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In 2025 Donald Williams, Professor Emeritus of Toccoa Falls College, brilliantly explored CS Lewis’ view on Hell here. “He mounted a brilliant and often insightful defense of traditional, supernatural Christianity that fully justifies his continuing popularity among the faithful. . . . Because Lewis was a popular and influential defender…
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“And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.” (Rev 12:9) Inception is one of my favorite science fiction movies. It depicts the ability to…
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“In every generation, there are truths that are quietly set aside—not because they are unimportant, but because they are uncomfortable. Among these, few doctrines have suffered more neglect in the modern church than the reality of hell . . . only when we understand what we are saved from can…
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I was asked to comment on this video. He is advocating for the ancient heresy of Marcionism which decrees that the God of the Old Testament is a different God than the God of the the New Testament. Marcion rejected the Old Testament and even some of the New Testament.…
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Last month, Barna Group reported that a growing number of practicing Christians express a higher level of trust in AI than even non-practicing Christians do. Read about it here. Practicing Christians express majority-level trust in AI across most domains of personal flourishing—and nearly half (48%) say they would trust AI…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here emphasizing the importance of trusting Scripture for those who want to faithfully follow Jesus. For apologists, until we declare the full truth and authority of the Bible (i.e., its’ inspiration and inerrancy), our apologetic witness is incomplete. As Dr. Jones concludes, “Defenses…
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The has released a report here on the state of the Bible in America in 2026. They summarize, “With an increase in Bible sales and reports of greater attendance at religious events over the last year and a half, many researchers, cultural commentators, and community leaders were hopeful that the…
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The key Bible verse that describes the rapture of the church is 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which states that the Lord will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first, followed by those who are alive being caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the…
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Ayman S. Ibrahim, the Islamic professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, warned us here in 2015 about duplicitous Iran. “Following news of the nuclear deal with the United States, Iranians celebrated in the streets over what they viewed as a national victory . . . While American leaders are convinced…
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If you are looking for a parallel Bible with both Greek and a good literal English translation (the ESV), here is the one I recommend. I purchased this book based on a recommendation from a professor – The Greek-English New Testament: Tyndale House, Cambridge Edition and English Standard Version (Hardcover)…
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