what I'd been taught about the Bible, the Christian faith, etc. I lost confidence in preachers, teachers and 'study Bibles'. After prayer and serious thought, I chose an approach that began at the basics. I knew of the verse "To the law and...