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Why Don’t the Synoptic Gospels Recount the Raising of Lazarus? – #4 Post of 2017
Some critics have cast doubt on the veracity of the raising of Lazarus in John’s Gospel because it is not recorded in the other three Gospels. John’s Gospel is believed to be the last Gospel written,...
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Commentary on John 11 (Raising of Lazarus) – #3 Post of 2017
Jesus and his disciples have previously left Jerusalem to escape the hostility Jesus was facing there. Many scholars believe that they are staying in the region of Batanea, which is about one hundred...
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What Are the Roles of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? – #2 Post of 2017
Verses like John 14:28, where Jesus says, “The Father is greater than I,” have led to confusion in the church. The Bible seems to clearly teach that God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all equally...
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Commentary on Luke 10 (The Good Samaritan) – #1 Post of 2017
Jesus is teaching and, within the crowd, an expert in the Old Testament stands up to challenge him. He asks Jesus a common question among Jews of the day: What do I do to guarantee I will be accepted...
View ArticleWhat Is the Christian Story?
Here is a summary of the Christian faith in the form of a narrative. Note that the bold text indicates primary doctrines of Christianity. God, who is perfectly good, just, and wise, created the...
View ArticleRisen jesus april 6-7
I am excited to announce that Dr. Mike Licona (Risen Jesus Ministry) will be visiting my church, Cornerstone Baptist Church, on April 6-7, 2019. Mike will be be delivering five talks. Here is the...
View ArticleYou can’t remove statues unless you believe in god
There are a lot of activists wanting statues of people who lived 100, 200, or more years ago to be removed. The argument is that the people represented by the statues believed that white races are...
View Articleis the avoidance of covid19 the greatest good for our nation?
After one month into the North Carolina covid19 lockdown, my mother (who is 78 years old, has multiple comorbidities, and lives alone) said something to me on the phone. She said, in essence, “I would...
View ArticleWhy is being bad so easy?
I’m reading Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and in Book II he introduces the idea that virtues are means between two extremes. For example, a person who is scared of everything is cowardly, a vice. A...
View ArticleWhy Is the Denial of Free Will Self-Defeating?
I frequently listen to a podcast called EconTalk. It’s hosted by an economist named Russ Roberts. Over the past 10 years or so, I’ve learned a tremendous amount from Russ and the guests he interviews....
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