542 results for 'bible commentary'

Can Missing the Mark on Mary Distort Our Theology?(Post)

When I was on the outside looking in at the Catholic Church, I truly believed the emphasis on Mary in Catholic theology led to a loss of focus on Jesus. My aim, in speaking with Catholics, was not onl

Archaeological Evidence and the Obliteration of Sodom(Post)

Shifting Theories Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven . . . and lo, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. —Genesis 19:24,28

Dupes, Deceivers, or… Catholics?(Post)

The Author in his own words:C.S. Lewis’s Trilemma: Liar, Lunatic, or Lord In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis famously poses a trilemma, sometimes called the Liar, Lunatic, or Lord argument, which work

Luther Behind the Curtain(Post)

Pope Leo X Condemns Luther’s Teachings In Exsurge Domine, the bull in which Pope Leo X formally condemns Martin Luther’s heretical teachings, the pope refers to Luther as “the wild boar from t

Is Mary the Mother of God? Can missing the mark on Mary distort our theology?(Post)

When I was on the outside looking in at the Catholic Church, I truly believed the emphasis on Mary in Catholic theology led to a loss of focus on Jesus. My aim, in speaking with Catholics, was not onl

Mysteries of the Magi(Post)

“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem” (Matt. 2:1).“Wise men” is a common translation in English Bibles, but it doe

Who Do You Say That Christ Is? Finding The Real Jesus Among The Impostors(Post)

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 th

Advent Apologetics: How Can Words and Material Objects Give God’s Grace? (Post)

God is eternal: he is outside of time, he has no beginning and no end. As described in the very beginning of the Bible, he created the universe and everything in it by his word, by willing it all t

“What if, for 30 days, you just believed?”(Post)

I scrolled through my Facebook feed, one post after another. Photos of friends, pictures of coffee, quotes from famous people. Advertisements.  I stopped. There it was again!  The same ad that I had

Getting Kids To Heaven(Post)

There’s an old joke that fits me well: Before I got married, I had eight theories about raising kids; now I have eight kids and no theories.When I enrolled my first child in a wonderful Catholic eleme

Holy Mary, Mother of God?(Post)

Is Mary the Mother of God? Let's look at one argument non-Catholics use against this claim, and how to respond. The belief that Mary is the mother of God is not unique to Catholicism. The vast maj

Advent Apologetics: How Does Prophetic Fulfillment Work?(Post)

When a true prophet says something about the future, at some point, it must be fulfilled. This raises the question of how the concept of fulfillment works. In cases of non-symbolic prophecy, it is oft