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Still Active!
Hello everyone, It’s been over a month since I’ve posted any material on the site and I wanted to let everyone know that I am still active. However, as of late I have been caught up with my studies and in addition, I’m learning the language of Koine Greek, which…
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The Intrusion of the Gnostics
Both unbelievers and believers would benefit to understand that Christianity contains a history between the closing of the first century and now. They would benefit to realize that history, or better yet, God’s history shaped Christianity as many know it today. One may wonder, then, how is God currently shaping…
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Arianism (Arian Heterodoxy)
Arianism challenged the person of Christ on various levels, which forced the church to develop a more focused understanding of the Trinity.
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Apologetics is for all Christians!
Evangelism is one of the major themes that dominate the book of Acts. Two of the evangelistic methods that Luke stressed throughout Acts were the miracles performed and apologetics.[1] The latter is what all Christians should be prepared to put forth.[2] Fortunately, we not only have the book of Acts…
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All Glory to Whom?
A Brief Examination of Vainglory and Humility The current environment across much of contemporary western civilization lives and breathes within the context of a vainglorious seeking culture. From the moment a person awakens from their slumber, it seems that they are plagued with a dire need for attention, affirmation, and…
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The Beautiful People
Transcendental beauty is harder to recognize than the physical kind. It can manifest itself both within the physically beautiful as well as those that the world often times wrongly judges as physically unattractive. This kind of beauty is made visible in those who practice selfless acts of love.
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God’s Goodness in the Aftermath
It is not uncommon for a Christian, sooner or later, to have to answer the question, “How can a good and perfect God allow bad things to happen?” This may be somewhat of a shocker, but this is not a bad question to have to answer. In fact, it is…
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If Truth is not at Risk – Then What or Who Is?
If Pontus Pilate were to exist within the post-modern world today, do you think he would have finally succumbed to biblical truth, or would Pilate join the populous ranks of society and entrust his soul to relative and subjective truth? Regardless, Pilate made his choice in front of the “truth,”…
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Sin and Punishment
Exegetical Statement: Jeremiah 8:4-15 “Sin and Punishment” Historical/Cultural Context The passage of Jeremiah 8:4-15 is generally dated around 605 B.C., which would be during the early years of Jehoiakim’s reign.[1] Shortly after Jehoiakim came to the throne in 609/8 B.C. he permitted the return of pagan practices, which brought on…
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Inevitable Judgement – Jeremiah 13:1-27
On this side of the resurrection the linen belt has been restored and Christians have been fastened to the side of Christ through his redemptive work on the cross. Faithful followers of Christ are now filled with the seal of the Holy Spirit rather than God’s judgment, which he once…