Depending upon who you ask today, the question “What is Truth” will get you very different answers and, perhaps, lead to even more questions. Here are some current thoughts on […]
Consider who Jesus is if there is no Trinity: He would have to another god, a mere man, and a deceiver since in the Bible he talks about his Father and the Holy Spirit as distinct from himself but at the same time as One in the Godhead. If the Trinity is false, then these statements cannot be true, but they are true. The Trinity is one Godhead composed of three distinct, co-equal, co-eternal Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
A Bible passage perplexing to many is in 1 Samuel 28 in which Saul consults a medium in order to get advice from the dead prophet Samuel. We need to […]
Some of the things God has to say about what we call the occult are listed here. First, what is the occult? The occult is a set of practices that […]
The occult is a set of practices associated with diverse beliefs listed in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. The New Age and the occult are two separate categories, though they overlap in practice. […]
Below is an edited version of a word study for Magi done as part of a research paper on Acts 13:4-12 for a Hermeneutics class at Southern Evangelical Seminary. However, the scope […]
Many wonder: Were the Magi in Matthew chapter two who came to see Jesus astrologers? Does this mean astrology is okay? What was the star of Bethlehem? […]
I looked into Madeleine L’Engle years ago after hearing some things she said at a nearby church that I found disturbing. I was also dismayed by her association with and […]
The following is an account of a talk and meditation session led by Rev. Thomas Keating in 2005 (Keating died in 2018). This is based on my notes and observations […]
The doctrine of the Trinity has been an essential of the faith throughout church history. Modalism, or Oneness, denies or redefines the Trinity. When T. D. Jakes, a Oneness pastor, was interviewed by two Christian pastors, Jakes cleverly played word games and redefined the Trinity in his own terms, thus fooling the two pastors involved (James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll), as well as others. This article examines how Jakes did this. Jakes has never confessed the Trinity and has continued his association with a group of Oneness churches.