The Bible does not explicitly state a precise moment when human life begins. That omission has led theologians, religious scholars, and laymen to put forth a variety of interpretations and opinions. Some say that life begins at conception, citing Psalm 139:13-16 as evidence, where the Psalmist speaks of being formed…
The Tanakh says that God chose Abram to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to live in the land of Caanan. There God promised Abram that the families of the world would one day be blessed though his seed, and whereupon God changed Abram’s name to Abraham to reflect…
Many skeptics dismiss the Bible as a book of fables written by men. In doing so, they show their lack of understanding of the nature of both man and God and how revelation from God comes forth to us through the human mind. For discussion’s sake, let us use the…
A reader who previewed my Bible chronology book emailed me about my views on the Young Earth vs. Old Earth controversy. In his words, he wanted to know if I believe, as he framed the question, “the Bible’s version of creation or science’s version of creation.” On this topic, I…
Replacement Theology (aka Supersessionism) is a Christian theology that is defined by the conviction that the Christian church (i.e., the congregation of believers, both Jews and non-Jews past and present, that place their faith in the blood of Jesus as the only blood atonement acceptable to God) has superseded the…
A visitor wrote to ask, “When do you predict that Jesus will return? On what date?” The only answer I can give to that question is, “Soon,” and that is just my personal opinion and hope, not anything based on interpreting a specific Scripture that reveals a specific time period.…
The stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:1-59, copied from the Complete Jewish Bible) The cohen hagadol asked, “Are these accusations true?” and Stephen [a Jewish follower of Jesus after the resurrection] said: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to Avraham avinu in Mesopotamia before he lived in Haran and said to him, ‘Leave…
While in college, I often visited a nearby park to study on spring days. Not far from my favorite swing was a sandbox where young children gathered to play. On one sunny afternoon, their laughter easily pulled my attention away from my physics textbook. I couldn’t help but watch with…
Did Jesus ever speak in tongues? The answer is “yes,” he did speak in tongues, that is, if we accept the testimony of Luke. It was in the Book of Acts, written by Luke, where the concept of speaking in tongues is introduced, and where we have documented evidence of…
With every word you speak, you are almost certainly using some of the same air breathed by Jesus during his ministry. The average person breathes about 23,040 breaths a day, or by volume at 0.5 liter per breath it comes to about 11,520 liters of air breathed each day. In…