Posts about religion.
In response to a short by Inspiring Philosophy, I created this short about the Book of Enoch. Is the Book of Enoch scripture? There’s no doubt that the Book of Enoch is uncomfortable for Christians today. There are both bizarre and heretical teachings found in it. But one cannot escape the fact that it clearly…
In this video I will be responding to Inspiring Philosophy and his video on the question. Here I will summarize my video. For the full story, the video is posted immediately below. Mike Jones says we are looking at prophecy the wrong way. He makes 3 specific points about how prophecies were viewed in the…
In the video I did on this topic, I look at a sermon preached by James White on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. I agree with several of his points against his critics, but disagree with others. For a full explanation, please watch the video. In this article I will simply break down the…
After the death of Judas who betrayed Jesus, the disciples gathered to select his successor. They prayed for divine discernment in making their selection. They cast lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. I’ve always wondered about this. True, the conversion of Paul was in the future. But why didn’t the Spirit direct them to…
The only scriptural way that I am aware of to make the claim that Jesus is a descendant of David is to dismiss the virgin birth as mythical. This is fair to do since the gods impregnating human women is a standard feature in ancient biographies.
I decided to purchase this book after watching many of Dr. Michael Heiser’s videos on youtube. As a Noahide, I have an obvious interest in Tanakh. To that extent, this book was right in my wheelhouse. However, Dr. Heiser is a Christian. Thus, it is also out of my comfort zone. Why did I ultimately…
Ever since doctor Gary Habermas presented his minimal facts argument for the resurrection, it has been a hotly debated topic. Recently, Paulogia responded to other Christian’s claims on the topic. In his video he points out that doctor Mike Licona disagrees that the burial of Jesus in a tomb is one of the minimal facts….
Recently Pastor Mike Winger concluded his online study of the book of Mark on his YouTube channel. After it concluded, he addressed the long ending of Mark. For the uninitiated, it is the majority scholarly opinion that the book of Mark originally ended at chapter 16 and verse 8. The additional passages following are believed…
My focus here is to ask this question. Did Jesus and the New Testament authors think that the Book of Enoch was scripture?
In the book of Matthew we find several prophecy fulfillment citations. In other words, a thing happened to fulfill a prior prophecy. I plan to take a look at all of these to see if they are accurate. Let’s start by looking at Matthew 2:15. Out of Egypt I have called my son. We’ll be…
