Category: Apologetics

This preacher is wrong about generational curses…

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I watched a clip (see below reference) of a preacher claiming that Ezekiel 18 debunks teachings on generational curses.
This kind of fallacious teaching is so dangerous. It’s one of the reasons why Christians in particular aren’t living the John 10:10 abundant life, but instead trapped in a life of the enemy stealing from them. The passage in Ezekiel 18 is essentially describing the wages of evil (works of sin) and the wages of doing good which leads to life. Where else have we seen this kind of language? We find in Romans 6:23 that the wages of sin is death… … Read moreThis preacher is wrong about generational curses…

Misinterpretations That Get Us In Trouble

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1. Joseph, son of Jacob was arrogant. No where do we read that he was, could have been. Him telling his dreams to his brothers doesn’t prove arrogance, shows naiveness at most by the text alone. Anything else is speculation.
2. Jesus was ugly (Isaiah 53:2-3). No where we read the word “ugly” to describe Jesus. At most we can interpret He didn’t look like society’s “standard of top model”, but this doesn’t mean He was “ugly”. Hmm. Even in Genesis 29:17 Leah is not described with the word “ugly”.
3. Jesus was homeless. No. Having no place to rest your head … Read moreMisinterpretations That Get Us In Trouble

Types of prayers & why I believe warfare prayers are important!

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There are many types of prayers. Prayers of thanksgiving, prayers of repentance, prayers of intercession, prayers of forgiveness, broadly speaking. Most of us Christians have no problem engaging in these types of prayers. Yet, many of us neglect or reject altogether another very important type of prayer, these are warfare type prayers. These types of prayers, Christians take their authority in Christ to combat the forces of darkness.

Luke 10:19 “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”

I believe these are specifically targeted against demons, … Read moreTypes of prayers & why I believe warfare prayers are important!

Why I subscribe to a post-trib/pre-wrath rapture and reject pre-trib & post-trib rapture theories.

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If you’ve followed the Left Behind series, you are probably aware of the rapture. If you don’t believe in the rapture, this post may not be for you. Whether God spins us up into the air, teleports us into His presence or sends a ship to get us, one way or the other, He’s coming back for His people. And this is what I mean by “rapture”, though specifically it means the “taking up”.
Many people subscribe to a pre-tribulation rapture view. That is, they believe the entire 7 year period is the wrath of God, and since we are not … Read moreWhy I subscribe to a post-trib/pre-wrath rapture and reject pre-trib & post-trib rapture theories.

Christmas but no Halloween

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This topic has been on my mind for some time now. And I feel free/released to talk about it openly now. So let’s begin …
People will use  Colossians 2:16 to justify their celebration of halloween. And some will claim that “hey, if you celebrate Christmas, you cannot judge me for celebrating halloween, as both have pagan origins. If you can celebrate Christmas for Jesus, I can celebrate halloween for Jesus.“ Really?
Yes, much commercialism surrounds the season of Christmas. Santa Claus can be distracting, for some, plain old of the devil. I won’t expound on this, as it is not the … Read moreChristmas but no Halloween

Obama on the Bible

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Someone might ask, well aren’t these valid talking points?
They are misguided. Let’s address his message and see. I will not address whether the US is still or no longer a Christian nation. Or whether or not the nation should be ruled via Christian principles. What I will address are the passages that Obama misrepresents. For some Christian, he sure doesn’t seem to have much faith in what’s written in the Bible. But that too I won’t bother to get into.
Whose Christianity would we teach? Biblical Christianity. Explain scripture with scripture, and things iron out very easily. So then it is … Read moreObama on the Bible

QA: Does the Bible Teach Works Based Salvation like Water Baptismal Regeneration?

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Short answer, no it does not. But what about Scripture like:
“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” – Mark 16:16
“And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” – Acts 2:38
Doesn’t that teach that water baptism is a prerequisite to salvation?
Again, no, the Bible does not teach that we need to do anything more that believing in Christ in order to receive salvation. … Read moreQA: Does the Bible Teach Works Based Salvation like Water Baptismal Regeneration?

Comparing the Bible to the Koran?

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Some in order to defend the Koran will run to the Bible. Notice, when we need to defend the Bible, we use the Bible to defend itself. But almost every other literature wants to defend itself by the Bible, and sometimes they do so by means of “selective reasoning”.
I have heard many try to justify the passages of violence in the Koran by pointing to passages in the Bible. Why can’t the Koran justify its war without pointing to the Bible?
The reason for war in the Bible was always a case for dealing with sin. Moreover, each time there was … Read moreComparing the Bible to the Koran?

Historically Accurate

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The Bible is historically accurate. Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, historians were able to compare Biblical writings of what we have today with that of the manuscripts found. The scrolls prove that the Bible have been extraordinarily preserved.
Contrary to the teaching of a certain religious ideology whose scriptures were written after the Bible, Jesus was certainly crucified and not evicted from the cross as their scriptures would like to claim.
To be unbiased in judgement on the Bible’s credibility means applying the same rules of acceptance as one would for other historical topics. To dismiss the Bible based on … Read moreHistorically Accurate