(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) I’ve been asked how we can know that Jesus really existed. I’ll start by addressing how we can know anything about the past since the principles are the same for both issues. Also, while some might want to deny the existence of the historical man Jesus, most wouldn’t deny the existence […]
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Are There Literal Translations? (continued exchange with Edward D. Andrews)
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) This post continues an exhange I’ve been having with Edward D. Andrews regarding translating Genesis 1:1 and translation philosophy. You can read our exchange in order by following these links: my original post > his blog post replying to my original post > my reply > his comment (scroll down to […]
My Response to Edward D. Andrews on Translating Genesis 1:1
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) Yesterday, Edward D. Andrews of christianpublishinghouse.co posted an article “to take on” my recent blog post and podcast “Genesis 1:1 – In What Beginning?!” The rest of this blog post will be my response to his article. (You can read his article here.) _____ Hello Edward Andrews (may I call you […]
Materialistic Theism in the Philippian Christ Hymn
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) Theism is belief in the existence of God. But what is God? While the world’s religions have a variety of ideas about God, almost everyone agrees on certain aspects of his fundamental nature. Most would say that God is above and beyond the universe, for he brought the universe into existence. […]
When You Said, “The COVID Vaccines Aren’t FDA-Approved!” …
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) Today, the Pfizer vaccine received official FDA-Approved status. Some who have decided to not get vaccinated have pointed to the fact that the vaccines are not FDA-approved. If you are someone who offered this as a reason for not getting vaccinated, I especially hope that you will consider what I have […]
The Book of Jeremiah is a Montage
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) My last post dealt with Jeremiah 3:6-7. There is something important we can learn from verse 6 that I didn’t comment on. Hence, this post. Here is the verse: 3:6 And Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Do you♂ see what she did? Turncoat – Israel – she went […]
Yahweh’s Disappointed Expectation in Jeremiah 3
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) Recently, I was writing more of Are You Minding What Matters? – specifically, I was writing a section dealing with theological possibility-denial; that is, theological views that amount to a denial that genuine possibility exists. The two views I wrote on are predestination and exhaustive, infallible divine foreknowledge. In Are You […]
Material Reality as the Basis for Morality
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) This is a continuation of Are You Minding What Matters? (see the previous post): ~~~~~~~~~~ Material Reality as the Basis for Morality As you can see, the popular theories fail to provide a sound basis for morality. If we want a guide for making moral decisions, we have to look elsewhere. […]
Theories of the Basis of Morality
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) Here is the next part of Are You Minding What Matters?. This isn’t all of Lesson Two, just the part dealing with the popular theories regarding the basis of morality. Lesson Two: The Reality of Morality While most would grant that some questions have their answers in the material world, it is […]