Category: apologetics
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In Romans 1, Paul warns of the consequences of rejecting truth. In Col 2:8, he warns of being taken captive by deceit. In 2 Thess 2:13-19 he warns of deception because people refuse to love the truth. In our world with instant global communication technology, deceit spreads easily and rapidly.…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here on the Roman practice of crucifixion. “Christians worship a God who was crucified. It is difficult to fathom how shocking such a claim seemed to ancient Romans. Crucifixion was a death reserved for traitors, rebels, and slaves. Cognates of “crucified” functioned as…
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The mid-twentieth-century chaplain of the United States Senate, Peter Marshall, might best be known for his telling of the legend of the merchant of Baghdad. The story goes like this: A merchant sends his servant down to the market. The servant quickly returns. He is agitated and frightened. He says…
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The NIV translation of Rom 1:30 portrays “slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful” who “invent ways of doing evil.” Tragically, that’s a pretty accurate description of many today. The 1970 SciFy film “Colossus, The Forbin Project” is a prophetic film about the dangers of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Fifty-six years ago…
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We often hear the phrase “Act of God” used to describe catastrophes, particularly by insurance companies. Sometimes it is used correctly such as with a destructive tornado. But in 1889 it was used to shield the rich and powerful from accountability and the consequences of their rash decisions and foolish…
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Andrew Walker exercises keen insight here arguing that state churches that align with the government, such as England’s Anglican Church, inevitably lose the gospel. “If you want to lose the gospel, let the government manage it. If you want to accelerate the decline of vibrant Christian witness and baptize abortion…
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Here is a pertinent word on the church and politics from church historian Michael A.G. Haykin Michael Haykin, 29 Mar 2026 What has always struck me as an historian of late Antiquity and a lover of Greek and Roman history since I was 5 or 6, is how few major…
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How do you engage an atheist who doesn’t believe God exists? Must you first establish God’s existence before talking about Jesus? And what about the biases we all bring into these discussions? Can the Church itself still serve as a compelling testimony to the truth of Christianity? In this episode…
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Denny Burk at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has an excellent opinion piece here on the errors of moral reasoning that happens far more frequently than we realize. Often embedded in faulty reasoning is the failure to exercise theological triage and differentiate primary doctrines. Additionally, one must differentiate what is…
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Christian Apologetics 