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Debunking Deepak Chopra's New Age Jesus
Deepak Chopra is an alternative medicine doctor and self-help advocate whose advice sounds profound but, upon closer examination, turns out to be verbose gibberish. For example, consider these two quotes:“Attention and intention are the mechanics of manifestation.” “Your consciousness quiets an expression of knowledge.” The former is a real Chopra quote; the latter is just a random combination of words strung together by an online “Deepak Chopra quote generator.” It’s hard to tell them apart be
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May 13th 2020
Is Jesus Our "Eldest Brother"?
Chances are you've had interaction with the Latter Day Saints. When they tell you what they believe, how do you respond?
Trent Horn has some ideas you may find useful - Please take the time to enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Finding The Real Jesus Among The Impostors
Once a young woman sitting next to me on an airplane noticed I was reading a book about Mormonism. She said she had recently joined the Mormon Church (the official name for Mormons is “members of t
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Jul 11th 2019
False Christs Will Arise
Just before he went to the cross, Jesus prophesied that false Christs would arise in the future.Some would perform great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even God’s elect or “chosen.”His words have been repeatedly fulfilled throughout history.People have been claiming to be the Jewish Messiah—or even Jesus Christ himself—ever since:• All the way from Simon bar-Kokhba, the military leader who led the Jewish revolt against Rome in the second century . . .• Down to Charles Mans
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May 16th 2019
Would Jesus Christ and AOC Be BFFs?
More and more often we hear the term Socialist used in discussions of American politics - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib ran as Democratic Socialists and made headlines for their congressional wins in 2018. And there are many others.Was Jesus a Socialist?The Huffington Post seems to think so - On Christmas 2016, HuffPost published the online article Jesus Was A SocialistTrent Horn disagrees - To find out why please take the time to enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Findin
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May 1st 2019
Who Do You Say That Christ Is? Finding The Real Jesus Among The Impostors
Please enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Finding The Real Jesus Among The ImpostorsIt was a crisp morning at the University of New Mexico, where I was engaging in pro-life evangelism. At the time, the campus medical school was teaching students how to perform abortions, so the images of aborted children we displayed garnered a fairly hostile response from the campus population. One student’s response still sticks out in my mind.After angrily arguing with us in the morning he returned
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Mar 27th 2019